“It feels tight.”
After a week I decided to replace the mattress entirely, thinking perhaps the springs inside were damaged.
The new mattress arrived two days later.
For exactly one night, Mia slept peacefully.
Then the complaints began again.
“Mom… it’s happening again.”
That was when I decided to install a small security camera in her bedroom.
At first I convinced myself it was only for reassurance. Mia had always tossed and turned while sleeping, and perhaps she was kicking the bed frame during the night.
The camera linked to an app on my phone so I could check the room whenever I wanted.
For the first few nights, nothing unusual appeared.
Mia slept normally.
The bed didn’t move.
But on the tenth night I woke suddenly.
The digital clock read 2:00 a.m.
My phone vibrated with a notification.
Motion detected – Mia’s room.
Still half asleep, I opened the camera feed.
The night-vision image showed Mia lying on her side beneath the blanket.
Everything looked calm.
Then the mattress moved.
Just a little.
As if something underneath had shifted.
My stomach tightened.
Because Mia’s bed didn’t have storage drawers.
