`` there , that was n't so bad , was it ? '' `` my , my ... '' she walks a slow circle around my brother . hey , was all the greeting sue offered . at times the alien would turn and look at the mirror as if he knew humans were on the other side watching . i cant afford a lot of the food on the menu . even though we had planned it all out weeks before , it still didnt feel right . a cold , marble finger ran down my jaw . 