05-13-2010

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"I don't care a army of cows is flyin' over the moon," Andy's mom yelled out the kitchen window, "get yer little behind in here, now!" if only she'd listen for once instead of barking orders, she just might see something really special; even if it wasn't a real cow flying over the moon, but something definitely was in the sky that night.

Andy walked to the house, dragging his feet through the gravel drive. His head hung low, hands in his pockets. Andy had another summer night was cut short by his mom, drinking her bottle a bit faster than the past few nights. Not as fast as dad though; he had been passed out since dinner.

Andy didn't even bother to say good night, he just headed up stairs and washed up for bed. As he lay looking out the window at the full moon, he saw the same object cross on front of the moon several more times. Andy wasn't sure if he was just sleepy or not, but the object seemed bigger, with each zig and zag across the night sky. He wasn't alarmed, men had all kinds of flying objects these days and since the Air Force had a base near by, it wasn't uncommon to see something different every now and again.

Andy struggled to keep his eyes open, wanting to watch the moon set in a few hours. His battle was futile and awoke to what he thought was the sun. However, when he sat up and looked out his window, there in the field was a ship; a glowing ship. It was bright, but didn't hurt Andy's eyes. Having no idea what time it was, he dressed and made his way down the stairs where his parents were passed out. He crept out the door, careful not to let the screen door slam shut.

As he moved down the steps, he heard a humming noise coming from the ship. Still glowing, it drew Andy in almost a daze. He had never seen anything like it, yet he had no fear of the ship. He expected men, Air Force pilots, to step out at anytime and apologize for disturbing Andy and his family like they had done on several other occasions. However, none of those ships were quite like this one; so quiet, glowing, spherical.

Andy knew enough about flying machines to wonder how something without wings could fly, but he knew it could since he had seen it crisscross the sky. As he got a bit closer, he noticed the sphere was floating just above the ground. That finally made him stop, feeling the first wave an uncertainty tingle down his spine. The object in front of Andy was beyond his understanding in more ways than one, and by stepping outside, he was in over his head.

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