The Monster Under the Bed

A Childhood Tale?

I remember being terrified of this old-time “tale”.

The monster under the bed.

As a child, I used to have so many nightmares. The kind of nightmares that leave your heart beating so hard you feel it in your throat, in your ears, in your stomach, as if your own body is trying to escape itself. In the middle of the night, I used to run to my parents’ bed, d…