Back to fiction I attract strange people By Fluf the Cat Lady Part 1 � �Aliens land in my friend�s field� One sunny afternoon, I was innocently cleaning the home economics room. My friend and several contingents of my army of cats were washing up. I took no notice of the cleaner who was humming in welsh and hoovering. I only realised he was talking to us when I heard the words �psychic woman� and �NASA�. I groaned inwardly. Not another one. My spirits dropped even further as he started to narrate friends at NASA�s numerous experiences with aliens in completely serious tones. �Many years ago, a spaceship flew over my house� it was the most amazing experience of my life!� I didn�t bother to ask if he was joking. His tone said clearly that he wasn�t. The three of us carried on our merry conversation about aliens and things. �Have you ever seen an alien?� My friend asked (I had a feeling she�d already guessed the answer). �Oh no!� he sounded quite surprised. �But my friend has. Yes, one landed in his field. He was about seven foot tall with blond hair.� �Erm, couldn�t that just have been a tall person?� I asked, �with blonde hair?� This however was not the case. He denied it quite vehemently. �When animals disappear, the aliens have taken them and keep them as sub-humans.� he went on, �sometimes their owners are taken up to view them in glass tubes. Then they go back to live their lives.� At this point, we decided it was time for us to leave. He gave us some parting advice: �Remember, they�re everywhere. You might see one in the street. There are many different types. Some are blue and have big hands.� When asked to comment for Madaline, the cleaner advised me to look up the Prophecies. I didn�t ask why. |