Face It
Monster
The little girl's feet were running down the hall. The door to her parent's room swung wide and she jumped into bed with them, making her mother squeak in surprise.
"Mommy! Dad!" the little girl said, burying her face so that only her raven hair was visible next to her little hands.
"What is it, Moo?"
"There's something under my bed." She said into her father's shirt.
"Moo?"
"I know there's a monster there! I know!" the little girl mumbled. She knew her parents probably wouldn't believe her, they didn't believe in monsters. At least, they didn't believe in the ones that lived under her bed. They'd told her so before.
"Alright, let's go look." Her dad pulled her out of his shirt and dragged her along to her room.
The girl entered hesitantly, only daring to hang on to her father's leg from behind. He was big enough to protect the both of them from any monster that fit under her bed. He motioned for her to stay back. When he peeked under her bed, he came out with another look at her. He was smiling easy at her, telling her it was safe. He reached under her bed, waving under it with his arm. Proving there was nothing underneath.
"Maybe you scared it away." Shepard offered.
"Maybe. What did it look like?"
"I don't know. I was so scared, I didn't look." she said shamefully.
"Well, have you ever seen a monster?"
"No."
"I'll tell you exactly what a monster looks like: they have four eyes, and they melt people for fun. They steal little kids and sell them."
Shepard was horrified, her little mouth was in an O and her eyes were wide. Her tiny hands were covering her mouth.
Her father, seeing her distress, quickly added, "But you don't need to worry about that. We got ol' Susan, you'll be safe."
"Oh, good. But, daddy, what are they called?"
"The monsters? I don't know."
"Oh. Well, I'll just call them uglies."
"Alright. Now remember, if you stay scared too long, they'll getcha, so you gotta be brave."
She wiped her eyes and crawled into her bed.
"Night, Moo."
"Night, daddy."
With a kiss to her forehead, he left, leaving the door open just a crack.
"I'll never let the uglies get us." She whispered.
A/N: Isn't Moo such a cute name! I asked my best friend for help, and that was the first thing she said. I thought it was so adorable! It really fit since they are just farmers on Mindoir. Kind of sad how right her dad was, huh?