Little Irene was scared of monsters.
At night, she had to make sure that there weren’t any monsters hiding under her bed or in her closet. Shut the eyes tight, for if she opened her eyes and caught a glimpse of the monster lurking in her room, it could chew her head off and swallow her little arms and feet in one sitting. What’s not seen couldn’t hurt, believed the little girl and slept every night with bated breath.
Until..
One night little Irene learned that monsters were real, only they looked just like us. In her case, it came wearing the mask of her dad.
But a little girl who knew to scream the loudest could keep any monster away. That was a quick learning for Irene. From then on, she started to keep her eyes open, listening to the monsters lurking, with bated breath.
Linking with for Day 4 of WritetribeProBloggerChallenge prompt – Bated Breath.
Void Thoughts 
Sadly, abuse is a reality for most of us at some time or the other. Great link between fact and fiction, from a child’s perspective.
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oh God!!…. I can’t imagine it… this is horrific
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That must have been so scary for her. Im happy that she has learned to scream loudly
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Damn…that’s tough. Hopefully her screams were believed
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Oh, sad for Irene. But good that she has learned to scream loudly. Humans are indeed monsters! Nicely written, Vinitha.
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Poor girl. Bet her screams scared her terrible dad and he scurried out ashamed. This story terrified me. Brilliantly written.
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That’s so very scary and terribly unfortunate. I wondered where her mum was. Good she learnt to scream.
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Oh no! I liked how simply you presented the evil children face. Of abuse by their own family. The message and the package both were good, Vinitha.
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I’m glad Irene can scream. terrifying when the people we hold dear and trust turn out to be monsters.
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Uh oh! Very scary! Fortunately, Irene can scream!!!
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Oh.. sad for Irene. But iam happy that she could use her voice as weapon.
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Oh my God! That’s bad. But good for her that she could scream loudly!
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Thats sinister. good she learnt to scream well.
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