I’m a child again laying in my cold bed in my dark bedroom. I have the blanked pulled over my head and I cry. I cry because I am scared. The monster’s whisper to me, they tell me they will take you away from me. But I won’t let them so I will hide you under my pillow and us under my blanket. My mommy says monsters aren’t real and nothing wants to take you away from me but I know they do. I peak from under the blanket to the closet and see the a monster’s scary eyes then it’s scary smile. I know it wants you I just know it! But with us under my blanket and you under the pillow it can’t get us. You see this blanked is special. It is made with love and monsters are scared of love so they can’t get us. Well, that’s what daddy says. One time he tucked me in and said “if you are ever scared you just cover your head with this blanket of love and you will be fine” daddy was right because now the monsters can’t get me or you! I look out again, the monster is standing by my bed looking at you under my pillow. My pillow isn’t made of love it can’t save you. But you are safe because you and me are under this blanked. I scream at the monster “go away!” but it won’t. I cover my head and put my hand on your pillow. It can’t get you. “go away!” I scream again. “you can’t have her!” I feel brave and throw off the blanket then cover your pillow. I stand on the bed and face the monster and say “you can take me but not her! My daddy says you are scared of love. And he made my blanket with all the love in the world” the monster looked at me with his big scary eyes and stepped back “I love her and you can’t take her from me because she is under the blanket! So take me and leave her alone!” the monster hid back in the closet. I did it. I scared it!. My daddy ran into my room “what’s wrong son?” I smiled “daddy! I did it i protected her and scared the closet monster away!” daddy smiled “that’s great son but what about the ones under the bed?” I stood on my bed and held one finger to the sky. “I will get them tomorrow night”. And so I did and I will always, she will always be safe because my love will protect her!
