SKIN BUGS
BY
GEORGE R. ARAUJO – MATIZ
1984
CHAPTER 1
“I think you should get rid of them”.-Said the Big Red-“I had my share in the past and I manage to eradicate every one of them. They are a nuisance, we shouldn’t allow their existence.”
“I have them once” The fourth said-“They were fine for just a while. I did my best to given them shelter and I keep them like pets, but soon they start to crawl all over me, stick things into my skin, and like big Red. I had to get them off.”
-“Well” – The small fellow that was around the third one said.-“I didn’t mind the little fellows, they are so small and industrious. But I have to agree. I don’t want them all over me. Beside, they are always fighting each other”.-
“Oh, yes, I agree with you, they’re fun to watch, I given you that, I also enjoy seeing how they manage to build little things, but they never seems to know when to stop. In a short period they use everything they can find and waste it without regard of the consequences”.
“YES”! We have to stop them” Said the big fellow with the flashing belt around- “They poison you, penetrate your skin and drain all your vital juices ….I’ve telling you, for a long time now GET RID OF THEM !. If you let them you’ll en up burn like Febo there in the center.
Everybody laughed at the big fellow comment.
“Its not laughing matter”.He continued – “Look Third, this is your skin that we are talking about. I can’t force to protect yourself if you don’t care, but if they started jumping all over around and spread like always do, I will be forced to protect myself.”.
A murmur of approval was heard by all the participants.
“Take a vote” somebody said.
“Yes! Vote...Vote!” everyone agreed
Everyone caste their vote in a matter of seconds, wasn’t a lengthy process, the emptiness of the space allowed subliminal communications to be instantaneous.
The vote was unanimous, with one abstention. THE THIRD PLANET !
The bugs should be eliminated!
“I understand you”- Febo said sending a big flare into the emptiness of the space-“ For some estrange reason, you felt like a mother to them”.
“They are so… small” –The third planet answered-….”They call me MOTHER EARTH”.
“I know!”-Febo answered- “But the other planets have the right too, the little bugs are flying all over our space. Look at your brother planets, all have scar produced by the little bugs that they kept at one time or another.
They are always creating weapons to protect themselves and in the process destroy everything, remember the last time we didn’t take notice and Apollo our beautiful brother, IS NOW THE ASTERIOD BELT”.
Febo paused for a few seconds and continued-“ I tell you what!... let do it like the last time, well cool you off for a coupe of million years, and then, we can star all over again, maybe with a couple of Dinosaurs ?...OK
The END
Every similaridad with the human race is a pure coincidence
Copyright Jorge R. Araujo-Matiz
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