The Shadows Only She Can See
Prologue
In the Beginning
"Did you see that mommy?" the five year old asked wide eyed in fear, pointing at nothing.
"What darling?" the mother looked but saw nothing. "There is nothing there. Now go to sleep Sonya. It's late." She cooed
"But mommy…I know I saw something. I'm sure… I saw something." The frightened child pleaded wide eyed.
"Go to sleep. It's getting late darling. I'm sure there isn't anything there. Good-night
Sonya. Don't let the bed bugs bite." She kissed her daughter on her head and pulled the covers up.
"O...okie d...d...dokie mommy." The child stammered.
The lights went out and the only thing that lit her room was a streetlamp outside her window. Then the shadows came. The shadows only she could see flew about her room. Wide eyed in fear the little girl huddled into the corner where her bed and wall met. She hid behind a wall of blankets, her bright eyes watching those shadows. Soon they began to swirl angrily around the room. Then droves of shadows came and darkened the room. The child tried to scream but she couldn't. She had already fallen asleep.
She would always see these shadows, even when no one else did. She didn't know what these things were or where they came from. She was always frightened of the dark shadows that always massed around her. No matter where she went the shadows were sure to be there. The shadows were true to their namesake. They were shadows, dark, and mysterious. They never made any noise; all they did was float in a great cloud around the child.
Unfortunately, the shadows would never go away. They would never leave the child alone; they would only torment, pester, and scare her. Soon they would become more frequent and larger in numbers. She would grow up seeing these shadows while no one else could. She soon learned to never tell any one about them, but to keep it as her secret.
One day she would find out what the shadows really are and finally begin to understand
