Monsters Under The Bed

Your bedtime ritual has always been the same ever since you were a little girl. Once you turn off the lights you have to leap into bed from a distance of at least four feet to make sure "they" can't catch you.

"They" are of course the monsters under your bed. Of course you don't really believe in them anymore, not for the past six or seven years, but you still make that leap - just in case. Better safe than sorry, right?

This night is no different from any other night. You sail expertly through the air and land with a bounce and a giggle in the middle of your oversized, comfortable bed. You got to inherit your parents' king-sized bed when they bought a new one and it has given you so much more room for activities. Sadly, you have yet not found a worthy companion to share it. Oh well, maybe one day when you move out of your parental home.

One benefit of having a giant bed is that you can stretch out as far as you want without fear of poking a foot or hand outside the bed. That is your second night-time rule; always leap into bed and never put any part of your body over the edge. Again, better safe than sorry, right?

After some light bed-time reading you yawn, put away your ipad with its erotic fanfic temptations, and snuggle down to get ready to sleep. You are sure that the inspiration you found on that sordid website of reading material will deliver you into a series of very wet dreams.

But you will never be able to fall asleep with that annoying sound nagging at the edge of your consciousness! It was too quiet to hear before but now you can't ignore it anymore.