"What?" Dad stammered. "What do you mean some of them haven't left?"
Merril paused. "Some of the wounded, they left them behind. I---I think that the others are going to come back.to get them.and maybe try for a bigger attack," he finished.
Bo started crying. I felt like crying too. "Its just like in the book," I said.
"Graham, theres just one thing I don't get. They say that they found a primitive way to make them retreat. I mean, it looks like their only weakness is water, right?"
"And pantry doors," Dad muttered.
"Right. So the primitive method has to be water, right? So why would they invade a planet that is two-thirds water? It just doesn't make sense."
Dad looked up. He had had his head in his hands. "Your're right," he said.
We were all silent. Then as if we were all on the same wavelength we all looked up and met each other's eyes.
"They don't die from water," Bo said quietly. I looked at her. Shelooked really scared. So did Uncle Merril. But Dad had the weirdest look on his face. It was even worse than the look he had when Mom died.
"Dad," I said. "What is it?"
He didn't say anything. He just stared ahead. Finally:
" It wasn't a miracle," he said quietly.
Bo and I just stared at him. But Merril understood. "Oh no you don't," said Merril. "You have that look in your eyes. I told you I never wanted to see your eyes like that again. Maybe Bo's water problem wasn't a miracle, but Morgan having athsma is! You are not going to lose hope. Since Morgan woke up, you were more like the old Graham. You had faith. You got down on your knees and thanked God," He paused and took a deep breath.
"Now. We are all going to go outside. If that thing is still there, we will know we were wrong. If not.well." He didn't finish his sentence. He got up, and started marching towards the door. He gripped the door handle, and looking at Dad, opened it and steped outside.
Merril paused. "Some of the wounded, they left them behind. I---I think that the others are going to come back.to get them.and maybe try for a bigger attack," he finished.
Bo started crying. I felt like crying too. "Its just like in the book," I said.
"Graham, theres just one thing I don't get. They say that they found a primitive way to make them retreat. I mean, it looks like their only weakness is water, right?"
"And pantry doors," Dad muttered.
"Right. So the primitive method has to be water, right? So why would they invade a planet that is two-thirds water? It just doesn't make sense."
Dad looked up. He had had his head in his hands. "Your're right," he said.
We were all silent. Then as if we were all on the same wavelength we all looked up and met each other's eyes.
"They don't die from water," Bo said quietly. I looked at her. Shelooked really scared. So did Uncle Merril. But Dad had the weirdest look on his face. It was even worse than the look he had when Mom died.
"Dad," I said. "What is it?"
He didn't say anything. He just stared ahead. Finally:
" It wasn't a miracle," he said quietly.
Bo and I just stared at him. But Merril understood. "Oh no you don't," said Merril. "You have that look in your eyes. I told you I never wanted to see your eyes like that again. Maybe Bo's water problem wasn't a miracle, but Morgan having athsma is! You are not going to lose hope. Since Morgan woke up, you were more like the old Graham. You had faith. You got down on your knees and thanked God," He paused and took a deep breath.
"Now. We are all going to go outside. If that thing is still there, we will know we were wrong. If not.well." He didn't finish his sentence. He got up, and started marching towards the door. He gripped the door handle, and looking at Dad, opened it and steped outside.