Monsters in the Castle 3 (Thursday)

The little prince cried hysterically. “But it was there! I saw it, right over there!” “That’s the wall dear, no monsters can come through the wall,” his nurse soothed, trying to get him back to sleep. It was very late, and it had been a long day for the little prince’s nurse. “You didn’t see it, it was really scary!” The nurse shushed him and replied gently, “All right, if you see the monster again, close your eyes and say a prayer, when you open your eyes again, the monster will have left.” The boy nodded and calmed. His nurse bid him goodnight once more and left him alone again.

The little prince was restless, and woke several times. The monster was in his dreams, and once, when he woke with a start, he saw that face again. He squeezed his eyes shut and prayed for it to go away. He peeked through one eye to see that the monster had gone. He was quite nervous for the week following, and several times saw the face out of the corner of his eye as he went about his daily routines. As he grew older, he saw the monster less and less. Though he couldn’t sure, he thought there had to be at least two of them.

On his twelfth birthday, the prince woke up late. He stared at the ceiling over his bed for a while smiling. Today he was going to have a big party, eat all of his favorite foods, see all of his friends, and get to open all the presents that had been arriving over the past week. Then he heard it. The noise had woken him. He’d almost forgotten about it. He slowly sat up, trying to pinpoint where the noise was coming from. There it was again, coming from beneath him. He got out of bed and knelt down. Lifting up the bed skirt, he peered underneath. All he saw was a great pair of eyes looking back at him. They seemed quite as shocked as he was. Suddenly, as if just realizing what he was looking at, he shrieked and run full-speed out of his room. His attendant looked under the bed while he cowered just on the other side of the door. There was nothing there.

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So, I posted the first two paragraphs with the third.

I just wanted you to see how it's going so far. I'm not really sure I like the choppiness of it, but it's just how it's coming to me. And don't worry, he stays 12 for like... 4 whole paragraphs.

=P

Go with God,

~Allie