When I was six years old, I began to fear the darkness which I slept in, and the result of this got me a night light to sleep with. As the nights went on, I would try different ways to cope with my fears. Nevertheless, I would sneak down stairs and hide in various places to feel safe. Being with your parents may seem safe, but many kids can be easily scared by things they see. The events that led up to my use of a night light caused fear and worry.
Twelve years ago my family moved into new house with a high echoing ceiling, and big basement with squeaky steps. At night when it was windy branches would hit our windows and make a knocking sound, the features of the new house didn’t scare me that much. I enjoyed having the luxury of having my own room. What changed all that was a movie that I watched one night called “The nightmare on Elm Street.” The slashing Freddy Krueger terrorized my dreams, and left me frantically on the ground beside my parent’s bed. By the …show more content…
They would wait for me to go into my bed, and then, jump out of my closet with forks and butter knives. Other times old be to hide under my bed or behind the door. That was enough for to sneak into my parent’s room for the rest of the week. I would use stuffed animals and others toys to help protect me (gave me a little courage) when it was around. On the day of Halloween, my elementary school throw a costume party for its students. I normally don’t dress up for Halloween, but later discovered more than ten students dressed up as Freddy Kruger. They were roaming the hallways, lunchrooms, and playgrounds. Later that night, I used whatever I can to stay awake during the night. I used a flashlight, Stars Wars lightsaber, and others mode lighting to use as a nightlight since my mom has figured out it was me who was turning on all the light in the