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Stoic by Eternity's Voice

When I was little, I was scared the monster was going to eat me. Every night my father stormed into my room, demanding the whereabouts of the fiend. Every night I pointed to my closet door. Dad tiptoed up to it, hefting my waffle-ball bat in his burly arms. With a practiced motion, he swung wide that door and flicked the light on, revealing only a few strewn shirts and shoes surrounded by legions of neatly hung clothing.

"No monsters, Scott," Dad beamed "unless you count Mr. Cookie Monster." The stuffed toy flew neatly into my outstretched arms. Of course it did, Dad was the best flier in the whole world.

I always smiled at that. I had to, had to look relieved and happy. Dad had to think that the monster was gone.

He never understood. I wasn't some baby afraid of the dark. The monster was real and I needed to tell him where He was, but he clamped my jaw every time I tried. So I tried to show my father where He was hiding. I didn't point to the door meaning what was in the closet, but to what was on the door. I pointed to the mirror, to the monster that I saw in it. Every night I pointed to me.

I was afraid He was going to eat me alive, from the inside out.

It is those childhood terrors that stay with us the longest.

He laughed when my parents died. I have to wonder if He didn't cause the plane to malfunction. Dad was the best pilot, how else could it have happened?

He laughed when I lost Alex.

He was always there, degrading and mocking every second. The monster, He seemed content to do just that. Still, some part of me knew He was only playing with me, that He could destroy me without a thought. I was desperate to get Him out of me.

Short, I know. I write that way. Oh well. It would be nice if someone would review. I Love it, hate it with a passion, think it would be cool if you did this, etc.

Yes, it's a little unclear. I break chapters where I think the section should end.