Fallen In Love In The Worst Way Preface Mommy told me not to go out at night. Mommy told me there were monsters and ghouls and ghosts who came out at night. She said, if they saw me, they'd pull my hair and take away Doggy Woof Woof and not give him back. Mommy said they were evil. Mommy would say that Daddy was evil too, but then he'd hit her and she wouldn't say that bad thing again until he came home with pink and red paint on his face and Mommy would start crying and I'd ask Daddy, "Why doesn't Mommy like it when you draw?" And Daddy would say, "Because she's a fucking clingy whore." I didn't know what those words meant, but I stopped making drawings for Mommy because the paint made her sad. I tried to get Daddy to do this too, but I don't think he was listening. I was a grown-up now! That's what Doggy Woof Woof told me. He said that I was so grown-up because I walked to kindergarten all on my own and none of my friends did. I told Mrs Cooper that, but she just frowned - that kind of frown Mommy made at the clock when she was making dinner but Daddy wasn't home yet. I told Mrs Cooper about those words Daddy'd said, the ones I didn't understand. Mrs Cooper got mad and started asking questions I didn't answer. She was just like those bad nurses and doctors. Asking if I had really fallen down the stairs. Asking about the bruises in my arms. They said I could trust them - they wouldn't tell nobody. But Daddy said not to tell them, because then they would take me away from Mommy and Doggy Woof Woof. They were the monsters and the ghouls and the ghosts. So I whispered to Doggy Woof Woof what Daddy did, and no one took me away.