[justAnotherMuffledVo] I begin tucking him into bed and he tells me, “Daddy check for monsters under my bed.” I look underneath for his amusement and see him, another him, under the bed, staring back at me quivering and whispering, “Daddy there's somebody on my bed.” [Anarchist Waffles] Don't be scared of the monsters, just look for them. Look to your left, to your right, under your bed, behind your dresser, in your closet but never look up, she hates being seen. [jmperson] The last thing I saw was my alarm clock flashing 12:07 before she pushed her long rotting nails through my chest, her other hand muffling my screams. I sat bolt upright, relieved it was only a dream, but as I saw my alarm clock read 12:06, I heard my closet door creak open. [marino1310] I just saw my reflection blink. [tuskedlemon] You wake up. She doesn't. [skuppy] My daughter won't stop crying and screaming in the middle of the night. I visit her grave and ask her to stop, but it doesn't help. [spongemonster] Dan's time machine was complete, but there was a slight glitch. Dan's time machine was complete, but there was a slight glitch. [smurfetteshat] "You were my mommy before the last time we died too," your daughter tells you in a booming sing-song voice as she adjusts another puzzle piece. The light in her eyes seems to go out a moment later, as she whispers to you, "it's going to be much more painful this time." [Sandygirl] Your ceiling collapses. Insulation turns out to be a giant spiders nest. [lighty_my_eyes] It has been said that some victims of intense, prolonged torture will, as a defense mechanism, enter into a fantasy land in which they fantasize about living their daily lives in real time, and by doing this they are able to effectively block out the realities of the torture they're enduring. This defense mechanism is so strong that, to get the subjects out of their delusion even after being rescued, it can take months of intense therapy in which psychologists will subliminally insert messages into the subject's it's time to wake up please wake up now.