2014-12-19 – Tim Joe Sharon – 03 – “When The Spaceman Came”
“The rusted weather vane on the barn creaked a protest as a silent silver teardrop streaked across the inky night sky. Sarah, usually fast asleep by eight, was wide awake, drawn by an inexplicable restlessness.
A low hum vibrated in the air, growing steadily louder until the farmhouse shuddered. Peeking out her window, Sarah gasped. Hovering just above the wheat field, a vessel unlike anything she’d ever seen pulsed with an ethereal glow.
Tentatively, a hatch opened, and a figure emerged, tall and slender, swathed in a luminous white suit. Fear momentarily gripped Sarah, but it was quickly replaced by a sense of wonder. The spaceman, his face obscured by a visor, turned towards the house, raising a hand in a gesture that seemed both calming and hopeful. In that instant, Sarah knew the world had irrevocably changed.” -AI