1 A Little Tale of...Four Beatles

Chapter 8

I woke up to the sound of crying. I forced myself out of bed, turned on the lamp, and looked at my clock. It said 12:23 am. I went into the boys room, who of them was crying, question is, which one. I heard it more from the back of the room so i walked carefully back there. I switched on the lamp above George's bed and looked down at his shaking figure. He peered one eye out under the covers.

"Whats wrong Georgie? Bad dream?" I removed the drenched covers off him and picked him up.

"Your all soaked. Lets get you a change of clothes."

I put George in some warm clean clothes and took him to my room. I wrapped him snuggly into my blankets and held him. Rocking him back and forth and humming to him softly.

"Read?" He asked, looking up questioningly.

"Alright what would you like me to read?"

George turned around and sat next to me, with a smile. His eyes were showing excitment.

"This one?" I held up a book with a monkey.

"Whats it called?"

"Curious George." I smiled.

"Yeah!" George curled up closer to me and listen to me read.

I got past two pages before he fell asleep. I laid him on his back and pulled the covers closer to him. Then went to take care of his bedding. When i came back he was sitting back up and looking at me through big said eyes.

"Whats wrong Georgie?"

"You left me." He pouted.

"Aw, no i didn't i just had to take care of something. I was going to come right back."

He hugged me and i lifted him in my lap.

"Whats scaring you?"

"The monster." George whispered.

"The monster?"

"Yeah." he nodded his head, eyes still wide.

"Monsters aren't real."

"This one was."

"What makes you think there real?"

George frowned and looked at his hands. "They were making noise!"

"What kind of noise?"

"Scary noises."

I pulled the covers up closer to him. "Scary noises?"

He shook his head."Loud."

"Really?"

"Yeah." George whispered and curled up closer to me.

"They weren't real. Its just your imagination."

"No its real!"

I hugged him tighter and gave him a kiss on his head. "Well your safe anyways."

George nodded and closed his eyes. It wasn't long till i heard his soft breathing, indicating that he had fallen asleep.