The Mafia's Nanny
“They’re not scary. They’re just… very, very hungry for dirty water and bubbles. They’re the clean-up crew. If you let them eat the yucky bath water, they get full and fall asleep. Then they can’t bother anyone.”
Luca sniffled. “They eat bubbles?”
“They love bubbles. They’re like bubble gum for them.”
A tiny, wet giggle escaped him. I chanced to look up at Vitelli. He was watching, utterly still, his face unreadable.
I turned back to Luca. “Tell you what. We can do a test. One super fast bath. We’ll feed the monster some bubbles and see if he goes to sleep. If he’s still gurgly, we’ll pull the plug and say goodbye. Deal?”