A/N: This is really short and I am sorry about that. I wanted to give you a Christmas present. Merry Christmas.

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I feel anger. Anger towards my father, anger towards the skitters, anger towards the world, and anger towards myself. I can't believe I was stupid enough to believe that Dad would come back with us. I don't need to become sad for my father. He left us for the second time and that betrayal runs too deep for me.

At the beginning Hal and Ben didn't tell me how they were doing, but I bet it wasn't great. Matt and I weren't doing too great either. The first week, after Dad left, Matt and I just cried in each other's arms. Both of us crying for the loss of a father, him for losing him for a short amount of time and me losing the father I once knew.

This month I have grown more cruel to the skitters and the aliens. I always want to shoot them and I even got a twitchy trigger finger for a little while. I hate them with every fiber in my being. I know where all this anger comes from but I don't want it. I feel angry all the time and when my brothers are around I force myself to laugh and smile.

The change in me was scary. I have even scared myself sometimes. I used to have pity on the skitters and now I don't hesitate in killing them. I am usually not the fighting type but since Dad stayed on the ship I have become more violent to people besides my family. I don't want to act like this, but Dad's betrayal has hurt me more than I could think.

"Well, there you go, my thoughts for today." I told my counselor. Oh yeah they have them here in the 2nd Mass. Weaver made me go to one.

"Let's go into Elizabeth's mind and see how messed up she is." I continued with a bitterness in my voice.

"Now, Elizabeth, we talked about this. I am not here to see if you are messed up or not. I am here for you. I am here so you can vent your rage, thoughts, tears, and anything you want to talk about." My counselor, Mrs. Valentina, said.

"Thanks, Mrs. Val, but I don't see how this helps. I still feel angry all the time. I don't know how to get rid of it. Some nights ,when I think the anger is finally gone, I see Dad leaving us again and the anger comes back. I just want the anger gone."

"I think we both know the answer to how the anger is going to go away. You need to see your father here, home. You need him back with you. That will begin the phase called, 'Anger Subsides'."

"Thanks, Mrs. Val. You always know what to say to me."

"That's what I'm here for." She smiled at me as I hugged her and left her tent/office.

I left the tent feeling happier than when I went in, as usual, and headed to my tent to get some sleep. I saw my brothers all asleep in their beds. Mrs. Valentina and I have the sessions early in the morning so to not worry the boys. I clambered into my bed as quietly as I could.

Once I made sure my brothers were asleep I let the tears fall. I usually fall asleep crying these days. I feel as if I need to cry to release the anger. I don't want to feel like this.

One night Hal caught me crying. He came over into my bed and hugged me tight. He let me cry into his shoulder as he whispered into my ear,"It isn't your fault. Dad stayed on his own will. You couldn't have changed that. The best thing you can do is sleep and dry your eyes. Dad won't come back for tears. It's the sad truth but I don't want you crying for someone that left you. They aren't worth it."

I sniffled and smiled at him,"Thanks Hallie. You are right."

That was about a week ago and I remembered his words. I wiped my eyes and sat up in my bed. I got up and grabbed my archery set and walked out of the tent. I went to my favorite oak tree and ran my fingers over the aged wood feeling the holes in the bark. I would come out here often and shoot my arrows into the tree. Today was no different.

I pulled my arrow out of the holster and put it in my bow. I felt the excitement rush through me like it does all the time as I let the arrow loose. The arrow flew straight and true and went straight into the tree. I nocked my other arrows and watched as each one went into the tree. I sighed as the last one hit the tree.

I walked to the tree and slowly pulled out the arrows. Once done, I sat down on the dewy ground and stared up at the sky, just thinking. I sat up hearing someone come closer. I positioned my footing and brought my bow up to my face. I saw out of the corner of my eye my little brother come up to me.

Matt said,"Hey, Liz. How was your counseling session?" Matt was the only person that I talked with about the sessions.

"It went fine, buddy. We figured out a way for me to feel better." I replied.

"How?" He tilted his head in confusion.

"Well, Mrs. Val thinks if Dad comes home then I will get better." I replied.

"I could've told you that." He said jokingly but I knew he felt the same way I did about the Dad situation.

I smiled at him and then frowned when somebody came up. It was Dai.

"Hey, Dai. What's up?" I smiled at him.

"Weaver needs to see you and your brothers right now." He said in a serious voice.

"Alright we will be there in just a minute." I told him.

We went to get Ben and Hal but they were already waiting at the tent. We all walked to Weaver's tent. Weaver was already waiting for us.

"What do you need Capt.?" I asked worriedly.

"I have a mission for you four and some other people." He said.

"What is the mission?" Hal asked hesitantly.

"The mission is that we heard skitters are near the area. We won't attack until the end of the week because I want to see what their strategy is."

"Alright, Captain. We will train to get ready."

Hal and I were sparring against each other in the forest outside the camp. Ben and Matt were doing something. I was beating Hal and I could see the sweat on his forehead and undershirt.

"Don't sweat too much, Hallie." I smirked at him.

"Don't worry, Lizzy. I won't be sweating much longer."

He tried to knock me out but I parried his blow and roundhouse kicked him. He fell to the ground. I held my hand out to him and he took it graciously.

"Where on Earth did you learn to fight like that?"

"Oh you know, karate class before the invasion. I guess I remembered some stuff." I smiled.

"Well it did you some good, little sister."

"Thanks, big brother."

"Come on, let's go check on our brothers." He laughed.

We saw Ben teaching Matt how to shoot a gun. I knew Hal was furious before I saw his face.

He stalked up while yelling," What the heck are you doing!"

"I was just showing Matt how to shoot." Ben said.

"Who gave you the right to do that?" Hal asked furiously.

"Nobody, but I think our little brother should be able to defend himself."

"Dad wouldn't want this." Hal said.

"Dad isn't here now is he, Hal." Ben said.

Hal broke and raced towards Ben. I ran between him and stopped him. He kept trying to push past me.

"Hal, I don't like this idea either but don't do anything you will regret. Matt doesn't need to learn right now but he will have to learn soon." I said this to everybody not just Hal.

"Fine." He said. He walked off.

"Hal, where are you going?"

"I am going to clear my head. I will be back in awhile."

Hal came back that day. He and Ben apologized to each other and our training went really well. Today was the day of the mission. We all got ready and headed out. We walked to the heart of Boston where there was a Macy's and a J.C. Pennys. I saw skitters walking around.

I told the others to hid behind a corner and I was going to distract them.

"Hey, peabrain. Come at me." I yelled at it, trying not to laugh.

The skitters started to run towards me and I grabbed my gun and started shooting. I felt all my anger go out into the bullets as they shot the skitters and I watched them die. I heard someone screaming what sounded like a battle cry and realized it was me.

I looked around me and saw the skitters dead around me. There was one left and it was standing as if in surrender. I didn't care. I shot the bullet straight and true just like my arrows and I watched as it went through the skitter's side and went throught it.

I heard somebody yell out and saw somebody fall from behind the skitter. I was scared. What if it was Matt or Hal or Ben or Dai. I walked up to the skitter and saw the person I shot. It was dad.

"DAD!"

Hal and my brothers came running to me. They saw Dad and immediately began to cover the wound that I had created. I had already tried and I had his blood on my hands, literally.

"I swear, it was an accident. I didn't mean to. Honest." I said.

"We know. He is going to be ok." Ben said.

"I held his hand,"Daddy, I am so sorry. Stay with me."

Just like Mrs. Valentina said, when Dad came back I would feel better. Despite this moment, I feel some of the anger leaving me.