An eight-year-old girl sleeps alone, but every morning she complains that her bed feels “too small.” When her mother checks the security camera at 2 a.m., she breaks down in silent tears….

I patted her head, thinking it was just a child’s complaint.

But I was wrong.

The Repeated Words That Made Me Uneasy

Two days later.

Then three.

Then an entire week.

Every morning, Emily said something similar:

“Mom, I couldn’t sleep well.”
“My bed felt too small.”
“I felt squeezed to one side.”

One morning, she asked a question that sent a chill down my spine:

“Mom… did you come into my room last night?”

I crouched down and looked straight into her eyes.