Thunderstorm

[Guest thrasher]

One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her son into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?".

 

The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug.

 

"I can't dear" she said. "I have to sleep in Daddy's room".

 

A long silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice: "The big sissy".