Other Worlds

Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. But nobody prepared me for how loud the sound of nothing would be when it escaped from my lips. I felt as if every celestial entity could feel the deafening wake of the pain that permeated from my body. It’s as if it was sending this force field of desolation throughout the entire cosmos. I felt as if my entire being was a beacon, pulsating outward an emptiness that could split the universe into two. It wasn’t just my mind that was oscillating out of control, but my body was spinning further and further into darkness as I propelled deeper into the cold nothingness that outer space provided. I wondered how I even ended up here, encapsulated by this odd spacesuit that temporarily protected my frail human body, plunging away from what you might consider home. Earth. His face flashes in front of me and I remain consumed by his existence. The reason I am even here in the first place, spiraling throughout the expansion of the galaxy. Him. He was the reason.

It was almost the end of sunset when he had found me, laying amongst the tall grass in the empty field. Even though there was still the faint sunlight illuminating the sky, I could see the stars beginning to emerge. The transition always filled me with gratitude to be alive. As I lay there in intense contemplation and as the crisp air filled my lungs, that’s when it all metamorphosed. That’s when my life changed. I can still hear the unique whirling of the object as it descended close by, jolting me from my deep thoughts. Its physical properties, nothing I had ever seen before. Its lights illuminating the sky’s dimming twilight. I never saw an opening in the ship, but I saw him appearing through its walls, walking effortlessly towards me. It was more like gliding as I recall. As terrified as I was in that moment, I could not help but feel a sense of calmness that engulfed my entire being simultaneously. I sat there watching, unable to move as the male like creature closed in on me. He spoke to me, but not in the way that I was used to. His lips never moved, but I could hear everything that he intended. As his arm touched my skin, I felt the intense rush of a vibrational current surge throughout my body, and the entire world stopped, as everything around us faded out. That’s when I saw it. The future had enveloped my entire reality, surrounding me with memories that I know I had not experienced yet. I saw a different world, his world. One that I was a part of, and I was a part of him. How was this possible? Why was this possible? I was overcome with thoughts wondering why he was choosing me. Had I already fallen in love with this alien in the future? Maybe he was returning to the past, this moment in time to fix something. All I knew was, that he had come for me and that I was consumed with the injection of recollections and vivid images from what I felt was actually from the future. Although I know they had not happened, at least not yet, it did not make it any less real. After he removed his hand from mine, everything returned to normal. We were in the field again. My eyes were locked onto his as the creature stared into my eyes and into my soul. His enigmatical smile holding me captive. He turned around and started to glide back towards the spacecraft but stopping midway to direct his gaze back at me. It is as if he was waiting for me. I felt the magnified pull between us as I instinctually followed him aboard the mechanical foreign looking vessel. Even though I was surrounded by uncertainty and slight confusion, it is as if fear was never a part of my life now. A sense of peace had washed completely over me. I accepted what was happening, what was shown to me. But nothing would have prepared me for what would really transpire.