Night Creature - Sharing Mum's Bed

It’s the wee hours of the morning. ; The nightly noises reverberate through the ; house, the rhythmic breathing of its inhabitants, the ticking of the clock, the ; slow dripping of the bathroom tap. ; Somewhere ; inside this dark sanctuary something begins to stir. ; It moves slowly at first, twisting and ; turning, arising from the deep confines of its own world. ; Silently it creeps down the dimly lit hallway ; looking for its victims. ; There is always ; the element of surprise as they lay there, sleeping peacefully, unaware of the ; horror that’s about to be visited upon them. ;

Entering this peaceful haven without waking the ; victims is the key to its master plan. ; ; Smoothly ; and swiftly the creature lifts the bottom of their bedding and slides in. ; Undetected thus far it makes its way up the ; centre of the unsuspecting couple. ; ; Pausing for a moment to bask in the success of the attack so far, it ; takes a second to ensure that its entry was undetected. ; The sound of the innocent pair’s rhythmic ; breathing confirms its victory. ; And then ; suddenly the unprovoked rein of terror begins. ;

Using its four limbs with all the flexibility of an ; octopus it begins the assault. ; No ; appendage is left unharmed. ; Tendon like ; fingernails stab and scratch at the victims raw flesh causing them to wince in ; pain. ; Feet seek out the tenderest parts ; of the anatomy and proceed to leave their imprint on delicate skin. ; Its toes roll back and forth over the flesh ; causing inexplicable soreness. ; By now ; the couple is awake and trying desperately to protect themselves from the ; onslaught. ; Gently at first and then with ; more force they try to redirect the attacking limbs. ; But the creature is relentless in its ; ambush. ; Eventually exhausted and ; conceding defeat the couple gives in to it. ; ; Their fate is inevitable, stretching their aching limbs they arise from ; the bed. ; Morning is here and the ; creature of the night wants her breakfast.