Direct Orders

The kids were in bed by 9:30 last night, so at about 10 PM I figured that they would all be asleep, so I walked down the hall and turned off the bathroom light (this serves as a very expensive night light).

I immediately heard a deep gravelly voice that quietly--yet with great emphasis on every word--growled, ‘TURN THE LIGHT BACK ON NOW!!!’

I sighed as I turned it back on.

Looking in at the complainant, I saw that she was lying on her side, eyes blissfully shut, sucking her index and middle fingers on her right hand as her left hand methodically caressed her silky blanket.