[capt. norm]

When I was at that age, my monster had rules. He could not get you if you were totally under the covers. If you could make it from the bathroom to your bedroom and jump into bed and dive under the covers he'd miss his opportunity.

[ShadowDancer]

Hahaha. To this day, I still get the creeps if my leg or arm hang even an inch over the side of the bed. It's like you have this massive neon sign on it saying "Come and get me".

[Freedom4US]

He could not get you if you were totally under the covers.

The monster under my bed operated under similar constraints, ever alert for a hanging arm over the edge of the bed. Light was something the monster couldn't abide, so my room required periodic disinfection, usually during the night by turning on all the lights, opening all drawers and closet and emptying them of their contents. Somehow mom and dad couldn't understand how brilliant this idea was. I recall that Calvin and Hobbes discovered this very method in one of their cartoons!