This had been our usual afternoon routine after school for as long as I can remember and I'm not even sure our mom knew as I don't think she ever real...y came upstairs to check on us. We both just stretched out and dozed off.Now you might wonder about this but remember, we had been napping together like this for years and there was nothing at all unusual about it to the two of us.So, one afternoon, we were napping as usual when I was awakened by a rhythmic motion to the bed and opened my eyes to. As I was leaving, Dad told me that Mom had absolutely refused my request to buy the TRS-80 from them. I told him that was fine, I’d find another solution. I wasn’t going to say anything in advance because then Mom could try to stop me.On Monday morning, Kellie greeted me at the bus with a bright smile.“Hi, Steve! I didn’t get to finish talking to you before the homeroom bell rang.”“Hi, Kellie,” I said flatly.“I was wondering if we could get together sometime.”“You told me in no uncertain terms. Then I was levitated off my bed and out of my house, I couldnt believe what was happening. I I was being a*****ed by aliens. Even though I remember most of these details, some things are a bit blurry, because the next thing I know I'm on a bed in a brightly lit room. I couldn't speak or move. I could only blink as they went on with their tests. One included where they inserted a long thick needle into my abdomen. It hurt so much, I couldn't bear the pain any longer, but there was nothing I. I fetched two packages of chuck steak from the freezer to replace the thawed meat which I removed from the refrigerator, and moved the thawed packages to the cutting board, where I began slicing meat into short thin strips. Every ten slices, I diverted strips to the greedy maws creeling on my shoulders. As soon as I had a platter, I moved it to the microwave for a minute and returned to the cutting board.The 'ding' of the microwave coincided with the appearance of Brenda in the kitchen, and I.