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Close Encounter !
by Michael Lance Kersting
Tuesday, August 30, 2005

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     Some strange things happen in this mysterious world.

It was a cold windy night as the car made it’s way down the lonely highway. Inside was a married couple hoping to get home in time but they both became tired from the long drive from Revelstoke ,.British Columbia
“Maybe we should stop at a a motel for the night, Honey” the husband suggested .The wife agreed and they drove on in search of one which wasn’t long in coming, for about a mile or two ahead they saw a light shining in the darkness and hoped that it  was a motel and  sure enough ,it was, with bright neon lights reading   “THREE CROWNS”

Pulling into the parking lot , which was strangely deserted, the husband commented
“ Not many customers tonight, eh honey”
The wife shrugged.and they both got out of the car and headed for the entrance.
The door was slighty ajar, which struck them as stranger still.
Expecting to see a sleepy owner, they were met with an empty lobby and a sign over a counter that read in bold red ink ” RATES: $8.00 A NIGHT. PLEASE PUT CASH IN ENVELOPE AND GRAB A KEY" the couple looked at each other in disbelief.
“ Very trusting , I must say”, said the husband. taking out the cash and slipping it into the envelope.
“Perhaps the proprietor had gone on some urgent business” the wife said evenly

Taking a key with a tag reading #7 they made their way up some creaking  stairs and down a long narrow corridor to door marked 7 in bold green letters. Not a sound was heard,
“ Creepy don’t you think “said the wife feeling suddenly chilly
“Yeah, but I am bushed”, replied the husband opening the door .

He switched on the lights which revealed the bare necessities : a double bed, a wash stand with a jug of water in a huge bowl, a small table with two straight back chairs and a close horse!
“It’s like in  the Old West,”The husband chuckled.
‘Pete, let’s get out of here,” said the wife suddenly, "this place give me the creeps!”
“Aw, honey, it’s just your imagination,, I am tired as the devil, every thing gonna be all right”he said reassuringly
Reluctantly  the wife undressed and got into bed besides her husband

“Did your hear that?

"“What ?”asked the husband
“Someone seems to be walking on the roof”
“Yeah right!” the husband replied sarcastically,” Must be Santa Claus, now get back to sleep!”
“No, Bill, I am sure I heard something….”
“Damn, Enid, are we gonna sleep or not?,cried the husband,” we’ve got a long drive ahead tomorrow”
The wife quiet down .eventually and soon both fell fast asleep, only to be awakened by a loud breathing in the room!
They awoke to find a huge, hulking figure at the foot of the bed. The figure was watching them intently from a pair of large green eyes! A pungent stench filled the room
“Shit ! “cried the husband and tried to scramble out of bed but found that he could’nt move a muscle
“What the hell is this!” he wondered
His wife sat frozen to the spot,staring at the figure, trying to scream  but could’nt !
Suddenly  the creature raised both arms to his head as if to block out a sound,  then quickly vanished..

Needless to say, the couple scrambled out of bed ,got into their clothes ,  rushed to the door, scrambled down the stairs and out to the parking lot and into their car  and  were out of the parking lot all in record time


They sped down the highway .in a cloud of smoke.

 They eventually  stopped at a gas station and told the gas attendant  what had transpired.,naming the motel
The gas attendant, a grizzly old man in his seventies, looked at them ,scratched his head and said , “but that couldn’t be”
“why/” asked the husband curiously
“ Because there’s no motel with that name around here, “ he added,” and  I’ve been here fifteen years !”
The couple looked at each other in disbelief, paid for the gas, got in the car and drove off.
The gas attendant,, shook his head, scratched his butt, and said to himself., "Another one  for the motel."
P.S : The couple later found out that there was a motel by that name, but it was burn’t to the ground  FIFTY YEARS AGO!

 
 

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