I Hid In The Bathroom When The Aliens Arrived
By Lisa Foiles
Time: Present Day
Universe: Three to the Left and Two Straight Down
Planet: Tycho, Galaxy K4-Q88P
Weather: Balmy
We had one alien encounter. It was embarrassing how much this dude looked like the stereotypical movie alien. Tall, slender, leathery skin. Deep green. A space suit filled out by arms and legs. And holy cow, a HUGE noggin. Big ol’ head. He looked like a cake pop. A babysitter once traumatized me with Mars Attacks! when I was a kid, so not gonna lie, I was pretty apprehensive about this guy. The only unexpected feature was his lack of eyes. He didn’t ‘see’ in the way we do . . . he sensed things . . .? I’m still not sure.
My apprehensions subsided because . . . he was kind. The linguists attempted to communicate,
