There once was a little girl who was scared of the dark. She would hide under she sheets at night, so that the witches in her closet couldn't get to her. She would hate it when her mummy would come in and shut off her small t.v. and tell her it was time for bed. She wouldn't even want to watch any of her late night cartoons, she just wanted the light to stay on. There was always some kind of back up however. Some toys she would beg for because they would glow in the dark. As long as she had some kind of light, she was happy. Then one day, her mummy and daddy got her a small red night light so she wouldn't be so scared of the dark anymore. She had no idea how her parents knew about the witches, but she was overjoyed with her new night light.
She was such a silly little thing. Every morning she would awaken to a room full of sunshine, and she couldn't of been happier. There was one morning though, were the silly little girl forgot to shut off her night light. After a fun fulled day of playing outside in the sun, it came time for bed time once more. As she got ready for bed, and asked her mummy to turn on her night light before she got into bed. As it came to her mummies surprise, the night light had stopped working. She sat down next to the little girl and told her that she wouldn't be able to use the night light, and the little girl cried. She begged to sleep in her mummies room, but to no avail. So there the little girl was, curled in her sheets, crying, and scared half to death.
She would here some things coming from her closet. She would hear the witches say things to her. They would call her ugly, stupid, four-eyes, and much more hurtful things. She didn't understand why they would just say these things to her. the little girl got so upset that she sat up in bed and began to yell at the witches. "Stop calling me names and come out already". Said the little girl with a roar. "You won't scare me anymore". As the words came flying out of the little girls mouth like fire, she heard a small giggle. "I like this one". At this point, the little girl was mad. Was this witch mocking her for standing up for herself? With a heart full of pride, the little girl ran over to her closet and opened it up. "If you have something to say, then say it". She knew there was no going back at this point. "Or maybe your just scared to show me your face, you ugly old witch"!
Within seconds of the little girl opening her eyes, she saw something that she'd never forget. A pair of big yellow eyes looking down at her with a smile. "Hush now my child, for its not the dark that you must fear". The little girl was so scared and confused. What did this witch mean by that? What could be worse then not being able to see anything? She fell to the floor and curled up, knowing that the witch would kill her at any second from what she said to her. She shut her eyes tightly and began to sob. At this moment she felt warm arms wrap around her. "It's the light that you should fear, for the light can truly show you how scary some monsters can be".
As sun light came pouring into the room, the little girl awoke in her bed. 'Was it all a dream'? She thought to herself, trying to remember what had happened only a few hours before. The silly little girl got ready for her fun fulled day and went outside to play. As she looked around, she saw her mummy and daddy outside fussing. She slowly walked over and hid behind a tree. "You dumb bitch, I'd kill you". A loud smack had made its way across her mummies face. The little girl jumped back in horror. Why would he do that to her mummy? Daddy was always so sweet.. wasn't he?
The little girl ran back to her room and locked herself in her closet. She sat there, in the dark, and cried. She understood it now, what the witch was trying to tell her. If it wasn't for the light, she wouldn't of ever known what kind of monster her daddy was. She didn't like this one bit. She was scared, and didn't know who to talk to about this. The little girl didn't want her mummy to know that she had seen what happened. What if he would beat her for knowing? All she could do was sit there in the dark. Though, she wasn't scared of it anymore. She felt safe, she couldn't see in the dark. If it was dark, she couldn't see the monster that her daddy had become.
So there she sat, alone.
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