Shallow town was cursed.
I knew since I was five, that was the first time I saw him, his creepy icy blue gaze was intense and piercing like the cold depths of an ocean on a winter’s day.
“Go to sleep. Go to sleep.” Mom pats me to sleep and then she left the room and shut the door behind her. My eyes were getting weary and with a tried yawned, I shut my eyes to sleep.
The light in the room started flickering, on and off, I opened my eyes slowly, disturbed from my sleep and rose up from the bed, there was nothing to be scared about maybe the light had gone back.
So I went to the switch and turn it off. And darted back to the bed and covered myself with the duvet.
Peeping to see if the light would come back on and it came back on, I gnashes her teeth together and my hands tightened around the duvets.
And the windows creaks opened, the curtains moved to the side as directed by the winds, the light went off again, and then it came back on.
And I saw his shadow behind the curtain, he was tall, so tall I thought he was a giant. The light went out and I couldn’t see him anymore.
“Mom..” I called her in fright and began fidgety. But no one was gonna hear me hear in that voice.
“I’m scared..”
I covered my face with the duvet shivering under the bed, and shut my eyes even when I heard sound of the window shut and the eerie whoosh voice that came afterward.
The cover came off and I met with his gaze.
“Argh!” I shrieked in horror.
“Don’t be scared, I won’t hurt you..” the voice that was like a whisper came to my ears.
I shuddered, at the sound. He was fast as lightning as he moved over to my side and stared down at my small face.
“No one would hurt you,” His fingers graze down at my face, touching me softly but all I could see was a monster with horns.
“Get away from me! Mom!” I cried trying to hide from him, his face was long and narrow with a sharp jaw. He was just like the demon dad described in my story book.
“Don’t be scared, I’m here to protect you, I’m gonna protect you, mate. I’ve been waiting for so long for you, and now you’re back. I’ll protect you with my life and this time I would make things right.”
I stared at him as he blabbered on, doing a lot of calculations if he was gonna cast a spell and end me.
“...now that I’ve found you.”
“Rosella!” Her Mom's voice came through the door worried. And in a second, the door went ajar.
The light was back on and it was as if, nothing had happened.
“Mom.” I breathed out in relief with my hands stretched out to her, so she could take me in her hands.
She hurried to my side and when I turned.
He wasn’t there anymore, and it was all as if it never happened.
“Why did you scream. Was it a nightmare?” Mom took me in her arms and began to cuddle me back to sleep.
“It was a monster, mom, it came to me.”
“Ssh baby, there’s nothing as that. Go to bed now. I would tell your father to stop reading your monster stories.”
“Mom, I ..”
“Go to bed now, okay.”
And I saw his shadow going out through the window.
Then I was five and now...