Monster in the Closet

When I was a kid, I was always afraid of calling down the stairs to my parents. Many times, I would get scared at night because we had ghosts in my house. My family had owned the house for five generations and quite a few people had died there. I would always be afraid to call for my mom and dad though. I would hear noises upstairs and then I would go sit on the stairs and listen to the tv. I was always trying to muster up the courage to call for my mom and dad because I would get in trouble.