The Watcher

Chapter 1

Dad: Are you in your bedroom?

Chloe: Yeah dad what’s up?

Dad: Are all doors in the house locked?

Chloe: I don’t know?

Chloe: Aren’t you downstairs?

Dad: No

Dad: Listen to me very carefully?

Dad: Look out your window

Dad: Is there a man down there?

Chloe: You’re scaring me.What’s going on?

Dad: Please just look!!

Chloe: OMG dad what is that?

Dad: DON’T take your eyes off him Chloe!

Chloe: What do you mean HIM?

Dad: And if he text you DO NOT answer. Promise me!

Chloe: What?Why would it text me?

Dad: PROMISE ME?

Chloe: Okay.But?if you’re not here?

Chloe: How do you know it’s out there?

Dad: That's not important What matters is that.

Dad: You keep him in your sight

Dad: As long as you’re looking at him

Dad: He can’t move

Chloe:  That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard!

Dad: But it’s true

Chloe: To hell with this?

Chloe: I’m going to the safe room

Dad: NO

Chloe: WhY NOT?

Dad: It’s not safe

Chloe: THEN DON’T CALL IT A SAFE ROOM!!!

Chloe: Do you know how hard it is?

Chloe: to text you and watch it!

Dad: SO STOP TEXTING!

Dad: Just watch it

Dad: I’m on my way home now

Chloe: I don’t understand any of this!

Dad: I know.I’m sorry

Dad: You just have to trust me

Chloe: I do.But that thing..

Dad: I know it’s scary sweetheart

Chloe: No it’s?

Chloe: I looked away for a second

Chloe: And it’s gone

Dad: Are you sure?

Chloe: Am I sure there’s not a?

Chloe: disgusting horrific monster?

Chloe: staring up at me from…

Chloe: the edge of the forest right now?

Chloe: Pretty positive dad!

Dad: Damn it Chloe!

Dad: It’s not gone

Dad: It’s inside the house

Chloe: It can’t be

Chloe: I looked away for less than second

Chloe: I would have seen it crossing they yard

Dad: You don’t know this thing