"Aha! I see you!" he said cheerfully

"Wha? Oh no! What is that?! What are you doing under my Bed?!"

"Did you mistake me for a hiding friend or relative? Do you not see my horns? Did you not notice my razor-sharp teeth and glowing eyes?"

"Agh! What the Hell!"

Mary jumped off her bed and flew out the door, slamming it behind her. She wasn't going to explain herself. Her heart was in her throat. She immediately went outside, bolting down the sidewalk to Jane's House.

The creature laughed. Now, the Pie on the windowsill would be claimed for great victory.