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Under the Bed

January 31, 2021 7 Comments

By Karen Heslop

Check the closet if you must but know that the boogeyman is long gone. Those rattling doors and creaking hinges are simply a test. Maybe, just maybe if the angle is quite right, you might look under the bed.

Close the windows if you must but know that the ghouls are long gone. They slam it, tap razor-sharp nails on the panes as a trick, so you might look under the bed.

Those whimpers and wails, pleas to be rescued, are only a poor imitation of your mother’s sweet voice. She was simply the last one to look under the bed.

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  1. b. says

    January 31, 2021 at 9:36 am

    Well written and a great little story told in a few words. The ending shows the workings of a great storyteller.

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    • Karen Heslop says

      January 31, 2021 at 10:07 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Derek McMillan says

    January 31, 2021 at 11:19 am

    Nothing to worry about then. I had a friend who used to see a frightful figure in the darkness. Her mother never said anything about it. Years later her mother explained her reticence. “I saw it too!” I enjoyed reading this story.

    Reply
  3. Avery Mathers says

    January 31, 2021 at 12:54 pm

    Great use of repetition for suspense and expectation

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  4. Justin Nagundi says

    February 3, 2021 at 8:48 am

    Mindblown. What happened to the last person to look under the bed?? Are they imitating a living person??

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  5. Violet James says

    February 3, 2021 at 9:02 am

    Wowowowo!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome story. You had me on the edge of my seat. And the last line, oh my goodness, what a great twist. Can you tell I loved it? hehehe Great job!!

    Reply
  6. Meryl says

    February 3, 2021 at 10:13 am

    I loved this one great!

    Reply

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