Thursday, August 19, 2010

Daughter's Nightmare

"Daddy, I had a bad dream." You blink your eyes and pull up on your elbows. Your clock glows red in the darkness - it's 3:23.

"Do you want to climb into bed and tell me about it?"

"No, Daddy."

The oddness of the situation wakes you up more fully. You can barely make out your daughter's pale form in the darkness of your room.

"Why not, sweetie?"

"Because, in my dream, when I told you about the dream, the thing wearing Mommy's skin sat up." For a moment, you feel paralyzed; you can't take your eyes off of your daughter. The covers behind you shift.
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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 11:12 PM

    I can't take this one seriously anymore...just because of that Bowie parody.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    God dammit, I know lol

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  3. LecramJune 27, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    Neither do I.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 8, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Also read this after the bowie.

    Still very clever.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    I don't understand it..

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  6. AnonymousNovember 15, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    But but but - I'm a girl! >:(

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  7. NezumiFebruary 21, 2012 at 8:08 PM

    Bowie parody?

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  8. AnonymousJuly 23, 2012 at 5:03 PM

    Basically the daughter's just told him that whatever's in the bed next to him isn't his wife.

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  9. AnonymousJune 2, 2013 at 5:32 PM

    OMG!! HAHAHAHAHA!! LOLZ!!

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