Mare Ephrathah

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“Monsters in the Dark” by Mare Ephrathah

Submitted to Contest #274

I hate the dark. Evil lurks amongst the shadows. As a child I thought the evil in the shadows were monsters. Now as an adult I still believe it’s monsters, but they don’t have fangs or sharp claws. They don’t have a smiling mouth of razor-like teeth. These monsters are nothing more than mere men, waiting for an opportunity to strike an otherwise oblivious victim. Water from this afternoon's rainstorm seeped into the canvas of my hightops. A slight chill howled through my thin jean jacket. I shouldn’t be out here. A familiar unease crawled up...

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