Today Mandy Stewart the head cheerleader was sick, out with the mumps. Without there leader they would be confused and would not be able to pick on an...one much. Melvin noticed like every other nerd behind the bitchiness that she treated them with Mandy was still the hottest girl in the school. Mandy had the largest breasts of all the cheerleaders and teachers, and she was thin but curvaceous, with dirty blonde hair. Melvin on the other hand was average that’s why Mandy and the cool crowd picked. The room was filled with thick musty air, as he made his way across the room to the light switch. Flicking it on the room illuminated. In the corner of the room, hung the Christmas red Santa suit, in a clear plastic bag. A smile crept across Nick’s face as he made a beeline for the suit. This was Nicks’ favorite time of year. He got to bring a little happiness into children’s lives as he took a month off of work. He dressed up as Santa and donated the proceeds of his Santa work to Toys for. ”The shadows took form, a line of charging Rask emerging from the dust. There must have been two dozen soldiers, their bayonets at the ready as they raced forward, clad in a blend of black Shock Trooper armor and traditional leather. Behind them came a wheeled vehicle, a human flatbed that had been stripped down and crudely rebuilt to accommodate an alien driver. The front of the truck was clearly original, with a pair of sweeping headlights, the hood curved and streamlined. Everything from the. .. and roll ... and roll some more. A little farther twist and the car might land in the crowd of rally fans. It's happened.Too far a flight and the car has a good chance of striking nose first and going end over end over end over end ... with maybe a full twist in there somewhere. Sometimes the twist was half way and the car struck sideways ... and rolled.The road in front of our house made a sharp right ... the 10 foot tall three foot thick hedge ate cars and spit them out ... usually upside.