I tried to curl into myself and wanted to wound my arms around me to ease away the cold, but soon found out that my hands were tied up. I kicked aroun...d in attempt to right myself but gods’ damn, whatever surface I was lying on was slippery, even if my legs were free.“Oh my god… Did someone kidnap me…?” Heart stuttering at the thought, my breath went frantic, and I had to practice freaking breathing techniques to get it under control. NOT panicking is the first thing I should be focusing on. I. ”“Oh!”, was all I could think of to say.“As you surmise, there is no magic switch we can throw to dissolve your governments, but with our ability to totally disarm all existing governments and the fact that we outnumber you 3:1 gives us the power to replace your corrupt governments at will. We have done so. Our telepathic abilities allow us to anticipate any thoughts of retaliation. If our race were not entirely altruistic, we could simply annihilate the entire planet.”“So, we should be. She rose and went to her Friend."It looks like you are going to be doing something horrible, what did he say?" asked Sherri obviously concerned.Lisa held up a letter, and Sherri felt dread run through her. They couldn't have.It was a notification of termination, effective at the end of the week, she would be unemployed with a Severance package of one months pay. Her benefits could be extended beyond that date by paying the full amount each week.Sherri glanced up and down the hallway and waved. They apparently liked to bully weaker, white k**s who couldn't stand up to their strength and aggressiveness. I was used to being picked on in all of my other schools because of my size, so I thought I'd be able to handle them okay. It was usually just a matter of finding out what it was that a bully really wanted, and then trying to appease them as best I could. A lot of times just being friendly and showing a little respect to bullies was enough to stroke their egos and get them to leave me.