If there is somebody watching, they will run back to bed and hide beneath the covers before the scene can resolve itself. The memory of what was seen, or heard, will fade the way memories do when they are only halfway certain. Hard enough, in time, to sort it from the drift of dreaming, from the sense of only being half-awake. Easier, instead, to remember only make-believe. After all, a blanket over the head can amplify a person’s breathing, can make them think they hear things that aren’t there. A mouth spilling blood can be unpleasant to wake up to, but the baffle of the darkness can be
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