Mama! Daddy said there's a monster in the woods! He yelled at me to go inside and get you. I'm scared, Mama! Are we going to be okay?
She scooped the child up into her arms, carrying the young one away with her through the house, towards the basement. “We’re going to be fine, baby.” This was why Emma had never truly wanted children, because she would have to put them through this life. She didn’t even know if the child was peculiar yet and already, she was forced to go through these things.
Once hidden away in a door under the stairs in the basement, she nestled the both of them into a corner, holding her pride and joy close to her chest. “You see, sometimes monsters come around, because I can make the fire, remember? They’re scary but nothing to worry about, Daddy’s got it all under control.”