It was three AM, and I sat in the darkest corner of the room, staring at the little girl on the bed. Hours went by like this. Sometimes I lost myself in fantasies where I slowly walked up to her bed and started nibbling on her finger. I knew her fingers would taste especially sweet.

Yesterday, Emily found me in a trash can. I must have smelled terrible. My arms were almost ripped apart. There were many different gouges across my stomach and back, and one of my eyes was missing. I was a terrible teddy bear.

That didn’t stop her from putting me into her little purse and sneaking me back to her home. She washed me and then sewed my body together. Of course, that didn’t solve the problem, but she didn’t know that.

She was so vulnerable. Delicious.

No. I’d decided I wouldn’t hurt her despite my stomach’s aching. But maybe there was no point to it. I just had to eat somebody, no use in promising something I can’t hold.

I’ve noticed many things about this room in these hours. It’s terrifying. I see large eyes shining at me beneath the bed. The closet, which is open just a crack, also holds eyes that look at me. There’s a doll, sitting on the table, staring right at me. Something on top of her closet, was leaning down and looking at me. And there’s something big, laying down on the floor. I can only see its black outline. It doesn’t look at me but each time I fidget, it growls, just a little bit.

My hunger grew worse. I could barely breathe anymore. I had to eat. She helped me sure but this was just my nature. You couldn’t blame me for following me nature. I’m sorry Emily, but I have no choice.

Slowly I stood up, the creature on the floor growled, everyone’s eyes followed me. My body grew to the size of a large bear, my teeth sharper. The doll snickered. The wood creaked loudly as I approached.

I stood right above her completely still. Drool dripped down onto her blanket. After a moment, she shocked me. Her left eyelid opened, just a bit, and she looked right at me. Then, I saw her smile.

“Ha, I caught you!”

My head jerked down aiming to snap her head off, but I froze.

“Bad Teddy,” she said, and I felt electricity shoot through my body. I writhed in my stillness and silence.

“Now walk back to your spot.”

I walked back and sat down, letting my hunger eat me from the inside. I understood why everybody had looked at me. Shrinking back to my normal size, I looked at the other creatures in the room, wondering who’d make the next move.

At 5 AM she needed the toilet. She crawled up the wall, onto the ceiling and away towards the toilet. What the fuck.

The doll whispered, “if you break the rules again. She’ll kill you.”