His short, black hair was always perfect and he always dressed really nice like he was a businessman or something. Even that day he was dressed up. ...e wasn’t married, and hadn’t been the entire time we had known him, but he always seemed to have plenty of friends to keep him busy. He had always been nice to me, never too nice or uncomfortable to be around, and I had a strange crush or interest for him until about a year ago, when I realized I was wasting my time. Justin mowed his lawn all. My lips were so close to his, just for a second, and I was looking into his eyes, but I didn't see what I wanted to see in them. I saw love, yeah, I saw uncertainty too, maybe fear or shame, I didn't know. But I didn't see desire and I felt rejected and I let him go.I'd ruined it. Our night together, I'd blown it. Daddy had been uncomfortable after what had happened, enough that he'd decided to go to bed. He gave me a kiss goodnight. He told me he loved me and we both pretended that I hadn't. “Let me show you where things are.”“Okay.” She stepped to the front of the unit, and I went back and slid open the bathroom door. “This is the toilet and shower.” Moving forward, I opened the galley cabinet doors one at a time. “Plates, cups, glasses, silverware, cookware, pantry, microwave, and dishwashing supplies.” I turned to the desk. “In here is my laptop, a few books, a junk drawer, and some personal items.”Moving to the bins over the right side window, I pressed a spot on the lower. Her unfocused eyes could see Danny. See him ten feet, fifteen feet, further towards home. He couldn't stop. Couldn't risk the other babies. Couldn't help her.Two of the creatures were descending towards her.She'd failed...Failed...Mommy ... Daddy...Light flared to her right.An orb. An orb of glowing blue light, easily ten feet tall. It stood there, in the grass. Humming. Drowning out the cries of the babies.All other noise stopped.The world stopped.Mary's eyes widened.From the sphere, appeared.