Don’t Be Scared by Brent Kelley
“Daddy!”
Ugh, how can Emma be so peppy this early? She pounces, laughing like a six year old lunatic as I check the clock. 5:43am. Ugh.
“Daddy, you’re not scared, are you?” She smiles big.
“Why would I be scared?” I rub my eyes.
She shrugs. “Because if you were, Mooper would kill you.”
“Emma! You don’t talk like that.”
“Benny was scared,” she says. “Then Mommy was, too.”
I turn to see my wife isn’t in bed with me. “Sarah! Your daughter needs a spanking!”
No answer.
“Ben?” I shout. “Ben!”
“Daddy,” Emma whispers. “You look scared.”
Brent Kelley www.brentmichaelkelley.com
