Lilith

As a child you spent years terrified of the creature under your bed. Glimpses of red eyes, the sounds of claws in your floor, and a long scaly tail disappearing under the bed. You never found anything or convinced anyone else it was really, but you spent many nights closing your eyes tightly as you felt breath against your skin

Tonight Lilith grew hungry for the terror used to provide her and returned to under your bed. She was completely unaware of how much time had passed and how much you had grown