This is the winning post for the Jan 2014 What if challenge (link given below).
What if you discovered a space-ship in your neighbor’s garage?
I was coming home from my afternoon walk when suddenly I stopped dead in my tracks. There in broad daylight was a shiny white space-ship parked in my neighbor’s garage.
“I knew it” I thought to myself, “I just knew it”. I always knew there was something strange about the neighbors. They had never returned my calls or thanked me for the cookies I sent them nor the chocolates on New Year. And then their two boys were so odd because they never made any noise. I mean how strange is that? I never saw them playing in the garden or heard them shouting or laughing.
I giggled to myself. So my neighbors were aliens. I wondered what they actually looked like. Did they have green skin and one eye in the middle of the forehead? Mrs. Jones always looked so prim and proper with not a hair out of place. But I must say they were being very daring, not even bothering to hide the fact that a space-ship was parked in their garage.
I was just opening my front door when I heard a voice behind me.
“Hello there!” It was Mrs. Jones standing in my driveway in a neat little blue dress.
“Xertang from Mercury is here to see you. They landed in the wrong house and asked if they could keep their space-ship in my garage. I told them of course, what are neighbors for?”
I swore. My secret was out.
http://okaywhatif.com/2014/01/06/new-feature-month-long-writing-challenge-with-voting/
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/02/08/daily-prompt-neighbors/
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I would definitely be intrigued to find a space ship in my neighbors yard. An investigation would be a must. Always a pleasure reading your blog.
Thank you. This is written in response to the What If Writing Challenge. Do check it out, it’s lots of fun.
I haven’t participated in a writing challenge for a long time. I’ll try to get back into it soon.
Lol great twist at the end. Really fun 🙂
🙂
Kids that don’t make any noise are very strange. I’d be worried f I didn’t hear at least one scream or bang a day from my little sister.
Exactly! The alarm bells start ringing when there’s silence.
Thanks for stopping by.
LOL, we kind of have the same twist in the end! http://lifeonthegoldenrock.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/home-writing-challenge/
Ah our friends are both from Mercury. I guess great minds think alike? 😉
Mercurian minds think alike!
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Great post! I love it!
Thanks!
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Haha love the twist at the ending! 🙂
🙂