Alex is standing in front of his weeping parents.
“Alex, be a good man. Whatever you do, listen to your heart. It will always tell you what is right and what is wrong,” his father says but he is crying so much Alex can hardly hear his words.
“Remember all the good we have taught you,” his mother says. Her voice is also quiet. “Be good at school and never do anything bad,” she adds and wipes her tears.
They hug little Alex for the last time. They take each other’s hands. There are two aliens standing next to them with guns in their hands. They poke the parents with the guns. The parents turn around and walk towards the spaceship. The parents turn around a few times to wave at Alex. A third alien standing behind Alex comes before him and shakes his hand.
“Thank you, Alex. We really thank you.”
“It was my pleasure. I am pretty happy to get rid of them,” he says in the language of the aliens.
Originally posted 2020-04-21 16:43:00.