The rain thundered down on the roof and lighting streaked across the sky I grumbled and rolled over in bed. Looking out my slightly rotated mini-blinds I saw lights flashing just over the junipers in the front yard.
Great, the Weekly World News and Grocery Store Tabloids accounts of Alien Invasions are finally coming true, I thought to myself. I don’t care, I just want another half hour or so more of sleep.
At 6:45 am I must confess I was more interested in sleep than any imminent alien invasion. I was quite sure humanity could survive with out my added assistance as I snuggled deeper under my down comforter.
It was around 7:45 when I realized the idea of more sleep was ludicrous. Rolling over I looked out the window again, there were more of those orange flashing lights hovering just over the junipers.
The rain had let up a little which is when I noticed the sign between the orange flashing lights, it read “SCHOOL BUS.” Not quite aliens, decidedly less comfortable than a space ship, and infinatly more ugly.
Thomas watches out the front window for aliens, photo by Kindli
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