THE NIGHTMARE

Chapter 16

He required me more than ever before.He had recently maintained that he was fighting invisible monsters.I thought it was a metaphor.Like he was battling with an interior issue, and he didn't have the foggiest idea by what other means to make sense of it, however the manner in which he depicted these animals concerned me.His explanations went into such great detail.They had angelic wings adorned with a thousand black feathers, and their skin was as black as coal, as if it had been scorched by the sun, according to him.Their eyes were completely black, with no traces of pupils or color in their irises, and their entire set of teeth were razor-sharp.Their ferocious growls could be heard echoing outside the window of his bedroom, and he could also hear their sharp claws scratching against the walls.How could a child of eleven come up with something like that?

It was time to wake Balrus up for school and begin my usual morning routine before I knew it.I served the family their delicious sau