"The most frightening story I have ever read", "Terrifying", "I never want to sleep alone again", "The first time I have read a story which has made my heart race", "Brilliantly written", "Honestly the most gripping story I've read in a long time, from the very first line to the very last. I think everyone that read this can say this is in their list of worst fears.", "This was utterly brilliant. Terrifying and compelling all the way through.", "You made me want to burn my bed and run". - Reddit Users An account of the most horrifying experience I have ever had. I was a child at the time, but only now do I feel safe enough to even speak of what occurred, during the night, at bedtime. In the darkness something lurked. God help me if it was all real.

Her mother’s job as a nanny has forced Shy and her mother to stay in the Smith’s mansion. She grow-up together with the Smith’s two sons, Nate and his brother Neil. Nate has always been mean and bullied her unlike Neil who was always nice to her. When she was 12 she finally leave the Smith when she and her mother moved to Canada to live with her new step-dad. When she accidentally met Nate again 6 years later, all she ever wanted was to avoid him while all he ever wanted was to show her that he actually cares.