Bonnie woke the entire house, again. Screaming.
“NO!!! Help me MOMMY!!”
For the third night in a row, Lana tried to make sense of Bonnie’s sobbing words.
“The monster melts people!”
“It was only a bad dream sweetheart. Close your eyes. Mommy will stay till you go back to sleep.”
In the morning, Bonnie again claimed cluelessness. “Don’t remember mommy.”
It wasn’t until they got downtown and she started screaming “the flayer!!” that Ben confessed. “Uh mom, Bonnie accidentally kinda watched Stranger Things with us. That might kinda remind her of the Mind Flayer. Sorry”
Mental note: never let Ben babysit again.
Like many of you, I binge watched Stranger Things this week, so maybe that why this story came to mind when I saw Dale’s great photo (provided by Rochelle and her Friday Fictioners Challenge.)
Or maybe it’s because I am TERRIFIED of these dancing air sock things. ARRRGHHH!
Tina Stewart Brakebill 
Those dancing air sock things (DASTs) can’t be trusted. I’d never heard of Stranger Things, but still like the story, nicely done
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Thanks. DAST! Love it. Hate them 🤣
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The technical term, the Latin name is Dastus Sinisterius
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Perfect 🤣
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Dancing air socks , yep it’s that awkward smile. Great fun read.
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They are so creepy!! 😱
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I find them fascinating, but I could imagine a child might not. 🙂
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🙄🤣
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Sorry, never heard of Stranger Things.
But WISODs, as they are officially know (by me,anyway) are supercool!
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No!! They haunt my dreams. 😱
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Oh dear, poor Bonnie. (I’ve never heard of Stranger Things – is it an American programme?) 🙂
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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😊 it’s a Netflix show but maybe they’re only showing it in the US. ?
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Never heard of Stranger Things but the story is great.
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Thanks 😊. It’s a Netflix show. Must only show in US.
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Impressionable child, Bonne!
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Yep 😉
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A very entertaining story, Tina. Haven’t seen the show but that mind flayer looks pretty intense!
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Thanks 🙏
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You’re welcome 🙂
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Poor kid. Also not seen the series but the name flayer and the context of your story make me think it’s a show worth missing.
As for Ben, well…
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Thanks 😊
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