Hoodwinked
“Will you shut up?” I muttered into my pillow, knowing full well it was no use.
Ding dong! The doorbell rang again loudly.
Grumbling, I reluctantly pushed back the covers, slowly got out of bed, and stumbled into the doorway. Taking as much time as I dared, I tugged the heavy door open, and what I saw made me gasp.
About a dozen disgusting men stood on the welcome mat, spraying it with a cloud of dust. Each of them had different revolting features, such as grey skin, green toenails sticking through holes in their shoes, and eyeballs that rolled in opposite directions.
“Stephanie Knucklewood,” stated the leader in a peculiar, robotic voice, stepping forward. He had two red, bulging eyeballs squirming in their sockets and foul clothes that seemed to have never …show more content…
Bang! The ship tumbled onto a rocky surface.
Then, without warning, all twelve men drew heavy pistols . . . and pointed them at me.
“We lied!” bellowed the leader before I could say anything. “Your mother knew our secret! She knew we were aliens from this planet! So we came here to destroy her—along with her beloved, scrawny daughter. There is no escape, no one to save you!
“So . . . you aren’t a murderer?” I peeped timidly at my mother in utter disbelief. So much had happened in the past hour.
“No,” my mother replied softly, shaking off her gag. Then, she added, “Brace yourself. It’ll be over quick.”
An atrocious alien with decaying skin and dry hair tied my hands behind my back.
I squeezed my eyes shut but didn’t relax. There was still a grain of defiance in me, and I struggled hard against the rough rope around my wrists. Suddenly, I felt the knot loosen. Hope flooded through my body, mingling with the guilt of not trusting my mother. A pink moon rose above our heads and seemed to smile, illuminating a path that led away from the ghastly creatures. I looked up and stared up at the aliens with
“Will you shut up?” I muttered into my pillow, knowing full well it was no use.
Ding dong! The doorbell rang again loudly.
Grumbling, I reluctantly pushed back the covers, slowly got out of bed, and stumbled into the doorway. Taking as much time as I dared, I tugged the heavy door open, and what I saw made me gasp.
About a dozen disgusting men stood on the welcome mat, spraying it with a cloud of dust. Each of them had different revolting features, such as grey skin, green toenails sticking through holes in their shoes, and eyeballs that rolled in opposite directions.
“Stephanie Knucklewood,” stated the leader in a peculiar, robotic voice, stepping forward. He had two red, bulging eyeballs squirming in their sockets and foul clothes that seemed to have never …show more content…
Bang! The ship tumbled onto a rocky surface.
Then, without warning, all twelve men drew heavy pistols . . . and pointed them at me.
“We lied!” bellowed the leader before I could say anything. “Your mother knew our secret! She knew we were aliens from this planet! So we came here to destroy her—along with her beloved, scrawny daughter. There is no escape, no one to save you!
“So . . . you aren’t a murderer?” I peeped timidly at my mother in utter disbelief. So much had happened in the past hour.
“No,” my mother replied softly, shaking off her gag. Then, she added, “Brace yourself. It’ll be over quick.”
An atrocious alien with decaying skin and dry hair tied my hands behind my back.
I squeezed my eyes shut but didn’t relax. There was still a grain of defiance in me, and I struggled hard against the rough rope around my wrists. Suddenly, I felt the knot loosen. Hope flooded through my body, mingling with the guilt of not trusting my mother. A pink moon rose above our heads and seemed to smile, illuminating a path that led away from the ghastly creatures. I looked up and stared up at the aliens with