Dimension 20 (Web Series)
by nonbinarywithaknife (littleboxes)
When Jet is seven, she will crawl from her bed into Ruby’s and whisper, Ruby? I can’t sleep. It’s too dark, I'm scared, and Ruby, already awake because she’s never been able to sleep when Jet is restless, will whisper back, Why?And Jet is seven years old and says, I think there’s monsters under my bed, and Ruby says Well there’s no room for monsters if we’re under the bed, and she’ll clamber off the bed, her sister’s hand in hers, because you can never be too careful with monsters under the bed, and in the morning Caramelinda with stop breathing for a second at her daughters’ empty beds before she notices the blankets spilling from under the bed’s frame and when she crouches down, she’ll be met with Ruby’s wide eyes and hushed, The monsters can’t be under the bed if we’re already here.
Teen 902 words 1 ch Complete 173 kudos
Angst · Campaign 05: A Crown of Candy · Episode: c05e09 A Crown of Candy: Safe Harbor · fear of the dark