Daily Flash Fiction Challenge

Rocky jumped from bed in a frenzied panic awakened by the loud crash from Amanda’s room down the hall. He jetted across the room for the door. A second crash awakened Julie his wife. He tripped over a shoe on the floor falling head long into the full length mirror hanging on the door shattering the mirror sending glass everywhere. Her heart racing as she too jumped out of bed rushing toward the door.

They could see Bruce, their twelve year old German Sheppard barked loudly, and scratching on Amanda’s door down the hallway as they exited the master bedroom ignoring the shattered glass all over the carpeting. When they reached Amanda’s room they found her laying face down on the floor balling and crying hysterically. Amanda’s computer desk was turned over and her computer; along with a number of other objects scattered around on the floor.

For four months she’d been having nightmares. She was only twelve but loved writing and would often write horror stories at night before going to bed.
After comforting and calming her enough to go back to sleep they then cleaned up the mess in both rooms and returned to bed themselves.

The following morning over breakfast the three engaged in a serious discussion and agreed that no more horror story writing would take place during the evening hours.
Amanda promised she would focus on other genres like romance or mystery when writing in the evening.

That evening Amanda penned a story entitled “The Enchanted Kiss of the Demonic Realm” and slept soundly all night. The following morning she proudly showed her parents before leaving for school. After reading it her mom responded: “you’re grounded young lady! No more writing at night. Haven’t you learned anything Yet”?
“But Mom, Dad, it’s a love story”

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