“Earlier, I’d fallen asleep surprisingly quickly. I think I just wanted to get today over with. But then I jumped awake. I’d heard something, a kind of rustling sound as if a bird had flown in here by mistake. And now it was roosting right in the darkest, most shadowy part of my room. How could a bird get in here? That was nonsense. Something was here though. I was sure of it. I was surprisingly calm about it too. Maybe because I was still only half awake. I leaned forward. ‘Er, hey,’ I called. ...Don’t ask me why I said that. I certainly never expected a reply. But that’s exactly what happened. A voice said, ‘Now, don’t be afraid, everything will be all right.’ A voice I recognized instantly. ‘Dad, where are you – look, I’m going to put a light on.’ ‘No, don’t do that,’ said Dad, so fiercely I froze. Nothing happened for a moment, except my whole room sort of shivered. And then something came flapping out of the shadows. Only it wasn’t a bird. It was a bat.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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