Afraid To Sleep

First night, first time

" Erin, come on baby! We need to get you to bed! You have a big day tomorrow, remember?" Said Mia, the women with dark brown hair and green eye's. She was wearing a white night gown, ready for bed. Mia was trying to get her daughter in bed.

The little girl, with black hair and dark blue eye's, was jumping up and down in her bed. She was wearing her favourite pajamas with butterfly's on it.

"I known, mommy! I know! I'm so exited! I'm not tired! Not tired, mommy! Not tired! I don't want to go to bed!" The little girl squealed, still jumping.

"Well I am... now lie down and I'll tuck you in." The older women said gesturing for her daughter to stop.

The little girl flopped onto her pillow with a big "oof"

Her mother comes and tucks her in, kisses her on the forehead and softly whispers " good night, Erin."

"Good night, mommy." Erin says as her mother turns the light of and closes the door.

The little girl (oddly enough) quickly falls asleep. Excited for the day to come.

The little girl woke up. Not in her comfy bed, but on the cold, dirty ground of a dark, misty forest.

Erin immediately started worrying and even started crying. She was wondering how she got were ever she was. She wanted to go home. Erin noticed she wasn't in her PJ's anymore. Instead she was wearing a white rag of a short dress.

Erin had no idea what was happening. She wanted to go home, NOW. The girl was Snapped out of her thoughts by the sound of something running towards her.

It was big, that was for sure. And it looked like some kind of animal. Black, ruffled fur and 4 legs. An animal.

Erin knew she had to run, but couldn't. Her legs wouldn't want to move. The creature was right in front of her now. Dark, blood eye's staring at hers.

Erin's eyes were red from all the crying. Her knees gave in and she staring into the dead eye's of the monster.

The creature opend it's mouth, wider than should be possible. Leaning over Erin's head, and then...

"Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!"

"What what's happening?!" Screamed Josh who looked over to see his wife ,Mia, who had a surprised face and then at the little girl clinging to her.

"Oh, Erin..." He said, confused and worried.

"MAKE HIM GO AWAY! MAKE HIM GO AWAY!" Erin cried, clinging more onto her mother.
"HIS GOING TO EAT ME! MAKE HIM GO AWAY!"

"Him...?" Mia asked, mostly to herself.

"Come lie here, Erin." Said Josh (her father) as calmly as possible for him. He looked at her to lie down.

Erin did so, and went under the sheets between her mother and father. She was still crying a little ,but tried to hide it.

"There, see? Daddy's going to keep you safe." Josh said rubbing the little girls head. "Right mommy?" He then said, looking at his wife.

"Uh... right." Said Mia, still confused on who he was. She quickly forgot about it and turned off the bed side light and went to sleep, holding onto her beloved daughter.

Erin never went to sleep though...
She didn't want to.