Shruti Laddha, Class X B
“No one is waiting for you at home, Mr. Roberts. Why don’t you spend the rest of your life with us?” A surprised Bill turned to face two weird-looking green men who were creepily smiling at him and waiting for an answer. This was the first thrill he had experienced during his expedition to Mars. He inspected the two creatures, wide-eyed. They had large ears popping out of their weirdly small heads. They had webbed hands and feet, like those of a salamander.
Bill stuttered, “Hello! My name is Bill Roberts. Who are you?”
One of the green creatures replied, “I am Sirl and this is my friend Kaa. You are from Earth. Come with us.” Saying this, they led Bill to a large dome like structure.
Bill was astonished at the sight. So many green little things were roaming around, busy with their work. As soon as Kaa clapped to gain attention, all the faced turned towards Bill. Sirl announced, “Friends! This creature is from Earth.” This was followed by Bill being examined by the green people. They found him to be an interesting subject. They treated Bill like a king. He was given shakes, burgers, candies and was adorned with a satin cape. Bill learned a lot about Mars and its people. He realised that they could read his mind and then, all of it made sense.
He had the time of his life, after which he requested some of the technological experts to repair his spaceship. They did so in a minute! Reluctantly, Bill bid farewell to all his new buddies and got into his spaceship.
It zoomed off back to Earth. Bill had amazing experiences to share when he got back. He knew, no one would believe him, yet he wanted to narrate his story to everyone. After all, his childhood dream of being friends with aliens had come true!
