How wrong could I be? I’d begun the summer by learning that I, Zackary Gaither, wasn’t even human. I’m really an alien agent, planted on Earth to carry out a big-time mission. It seems that there’s something called the Galactic Union. It’s an organization of planets, like a really big United Nations. Earth isn’t part of the Union yet. I was placed here to grow up “human” and learn the planet’s ways. Eventually, I’m to act as a go-between when the Galactic Union contacts Earth and offers to let the planet join. Sort of like an interplanetary ambassador. This whole thing was news to me. I first found out about it when a couple of creepy alien guys tried to wipe me out. They were enemies of the Union, and they didn’t want Earth joining up. So I had to be told about my mission way earlier than the Union planned. Talk about mind-blowing! I was numb for a few weeks after learning it all, but it’s odd how quickly you can get used to things. My family and friends still think I am human.
