CHAPTER 23: HAPPY BIRTHDAY The next day, Melanie was sleeping in a bed and soon she woke up suddenly, like she had a nightmare. She saw the clock – 12:23 a.m., her hair was a mess, her head was aching, then she looked around – it was not her bedroom. “What the hell?! Dad? Dad!” she got out the bed and went in the next room in her lingerie. “Melanie, how are you?” said Kevin who was there. “Dad, what… What the hell happened? Did I pass out or something?” “No, you didn’t. It was---” “I must be catching cold. I’ve been healthy for a year and a half, you know. It’s about time.” “You’re not catching cold---” “What a dream I had… Some guy kidn*pped me, you, John, Liz… and he, and a few others turned into some… giants… aliens…” “A dream? What do you---” “And before that we talked, you

