I rolled over to see a small fire in front of me a silhouette sitting by the fire. It noticed that I was awake. And walked over I sat up smiling before I saw the same creature as last time.
"OHMY, GET AWAY FROM ME!" I screamed scrambling away from him my hands reaching the edge of the river.
"Please don't do that again," it spoke and his voice was soft and gentle, "I know this is a typical reaction to an alien but plea-"
"ALIEN!?" I screamed unsure of what to feel or think right then as I stared at him. He looked human enough but his eyes shined in the dark, his scales reflecting the fires light, and spines on the side of his face held golden hair back from his face which otherwise appeared normal. His face sunk in sorrow and he sat on the ground holding his hands out as if to be cuffed.
"Go ahead, I know your government would be very excited to finally get an alien," he said so calmly looking into my eyes.
I was still terrified my heart was screaming with adrenaline ready to flee. My muscles where tensed from the extra blood ready to swing into a punch. 'He's not attacking and he saved me from my own destruction, I should be more afraid of myself then of him.'
We just sat looking at each other for a long time. He didn't move at all even as I shifted from my legs going numb. I finally stood up and all he did was move his head up to look at me as I got a little closer still staying a good distance away from him.
"What are you doing here?" I managed to say with a little stuttering. My body was slowing from the adrenaline and I was getting tired.
"We came to see if this planet you call earth was ready for connect from the other planets in the galaxy," he said still holding his hands where they remained, "We had sent a signal a while back but never heard a response. We then sent an object to test if your people would kill us, sadly it was taken to a base to be studied. Until recently we felt humans would kill us Drednas."
"What object?"
"Ever heard of Rosewell, New Mexico?"
"Are you kidding? I think every human heard about that incident."
"Yeah of course the story goes as far to say we sent one of our own in the craft, no just one of our computers. Which reminds me how is Siri?"
"Are you kidding that's were she came from?"
"Nah, just pulling your leg as you humans would say," he chuckled a bit smiling a crooked smile.
I blushed, not from just embarrassment but from his smile as well. And I hadn't noticed that I had gotten closer despite him not moving at all. I finally walked up to his out stretched hands kneeling before reaching out tentative fingers to touch his. He watched me as my fingers grazed the smaller scales on his hands, They felt the same as those on a lizard or snake, soft yet firm and protective.
"I heard you have creatures with my skin type here," he said. I looked up at him his smile had gotten bigger at my willingness to be close and touching him.
"Yeah, snakes and lizards." I looked back his hands there where claw like fingernails but they weren't viciously long but more short and closer to his finger.
"So still gonna take me in?"
I looked up at him as he stared at me. His smile gone he was just looking at me in seriousness. I gently touched his palm feeling the same texture as a lizards underbelly there.
"What's your name?"
"Gorgny."
I've been finding it interesting. I have been struggling for a while but I also know that it was never due to my education. Many of my friends with degrees are still struggling in todays society. But I won't deny I've thought of trying out to be an astronaut! When I was a kid going into the stars sounded like a ton of fun. And even as an adult it sounds perfect.
KEEP BELIEVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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