An Answered Prayer

Lights flashed. A blinding, brilliant glare zipped across dark skies. Shaking, I stood paralyzed, unable to run or speak. Days later, they found me, naked, abandoned in Baker's woods, my memory gone. Aliens? It must have been extraterrestrial because nine months afterward, he was born. Baby Jude had blue eyes, blond hair. Normal right? Yes, except for pointed teeth, green tongue, gray skin, antenna behind his ears, and ability of speech. Mommy loves her little man; however others may think about administering tests, poking, prodding. No! Leave him alone. Doesn't anyone understand? The boy is special; mine, an answered prayer.