The Blackout
It was a typical Tuesday night, Kurt was watching cartoons, while his mother was keeping the dishes that her husband had washed. Mr. Hummel had already gone to bed, he said he was too tired and that he had a rough day at work.
The boy was watching the commercials and making a list of toys he wanted his parents to buy, when the lights went off. Mrs. Hummel bumped in a table and broke a plate.
"Mommy?!" Kurt yelled from the living room
"It's okay, honey. I just broke a plate" She said "Stay where you are, I'm going to get you"
"Okay..." The four-year old said, with tears in his eyes. The thing about Kurt was, like any other kid, he was afraid of the dark.
When Mrs. Hummel got to the couch, after bumping in all the furniture like she didn't even lived in that house for five years, she touch Kurt's shoulder, who jumped out of his seat.
"Hey, calm down," She said tenderly, pulling him closer "it's just me."
Kurt sat on his mother's lap, squeezing her hand.
"There's nothing to be afraid of, baby" She said holding him "Shh... Stop crying. Kurt, the house is exactly the same."
"But it's dark..." The boy cried.
"Oh, but there's no reason to be afraid of the dark."
"Of course there is! I can't see anything, mom! It's scary..."
"And why is that?"
"Because there's monsters in the dark!" He said and hugged her tightly "Don't let them get me, mom!"
"Can I tell you a secret?" She aske hugging him back.
"Yes.."
"When I was about your age, I thought that there was monters in the dark too! Them one day, I asked my mother if there were, you know what she told me?"
"What?"
"That there is monsters in the dark! But ironically, they cannot see in the dark. So they can't get us." She said, Kurt knew she was smiling because of the way her voice sounded.
"Can't they hear us?" Kurt whispered.
"Nope. The monsters who live in the dark don't have ears, besides they are vegetarians. You know what that means?"
"That they only eat vegetables?"
"Yes! They're probably in the kitchen, eating all the broccoli I was going to cook for you tomorrow! Oh, no!"
"YAY! Thanks God for the dark monsters!" Kurt said putting his hands up, and his mother laughed.
"Now you're not afraid of them anymore, hun?" She asked.
"Nope! They are nice" Kurt said and the lights went back on "Oh Gosh, do you think they had time to eat all the broccoli?"
"I belive so" Mrs. Hummel answered laughing "Now you're going to bed, and I'm gonna clean the mess in the kitchen, okay?"
"The monsters made a mess in the kitchen?!" Kurt asked surprised.
"Oh no, I broke a plate, bumped in one of the little guys." She said
"Poor little monster, mom" Kurt said "Did you apologize?"
"Yes, of course. Now, bed, Kurt" She said, knowing that Kurt was going to start talking and wouldn't want to go to bed "I'm going there in a sec to read yout a bed time story, okay?"
Kurt nodded and rushed up stairs. Mrs. Hummel watched him going up stairs, until she couldn't see him anymore, just happy for having such a wonderful son.
