Under the covers

(Suggest Music for this blog "God's Whisper" by Raury) There’s a whole industry built on the fact that children are scared of the dark. Throughout all the homes in America you will find night lights, that little flickering flame guiding children through their dreams as they sleep so soundly in their bedrooms. Unfortunately, night lights don't keep away all the monsters. The dog barking startled him awake, tearing him out of dreamland, the unfamiliar sound of fear and aggression in his loving little dog's voice. He had never heard the little house dog sound so angry as it howled into the darkness. All the boy knew in the core of his being was he was scared and that he had to get to his parents room as quickly as possible. He flew back the covers and moved towards his door that was cracked open. He crossed the small distance to his parents room and with a glance down the hallway, he saw his little dog now flinging it's little white body against th...