IT

Cowering beneath the bed, terrified of making a sound, she shuddered as the bed above her begins creaking rhythmically. The carpets under the bed hadn’t been cleaned for a very long time and all the dust and dirt was taking its toll on her. Desperately trying not to sneeze or make any noise whatsoever, she tried diverting her mind to something else…her crush…depressing in these testing times…makeup and dolls, yes just the two things that made her stronger and divert her attention, but she knew it was only a matter of time that he would enter the room as she could hear the footsteps drawing nearer and louder.

It had a feeling that it heard a noise from this room, opening the door slowly so as to make no noise; it entered, surveying the room carefully. This had to be the master bedroom of this awfully huge house. Something told it that there just had to be someone in this room. Shutting the door slowly, it wondered as to where to start from…the bathroom? The cupboards? The storeroom or the balcony. It decided upon the cupboards as it was closest. Slowly and cautiously it proceeded forward trying its best not to make a noise.

Her eyes followed its feet making a move towards the cupboards. She felt like running out and getting it over with. Hang in there she thought, it’s only a matter of time before this misery ends.

It reached for the two cupboard knobs, taking a deep breath it pulled the doors open and moved back a couple of steps. To its utter dismay there was nobody inside. Its next target was the bathroom right beside the bed. Moving forward, its eyes were fixed upon the bed and almost instantly it dropped to its knees and looked under the bed. Her innocent eyes were looking back and with a smirk he whispered, “TAG, YOUR IT”.

Springing to his feet he started shouting “New Seeker, New Seeker” and slowly the other kids poured into the room, ecstatic that they weren’t caught. She slowly appeared from under the bed, only to be welcomed by her friends laughing at her. Visibly upset, she knew that their laughs would be short lived as it was her turn to instill fear on her friends, after all she was the now “The Seeker”.

Remember the days when we were young, remember the days when the littlest of things would be the biggest thrills of our lives. Let’s dig deep, let’s recall the small things that meant a lot to us. Let’s not forget the innocent, adventurous child we once were and who we all are deep inside !!!