Alien Invasion And Other Inconveniences
“Another day or two and we’ll be done. The Handler supervising the crew wants us to think he’s nearby, but I know better. I’ve improved at recognizing the phantoms they create, and I know that what’s in the room with us isn’t real.
“Betty stopped Anchise before he killed her,” I say. “Did you feel it?”
“Maybe,” Michael says. “I’m not sure.”
“She did.”
“Okay, let’s say she did. One small point.”
“What?”
“Betty’s dead.”
“We can run,” I say. “We won’t fight them directly. When we get stronger, then... we’ll fight.”
“I can run, Tex. You just sort of walk fast.”
I ignore this remark. “We steal a car.”
“And go where?”
“West,” I say. “We find the rebels and join them.”
That’s when I know where we have to go. I feel it.
“We go to Taos. There are a lot of places to hide in those mountains around Taos, and I know the area.”
Michael says, “You might as well say the moon.”
“Why would we want to go to the moon?”MoreLess
“Betty stopped Anchise before he killed her,” I say. “Did you feel it?”
“Maybe,” Michael says. “I’m not sure.”
“She did.”
“Okay, let’s say she did. One small point.”
“What?”
“Betty’s dead.”
“We can run,” I say. “We won’t fight them directly. When we get stronger, then... we’ll fight.”
“I can run, Tex. You just sort of walk fast.”
I ignore this remark. “We steal a car.”
“And go where?”
“West,” I say. “We find the rebels and join them.”
That’s when I know where we have to go. I feel it.
“We go to Taos. There are a lot of places to hide in those mountains around Taos, and I know the area.”
Michael says, “You might as well say the moon.”
“Why would we want to go to the moon?”MoreLess
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