A monster...

"Mom!" shouted my kid from his room in the middle of the night.

I woke up with a jerk!


Moved rapidly towards his room while rubbing my eyes. 

"What happened?" I inquire with anticipation while holding his hands that were stretched out in discombobulation. 

"There is a monster!" 

My eyes widened, and I looked around puzzled.

"Where?" I inquired.

"Under my bed." as he jumped up and down