Alienated [✔] » k.th

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Joey

"Joey." I felt V poke my cheek. "Joey."

   This time he shook my shoulder. I was wide awake, but just decided to pretend to be asleep so he could leave me alone. We see how that's working. "Joey." He repeated. "Someone's at the door."

  I opened my eyes and his face was about our noses were almost touching. He looked straight into my eyes which led to the deepest depths of my soul.

His hair tickled my forehead and I moved it away with one finger.

   "V," I spoke. "Why are you so close?"

   "No reason," he chuckled nervously. "I was just... Examining your pores."

   "Well... Thanks? I guess." I sat up and he backed away. "Who's at the door?"

   "I don't know." He shrugged. "They're males. Dressed in black suits."

   The description of the men made me jump out of bed, grab my robe and hurry towards the door. V followed.

I looked through the peephole. The men matched V's description.

   "Go hide."

   "Why? How come?"

   "Because I said so. Now go!"

He ran behind the large plant that was sitting in the corner of the room and crouched down.

   "Is this good?'

   "No. I can still see you!"

   "Fine. Then I'll hide by something bigger," he said as he ran over to the couch and tried to stuff his body under one of the cushions.

   "I can still see you V. It's not working." I placed my arms akimbo. "Can't you turn invisible or something?"

He disappeared into thin air. I didn't know where the hell he went, but it would do for now.

"You could have just done that in the first place" I sighed.

I opened the door with the latch still on it.

   "How may I help you?"

   "Have you seen this man?" They held up a picture of V. It was a photo of him in his fitting suit, when we were in the store. He looked really happy.

   "Nope, never seen him in my life." I pushed the door closed and one of the men stuck his foot inside.

   "Mind if we come in?"

   "Yes. Yes, I do mind."

   "Open the door. We're with the government and we will go in by force if you don't let us."

I opened the door and they barged inside. They looked behind the curtains, under the couch cushions, upstairs, behind the plant, in the kitchen, under and behind the couch.

Once the men couldn't find what they were looking for, they made their way out of the door, leaving the mess behind them.

   "This man is dangerous," one of them held the picture of the cute charismatic alien up to me. "If you see him, please call this number." He handed over a piece of paper with his digits on it. "Have a nice day."

The only thing dangerous about V is his killer smile.

   "I'm very attractive aren't I?" I turned my head to see the alien looking over my shoulder. He pinched his cheeks and smiled.

   "You might want to lay low for a while. People from the government are after you."

   "Why? What have I done wrong?"

   "Nothing," I shook my head. "Remember that day we were in the store and one of your brothers was after you?"

   "Yes."

   "Well, I'm pretty sure the government saw that and now they probably want to dissect your brain, to get all of the information they can get about you."

   "But why do they have to dissect my brain? I love my brain." He placed his hands on the side of his head. "No, I won't let them touch it. I won't let them!"

   "V, your eyes are glowing red!" I held his shoulders. "Are you okay?"

   He calmed down and his eyes went back to their normal color.

   "Yes. I'm fine." He sat down.

   "You sure? Do you need anything?"

   "Yes."

   "What?"

   "I need to hold my friend microwavy."

I sighed as I sauntered into the kitchen, unplugged the microwave and handed it to him. He cuddled up with it and eventually fell asleep.