The Revenge​

Summary

My daughter’s words before bed sent a chill down my spine. “At naptime, the teacher pats us, one by one. After she pats you to death, she puts you on your little bed.”

I patiently tried to explain. “Honey, that’s just how she helps you fall asleep. Once you’re sleeping, she lays you down on your bed.”

She nodded, though I wasn’t sure she understood.

The next morning, a message appeared in the preschool parents’ group chat. It was from Lily Miller’s mother. She said that after her daughter fell asleep last night, she never woke up again.

She was dead.