ALIEN INVASION by Hallett Peter

Author:Hallett, Peter [Hallett, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Leviathan Entertainment
Published: 2015-12-13T18:30:00+00:00

“I don’t know.”

“Do you think it’s because of the bomb in the backyard?”

I was confused. “There’s no bomb, Freddie. You must have been having a bad dream when the noise woke you up.”

Freddie raised his head from the floor and removed his hands from his ears. He seemed calmer than me at that moment, but just as upset, tears and snot had covered his face. “I wasn’t, Mommy. I was looking out of the window when the shaking started.”

“What were you doing out of bed?”

“The air was stinging me, so I opened my window like you taught me ... Sorry.”

“You don’t need to be sorry, that was very smart. Good boy. I’m proud of you.”

“The thunder started as the lawn spit the bomb out.”

“Mommy is confused. Could you show me what you’re talking about?”

“Yes.” He scooted from under the bed, I did the same but it took me twice as long as him. He grabbed my hand and ran me to the window. I had to jump debris on the way. I also noticed a large crack in the wall over his bed.

My jaw fell when I saw he was telling the truth. In the middle of our backyard was a shiny metal-looking object sticking out of the ground. It looked like a space-age peapod. It appeared as if it had blasted through the dirt in an upward motion, forced its way from underground somehow.

The top of the pod was open, four separate sections spread wide. There was flashing lights inside and a larger light on top, shining in the direction of our house. The inside of the pod looked like a mess of computer parts, blinking and flashing, it reminded me of that movie, Tron.

“See Mommy, I told you.” Freddie tugged on my arm.

“Yes, you did.”

“What is it?”

“I’m not sure.”

“Is it a bomb?”

“I don’t think so, baby.”

“A spaceship?”

“Don’t be silly.” I laughed, uncomfortably. It could have been one of those things for all I knew.

Something crashed, cracked and crunched downstairs. Both Freddie and me jumped. I quickly placed my hand over his mouth and said, “Hush.” I led him to his closet as quickly a possible and we both got inside. I closed the door, and looked through the slits in the wood.

Thuds. Someone was on our stairs. Creak. Someone was at Freddie’s door. I held my breath, could feel my son’s on the palm of my hand. I knelt down next to him; his eyes were wide, tears flowing. Crunch. Someone had stepped into his room.

It was pitch black in the room but I could see what had entered well enough for a little piss to sneak free. The shadowed creature slowly walked toward Freddie’s bed. I could hear sniffles, like it was trying to get a scent. That made me swallow and Freddie start to shake. I held him to me, tight, praying he would stay as silent as possible.

The blackness in front of us had to be over six feet. It was deathly thin though, with legs longer than its body.

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