Apples and Aliens

Apples and Aliens


The evening sun splashed her beautiful cloak of colors over the western sky, leaving behind purples, pinks and grays. The breathtaking display was her secret promise of greater things to come for those who took time to appreciate her.
A loud knock on the door snapped me back from my daydreams. It was my current boyfriend of 3 years coming to pick me up for our date. He looked so handsome in his faded jeans and jade colored polo. I said goodbye to my grandmother, and we set out on our adventure.
After a wonderful dinner we went to our secret get away spot. Since we were still living with our family,we needed such a place for getting to know each other. At either of our homes, there were too many people around to really talk and connect. We drove out of town on a road that snaked up and around many scenic hills. The incredible views of the autumn foliage could be seen for miles. We turned off onto a small dirt road that traveled through a meadow and dead ended into an apple orchard. The air was heavy with the smell of the ripening fruit.
We talked for hours, that seemed like minutes, when he reached over and gave me a not so innocent hug. I responded by giving him a kiss full of promises of things to come. He greedily accepted my kiss and lead me to the back seat of his green impala.After accepting his special gift, we relaxed in the back and awaited the morning`s splendor.
All of a sudden, I was blinded by an explosion of white light. It`s intensity seared into my eyes. I was getting prepared to explain to the police our indiscretion, when I realized that the light was over us and not coming from a police car.
The lights were finally at eye level signalling the craft`s arrival, when I realized that I was really seeing an unidentified flying object. The lights on the ship were finally turned off and I could see the craft`s dimensions. It had to be 50 feet long and oval in shape. It`s silver colored exterior caught the moon beams. I was so totally freaked out, that I was afraid of what I was witnessing.
Within ten minutes, It became clear that this was an unidentified flying object full of aliens. The silvery sides opened up and 40 to 50 human shaped beings left the craft in a single line. They were a lavender purple color and about 3 feet tall. As they started walking by us, we hid in the bushes to avoid capture.
They were heading down the hill to the river and filling up containers that resembled chemistry vials. Afterwards, they headed down the riverbed towards town. As soon as they were out of our sight, we went to inspect the ship. The interior was the same color as the outside, and had hundreds of brightly colored flashing lights on a dashboard. While searching, we discovered a smallish closet and looked at each other slyly. My guy took me by my hand and said, " This will be better than the mile high club!" . The thought that the beings could return any moment made our rendez- vous that much more exciting. I had never felt so alive.
As we tried to leave the closet, we noticed the purple beings returning to the ship. We frantically looked for an alternate way out but were trapped! We hid in a closet, hoping they would go away. Suddenly the ship started vibrating and made a loud sound. As the ship lifted off- I had to sit down to prevent falling. I knew we were hurtling out of the earth`s atmosphere quicker than I cared to know.
Then the closet door sprang to life and opened. We were know captured by the aliens. They used a series of clicks and hand gestures to communicate with us. My boyfriend looked at me fearfully as they took us away. We were instructed to sit in a small room. Unbeknownst to me, they were already returning to earth to drop us off. They eventually found a translator who explained that they were very friendly and had came to earth to buy more of their ship`s power source. Believe it or not, they came to get glow sticks!. Apparently, the liquid center is radioactive and can easily be converted into fuel. The friendly guys finally got us home and I felt bad I couldn`t tell everyone about our experience. They would surely think we were crazy.