Don't Take Away the Light — J.N. Williamson

Nine-year-old Teddy understands that everything his “Dear” does is because she loves him and wants to keep him with her -- always. That's why she takes him to the doctor every week, even though he's healthy. That's why she forbids him to do almost everything, and keeps him confined to his bed…

Then one night Teddy hears strange, beautiful music coming from the backyard…music that calls to him. Slipping into the darkness, he meets shadowy figures with strangely sparkling eyes. Are they here to hurt him or help him? Can they explain why Dear drinks so much alcohol, plays piano at all hours, and claims to have conversations with her dead relatives?

Teddy doesn't know the answers to all these grown-up questions. Nor does he know what he is afraid of -- yet. And he is so very afraid…