Short Story: Abducted by Aliens?

 

Everything is fuzzy when I wake to strange creatures looking over me. The last thing I remember up until now is being at the lake with my boyfriend kissing when I heard a strange sound and he ran off to see what it was. Then I must have passed out before he came back because that's when I found myself strapped to this table with the strange looking creatures staring at me and poking me with their fingers.

I ask them where I am, but apparently they don't speak English. "Great, aliens from outer space?" I think to myself, but for no other reason why I can't seem to remember what happened prior to waking up in this strange place.

Then, the head alien (I'm assuming because I don't know what else to call him) as he takes charge of the situation while the others wait for instructions on what to do with me, asks me in plain English that shocks me because I didn't know anyone spoke English here.

"So, are the accommodations to your liking?" the head honcho asks me.

"Um, not if you like being strapped to a table?" I sarcastically tell the head alien.

"Funny?" the head alien says. "You earthlings are funny creatures!"

"Why is that?" I ask.

"We've been studying you earthlings for years and sarcasm is the one thing we don't understand?" the head alien questions.

"What do you want with me?" I spit out at the head alien.

"That was a nasty thing to do!" the head alien says as he motions for his helper to push the red button that sends bolts of electricity through my body.

"Don't even think of escaping, earthling!" the head alien warns me, as if I could what with being strapped to a table would allow me, and now I've been doused with electricity. How could I even manage to escape now?!

Several hours later, I awake to find myself in a room by myself. I tear off the blankets and attempt to get up, but I feel woozy from the electrocution zap to my body. I peak out the window to find that I'm home on earth? I assume I'm up in a spacecraft where they do experiments on humans.

I open the door to my room (not very smart for aliens who claim they've been studying humans for years?) and I run in an attempt to flee this nightmare. But after running for what seems like hours (it's only been like 10 minutes), I come to a clearing only to find myself at a party in my honor--

Apparently my friends and family played a practical joke making me think I was the victim of an alien abduction--guess the joke's on me?! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Laughing off the practical joke, I join in on the fun as I remember it's my birthday. I'd been so busy with work, I completely forgot it was my birthday!!!!! Imagine that!