Have you ever wondered what goes bump in the night? Have you ever sat there and listened to the floor boards creek or watched the shadows take form? I have and you won’t believe what I’ve seen and heard.

One night I was in my room writing in my journal, it’s what I do when I’m upset. I won’t go in to details about what was upsetting me, I’ll just tell you it was enough to make me slam the door and sass my mother. Anyway getting back to the story…

I was sitting there and all of a sudden I hear a low groan come from a loose floorboard. Since it was normal I didn’t do anything, but then the shadows that were plastered on the walls of my room started forming into different shapes. Shapes of demons and ghouls that I’d only heard about in scary stories.

My stomach began knotting up and twisting around, fear was prickling at every hair on my arm and neck, even the ones on my legs. I stood up and headed for the door, but before I could make it out the door a creature jumped out of the dark, mysterious shadows and blocked my path.

I backed away becoming frightened beyond anything imaginable. Something hard and pointy collided with my back. I turned around coming face to face with another demon. This one was by far scarier than the first. His eyes were a blood red color and he had these fangs that were huge! They had to be at least five inches long. He bared them at me grinning.

“What do you want with me?” I asked breathlessly.

“I do not wish to hurt you my pet only to have you as mine…ours,” he said motioning his arm around the room.

“What do you mean ‘ours’?” I asked.

He chuckled deeply and raised both of his scary long arms. I feared he’d blow my head off, but alas, he didn’t. What he did to me was far, far worse. A strange light shone from his palms and it filled the room causing me to have to shield my eyes.

When I lowered my arm I was no longer in my bedroom all safe and sound, I was in what looked like to be Hell. You know…it was rocky flames everywhere and this guy in red with devil horns, I kid you not, devil horns stood before me starting at me long and hard.

“Where am I?” I asked looking around feeling the heat of the place envelope me.

“You’re at your new home, if you wish it to be that,” he replied.

I thought about it for a moment and looked at him. “What are you?” I then said.

“I am Niikiteron but people refer to me as…the boogie man,” he wrinkled his nose in disgust.

I couldn’t help it, I giggled. “You’re the boogie man?” I asked in between giggles.

“Yes…and I have chosen you do be my wife,” he said stroking my cheek.

I jumped back because his touch burnt my sensitive skin. “Ouch,” I muttered.

He chuckled and tucked hair behind his ear. “What do you say my pet? Will you join me and my clan or will you not?” He said cocking his head.

“If I refuse what will happen?” I questioned.

“Simple my pet, you shall perish, you’ve seen and heard too much for me to send you back to Earth,” Niikiteron replied.

I pondered his words; I pondered them long and hard. Finally I came to a conclusion, one that I’d never forgive myself for. “Yes Niikiteron, I will become yours.”

Have you ever wondered what goes bump in the night? Becareful my pets…for that bump very may be me, The Boogie Man’s wife.