So sorry, I know its been a long time. School is crazy right now. My creative writing class has me going like crazy, but I'm really going to try to update more faithfully now that my short story assignment is out of the way. So enjoy this one and a new one should be up in a few days!
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Juliet sighed as she plugged in the night light. Detective O'Hara, afraid of nothing, could not sleep without a night light. Every day she wished she wasn't afraid of the dark, but every night she stared at the little light that left a hazy glow across her room, knowing that without it she would not be able to sleep.
She sighed and rolled onto her other side, adjusting the blankets that somehow wrapped themselves around her legs. She glanced at a corner of the room untouched by the comforting glow. Ever since she was a little girl, Juliet was disturbed by the unknown. If it wasn't for her fear of the unknown, she wouldn't be the woman she was today. It was the reason she became a detective.
As she stared into the dark she began to think about Shawn. Why was she so afraid to take the next step? She had gone out with tons of guys throughout her life. Why was Shawn any different? Juliet thought back to the last few guys she had gone out with. They had a few things in common. They were boring and predictable, everything that Shawn wasn't. Shawn was spontaneous, risky, and completely unknown. Juliet shot up. Her shaggy bed-head covering her face. Everything made sense now. She was scared to go out with Shawn because he was uncharted territory just like that black corner in her room.
Something had to change. She couldn't live her life in fear of what she didn't know. Juliet looked defiantly into the corner. She knew exactly what she needed to do. Slowly she stuck one leg, than the other out of the blankets. Juliet eased herself off the bed and onto the floor. She walked over to the nightlight, bent down and unplugged the it. Juliet stood, feeling like a new woman. As she turned to climb back into bed, she realized just how dark her bedroom really was. After pivoting and plugging the light back in with one fluid motion, Juliet flew back to her bed, smothered her head in blankets and decided that she would take on the easy problem first. Shawn.