Wash day horror

It was a tuesday afternoon. A huge pile of laundry had been staring me down for days. I knew it was time to tackle it. I knew that I could defeat it. I dug in, clothes flying everywhere. I was a mom on a mission. I washed load after load. Reds, whites, darks, jeans, socks, towels, bedding. If it was there, I washed it. When it was dry, I folded it. If there was a quick fold contest somewhere, I would have won it. Nothing could stop me. Not even those infamous missing socks.

By late afternoon, the mile high pile had dwindled drastically. A sigh of relief had escaped from my mouth. I could relax, but only for a brief moment. The moment was up and I knew that I had to keep moving. I headed straight to the dryer like nobodies business. Unload dryer. Load dryer. Start washer. Add detergent. Add softener. It was the same old routine. I could have done it in my sleep. Heck, I was very much in a comatose like state. All that was left was to dig through the pile to gather up the next load. As I turned to the pile, something happened that has changed me forever. I came face to face with this..........

The sock monster. How could this be? I thought that he was just an urban legend. An urban legend made up by some fool who did not believe the myth that the washer and dryer had been eating their socks. That fool must have come face to face with him too. Why didn't that fool put it on snopes to warn others? May be it was because the sock monster ate him!

I was terrified. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what he would do. Would he attack, would he eat me, would he walk away? I was froze in my place and I didn't say a word. I prayed he had bad eyesight and couldn't see me. Then his mouth opened and he let out a deep belly laugh.

It was then that I realized I would live. The sock monster just wanted to help me with my laundry and play with my socks. That is all he wanted all along. Someone to understand his strange obsession and love him any way. So, I let him help me with the laundry and play with the socks.The end!

Do you know where your socks are?