You should post in it for advice . <| sep |> The lights snapped off with a bracing click . It ' ll come again tonight he pleaded . It come ' s every night . That ' s enough Thomas ! The nurse sharply replied , You ' ll scare the others . She glanced around the dim ward at the outlines of the 4 other children . Angela , Marissa , Jake and Ashley . Eventually her eyes settled on the empty bed in the corner . Painful memories gnawed at her , but she fought back a tear . So young . They were all so young . You ' re the oldest now Thomas , I ' m counting on you to be brave and look after the others . He nodded reluctantly , knowing she wouldn ' t stand for anymore of his protesting . It was bed time , and there was nothing he could do about it . After one final glance around the room , she left the ward abandoning the children to be alone with their thoughts . Thomas worried to himself as he looked across at the empty bed . Seb had been the oldest , but the monster had taken him . Was he next ? Thomas . Thomas I ' m scared ! Angela whispered . It ' s going to be okay he replied putting on a brave face . The monster won ' t take anyone tonight . I promise . She nodded slightly and pulled her blanket up around her face , before laying down to sleep . Determined to stay away , Thomas sat up higher in his bed , yawning as he did so . It was going to be a long night . The door swung open and creaked softly , causing Thomas to stir . Taking a second to remember where he was , Thomas yawned and then abruptly opened his eyes to a dark figure moving quietly around the room . Thomas froze . Panic gripped his chest as he watched in horror . The monster was back . Looking down over Marissa , the monster , carefully watched her breathe . Seemingly satisfied , it circled around , first to Jake , and then to Ashely , pausing at each briefly . As the monster continued , it turned , and Thomas caught a bright reflection from its large eyes . Closing his eyes once more , Thomas pretended to sleep as the monster shuffled over towards him . It paused once more , then again satisfied , the monster left and stalked across the room to Angela . Thomas , still frozen with fear , opened his eyes and watched as the monster once more stood in silent observation . After an age had passed , it moved around the bed . Opening its hand , the monster revealed an extended claw , which it quickly stabbed into Angela ' s IV bag . Still in shock , Thomas gasped silently . It had chosen its next victim . Horrified , he watched as the monster turned and silently shuffled from the room , knowing it would soon be back for Angela . Outside the ward , Dr Brenal sighed with exasperation . Sebastian had gone two days ago and now Angela was showing signs . Returning to his office and sitting down , Dr Brenal took off his large glasses and rubbed his eyes . It might be too late for Angela , but there was still hope for the others . He signed once more and opened his notebook . It was going to be a long night .