Being friendly to others

Tim didn’t like going near people. He is always avoiding others because he thinks that no one would like him. Due to him being a bit chubby, he thinks that people might poke fun at him. Tim does not like being teased, even from his own family. He just doesn’t see how he would get along with anyone.

One day, Tim ran out to the woods at night to be alone. He could not stand his sister’s teasing for today. He was thinking about running away for good. Then, as soon as Tim got to a clearing, he saw something in the sky. It was a flying saucer and it was slowly going towards his way.

Tim hid by a tree so that whatever (or whoever) is in that ship will not see him. After he heard the ship land, he heard steam coming out of it. Then, he heard footsteps going around the place. Tim decided to risk it and took a peek at what had left the ship. To his surprise, it was an orange humanoid with no hair and red dots all over it.

Tim saw that this alien was looking down while walking around. He thought ‘That thing…it looks like it is scanning for something. What is this thing looking for?’ He was scared to shout because he knew that it might hear him. After much waiting, he began to inch closer to the alien to see what it is trying to find.

When he got close enough to it, the alien noticed that it is being watched. It panicked and looked around. It was making some kind of weird noise while doing so. When that happened, Tim was frozen in fear. When the alien saw him, it froze in fear as well.

When they were looking at each other, Tim got a good look at the alien. It was a boy and it looked like he was Tim’s age. This alien has sapphire blue eyes and a tan belly. His privates were covered up by some sort of weird material. The rest of the alien was naked (as if he was going for a swim somewhere).

After a while of staring at the alien, Tim noticed that he is as scared as he is.

He said “Um…hello. I do not mean you any harm. My name is Tim by the way. Can you tell me yours?”

The alien looked up and down at the boy as if it was scanning him for something.

The alien responded in a weird male’s voice. He said “My name is Pluton, nice to meet you Tim. I usually don’t make any friends, even of my own kind. I am usually shy of them. Do you have any experiences like that?”

Tim looked at Pluton strange and said “Yeah, I had the exact same feeling and my sister always teased me about it.”

Pluton said “Yeah, I would see why you don’t want to be with others. You are pretty tubby for a human. Then again, I have red spots all over me and who would want to hang out with a person like that.”

“What is wrong with that? I don’t see that as anything wrong.”

Pluton stared at Tim in disbelief. Never had someone told him that about himself.

He said “Thank you, but I do not think others of my kind would agree. You see, my kind judges you if you depending on what colored dots you have. I have the misfortune of having red ones as they usually bring bad luck.”

“They think they do? That sounds kind of wrong.”

“Yeah, I know right. Anyways, I should get on going then. I have a feeling that your parents will look for you sooner or later.”

“You’re right Pluton; I should get on going too. Your parents might be looking for you as well. At least you still have your parents to look after you.”

Pluton smiled and said “Yeah, they do still care about me. Not only that, but they also support me whenever the odds seemed to be against me.”

Tim said “It’s good to know that you know that at least. Well I hope to see you again later down the road.”

“Wait, won’t your parents get scared when they see me?”

“Well yeah, that is why I plan to meet up with you in private. Anyways, do you want us to meet here? If so, I’d be happy to talk to you any time.”

“You mean it, thank you Tim. You are the best friend that I could ever wish for. I shouldn’t say that because you know that we will be both busy. Anyways, when I want to talk to you keep an eye out in the sky at night. There you will see my ship coming to the ground.”

“Alright, I’ll keep an eye out. Until then, see you later.”

After that, he ran back to his house as fast as he could. While he was running back, he heard Pluton’s ship begin to take off. Tim look back to see it fly off into the sky and disappear into the sky of stars. He smiled knowing that he now has a friend.

When Tim got home everything was as it was before he left. He was relieved that his parents did not know where he has been off to. He went to bed right after he ate dinner. The next day, he found himself being social with the other kids. He made six other kids that day.

Tim was happy that he found Pluton when he did. He did not know what to do if he didn’t find his new alien friend. Now that he has some friends, he began to forget all of his troubles.