Damien
Before you listen to my story... what was that David? You want to say your side too? Fine fine you don't have to sass me. Anyways before you listen to 'our' lemme clear one thing I definitely did not ask for it and that too before summer break after exam season. I mean sure, I, Damien Navarro, am dubbed as the prince of flashiness of Skylar High. Girls are willing to kill just to see me shirtless. Rival teams scream and flee on seeing my flashy performance on the volleyball court. Overall thanks to my charisma and coolness I deserve everyone's attention. So I will not be surprised if news of me reached the extraterristals too. But abduction... Come on! That is way too creepy. I don't belong to you. Besides I deserve some me time.
I and my ' 1 minute older' twin brother, David , were returning from the library after returning the physics books we had borrowed after their last high school exam. After descending from the bus we had begun to hike up the forested path to their bunglow on the top of the hillock.(Thanks to dad's hobby to see the stars every night I could also boast and show off having a home in a cool spot)
I stretched and cracked his joints crying, "Finally, summer vacation is here after all those bone and mind grinding exam days and nights. I wanna soak in the tub, then collapse into my bed binging on Netflix. I ain't gonna get up for a week at least."
"Well, technically," said David panting and adjusting his glasses, "this isn't an official summer vacation given we were seniors. After graduation ceremony next week, we need to begin our preparations to enter a good college. Besides, you are a member of the school volleyball team. Hypothetically laying on bed for so long will ruin your physique, despite that sports scholarship you earned. "
I pouted. Once again, my brother was projecting himself being all about studies. Although he was one of the top students, David was hardly as career-oriented and serious as he showed himself. Infact he was introverted softie who had no friends othet than the characters of the novels he loved. Infact today itself an Amazon package containing the latest installment of novel series David as reading (Trials of Apollo was it?) was scheduled to be delivered at their address. (Aka more blabbering and giggling from his room late at night)
I regarded him quietly. David had my exact face, fair skin tone, green eyes, and brown hair, albeit less messy. He was way more lanky and unathletic , compared to me thanks to his aversion for sports and wore a pale blue shirt and white pants in an orderly fashion, tho both were caked in sweat, in contrast to me, whose favorite black jacket was tied at his waist, exposing his well built biceps and triceps since I was only wearing a white tank top underneath, and ripped jeans. On my neck gleamed a chain with a metallic sun pendant given to me by Mom on our 18th birthday as a memoir of Grandpa. Man, it really went well to accessorize my look today on top of being a remainder that I was like the 'sun' of other's lives. David was given a similar one too but his had a metallic moon pendant instead. I had convinced him to wear it today but it didn't display it openly like me saying it would be too ' immodest'.
Guess being the younger twin had its perks. I couldn't imagine someone magnificent as himself being like David. My reverie broke when David booped my nose, as we had done since we were kids to get my attention.
"Hey," I protested , "not that again."
( I was no canine thank you very much. )
"Well, you weren't listening, so that was the only way," said David pouting. "GAH!"
His leg had landed on a pebble which dislodged causing him to trip.
I grabbed my brother's hand saving in right in time from falling and booped his nose smirking, " Watch it now my rizzmaster twin. You must resist giving the Earth a touch of those hips. Shakira Shakira. "
David glared at me. " I will kill you Damien." He then peered at the top of the hillock which was still a bit further away.
" Seriously! " he pouted "Couldn't Mom and Dad begin their monthly date night after dropping us home. This trek is killing my back. I would do anything to get a car ride to the top... what in the world?"
I was chuckling internally at my brother's ranting. David could be quite a diva when it came to outdoor activities. But I stopped on hearing David's shriek and followed his gaze since usually it meant trouble. What I saw was something I hadn't anticipated then.
An ornate golden vehicle was hovering in the air over us.
"What the—" I cried. "Is that a UFO?"
As if in affrimation, the UFO flew closer and opened a circular zone on it, releasing a wave of red light that tried to suck us up.
"I am not going down without a fight, you bastard of an alien!" I yelled in rage, hugging a tree with one hand and holding my brother's hand with the other. I felt my cells trying to rip apart and trying to enter the vehicle. Was that how astronauts felt while launching to space?
David had already shed his bravado and began to sob. "Nooo!" he cried, " Take Damien not me. I am just a bibliophile. You would have no use of me."
I lowkey wanted to let go of his lanky hand for that ingratitude and leave him to his fate with the aliens.
As if in response, the vessel began to release electrical sparks, jolting us both badly.
"Yeargh!" we yelled in sync. I felt my grip weaken and my joints slowly paralyzing. I looked down to realize that David was already on the verge of passing out. I still clung to the tree with the last of my strength. I wouldn't let them have the joy of getting me so easily and ruin my summer.
But my body said otherwise. My vision darkened, and my grip finally loosened completely. The last thing I felt was being levitated off the terrain and rising into the air as consciousness abandoned me like my ex.