that. After about thirty seconds of beating the tree with my
shoe, I wondered if Bigfoot felt this stupid afterward like I
did. Then, a similar sound came from somewhere in the distance.
Oh man, I thought. I don’t believe this! I sat on the
trampoline, waiting to hear it again. It took a few minutes,
but it happened. From behind me, I heard another knocking.
I decided I should go inside, but a flicker caught my eye.
The star, or whatever it was that I was watching in the
sky earlier, turned jade-green, and it looked like it was getting
bigger. What’s going on, I thought. I hopped off the trampoline, and as soon as my feet hit the ground, I heard that beating sound toward the edge of my yard. It wasn’t far from me
at all. It was immediately followed by another not far away
enough. Then another. The beating sounds were all around
me now. The jade star burned brighter above me.
I could hardly think, let alone move, but I knew I had
to get inside. I noticed an outline of something huge, standing not too far from the doorway. I didn’t know what to do
at this point, so I clicked on the light of my cell phone and
shone it in its direction. The light was weak, so everything
was still just shadows. All I could make out was one shining
eye, staring back at me.
I was filled with sheer terror. I saw a flash above, and
a dark circle filled the sky above the trees. I turned the video
camera option on the phone on and pointed it up, and the
shadowy figure walked toward me.
A jade-green beam fired down from above, and I
dropped my phone. Life moved in a dream-like slow motion.
I was paralyzed and lifted skyward, my body tumbling in the
green light. The only thing running through my mind for
whatever reason was that I wish I had worn my yellow jacket.