Chapter 11
News

The next day, news began coming in which shocked Shane immensely. He immediately dialed Danny's number. "Hello?" Rafe's mother answered.

"I need to talk to Danny." Shane urged.

"Shane? Is something wrong, dear?" She asked.

"I don't know. Can I talk to Danny?" A moment later, Danny was on the phone.

"What is it?" He asked. The family had just sat down at dinner when they received the call. Rafe's mother seemed extremely worried, which made Evelyn worry too.

"Who was Rafe's colonel again?" Shane asked.

"Colonel Doolittle, why?"

Shane grasped the newspaper on his desk; the headline read, Doolittle and Raiders All Dead. He reluctantly read it to Danny.

Danny stood with his ear to the phone in complete shock. Finally he thanked Shane for calling, and replaced the phone. He looked at Evelyn, who was extremely curious. "It's Rafe." Evelyn cupped her hands to her mouth, and Rafe's family gasped. "They think he's-" Danny paused, and thought over his next sentence. " They don't know. It's just a guess."

"What is it, son?" Rafe's dad wondered.

"They think Colonel Doolittle and the raiders didn't make it through." Danny told them. "Everyone says they're dead."

Tears began flowing in all, except Evelyn and Danny. They had already gone through this before. They weren't going to let themselves hurt again, not until they were sure.

Soon news came in saying the Doolittle Raid was a complete success, and then that only a few had survived. After a while, no one knew who to believe anymore.

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