e possible." Said the manage

?" Mom countered, sizing t

. In fact you won't see another hotel for an

policy! That's how this p

n't recall seeing you when we check

st room service you can find around. So, go

he looked more scary than the receptionist and had

lace. Now." My dad said, m

he manager said, sho

pals", d

e a March

ng as soon as we

l is an ev

of the staff in there,

h ri

out of that place." Dad sai

e whole thing seemed to have upset he

ilding in sight. I checked my wristwat

would see another

way to find out

on-the-wheel rule twice tod

pose that is

er of that evil hotel rightly stated, there is no chance of us gettin

rning a laugh from dad. I looked sidewa

u feel sleepy?

Little." Dad said

Jess and

ould I ever go asleep on the whee

pull the ca

said as he mov

. Pull up on one side of the road and

see another building for another 100 m

out 69 miles. So, we are having just 31

e point dad!"

ngs could go wrong in

t the two of

re we? We are on a road that is in the middle of the woods! Let's

ie exchang

ess said, givi

" Dad said, starting

place up. We could do with some of your history st

you know it's unhealthy to

althy

taking a Coke. That's

, jess." I said,

king about the lizard men of xeno

s so funny?

t's that?" Dad said,

understand. This is Medo-p

r!" Dad said, acc

what was to be later known as the hundred

er intelligent but super-cruel race of beings called the lizard men, which wasn't what they cal

of cats and snakes. So tough was their hides that ordinarily they didn't have to wear clothing, except

a made up story?" Dad asked, the sound of the

to ask the sa

It's in Medo-p

ying the story myself. Jess gav

xenoroan lizard man; which would be better equipped for life on the various other habitable planets of the universe than they were-- able to adjust to strange a

sted from the long talk. A

d assassin by Victoria Atwood?" I had

ok you bought for me a

n suddenly. We turned to dad and got the shoc

" We y

dad, waking abruptly from his sl

ed, my chest h

r!!" Dad cried as the b

control the

a tree. Events of today rolled very fast in m

o a very slow end, just

d, leading the car in a sl

vily, I quickly brought o

She said, trying to fi

t, Jess. Here

took the Inhale

s were sha

top the car.

do that. Let's ju

the car now", Jess

her sleep. She had been asl

n the woods and not on the road?" Mo

. But we're fine now" said dad,

t?" Mom half yelled

and jess! Are

Mom could be such a

ne, mom!"

Earth happened

due to fatigue, I drifted."

Mom said, her m

" dad

ld have all die

using the name of Go

atching mom i

." Mom said,

gree people?" Dad said, emphasizing the word 'people' like t

gree." Mom said,

sleep here."

d, with an incredulous

said, spe

not like we have any other place to sleep. Like the hotel staff said,

ued f

ht" mom replied i

e. She was sleepi

tioning so we can get fresh air, withou

ut damn, I'm hu

I'm hun

ek peek at the lunchpa

is point. Let's just sleep. 5am

ight's sleep so you'll not sleep on

food tomorrow." Dad said, turning the Air c

e" I said, as gooseb

itioning down by a few degrees. Jess has mild a

rling." Mom said, dri

he was surveyin

ide tomorrow, and mom doesn't drive on the h

I'll get a rest okay ? After you sleep

e I turned, dad was asleep already. I snorted t

window to look o

found out there was a house at the edge of the wo

. It wouldn't hurt to che

oor of the SUV. I closed it,

on, eager to take a peek inside. For some o

I became more consci

and goosebumps filled my neck. This

till urged

he door of

ll, somethi

e bell, u

om inside. The doors opened on the

was bright

an was sitting at the living r

of Lindbergh." He said, with the

ent off. They came ba

d the room in

said, as blood came out from her

lled, waking fr

was that Everybody was yelling! Everybody