Wendy can't sleep; her teeth chatter, her bones clatter, even her skin is possessed by the shivers. The fear is drinking her drop by drop and the quilt is her only shield. Cold pressing, the black marble frame melts into the thick darkness of the night. Only the silver moonlight pours through the smooth glass, sprinkling with cold calmness. Wrapped in the mantle of shade, the twigs of the old tree stretch in a creepy way and the wind roars like a mad beast. Something is clamoring to come in. Something is crouching in the darkness. Something is peeping at her. Wendy pulls the quilt over her head, she finds herself unable to scream, only lay trembling and silent. “Dear, you look so pale, what happened?” her mother asks with a worried face. “Mom, something was outside my window last night! It wants to come in, it wants to hurt me!” Wendy says, tears welling up in her red and tired eyes. “Oh, sweetie, nothing will hurt you, it was just the wind. Let me show you, you will see nothing outside the window after I open......” “No...no!” Wendy begs,“Mom, please, never open the window, or it will break in when I am sleeping...please!” After lunch, Wendy goes back to her room, her little secret world. Unlike yesterday, the small room is bathed with sunshine. The tiny dust floats in the still air. She feels better, everything in the room seems to wake up from a long dream. That beautiful doll Kelly, she knows every precious secret and feelings of Wendy. They are close friends, though one of them can’t talk. Suddenly, a gust of laughter comes from outside the window. Driven by curiosity, Wendy follows the sound and looks out the window; a group of children of five or six are playing hide-and-seek. What a sunny day! The clear sky is like a blue velvet, remnants of clouds cling to the horizon like fluffs of cotton wool. Every child is smiling, their lovely skin reflecting bright spots of light. The warm air makes everyone feel li