Getting Home by Stephanie Perry Moore

Author:Stephanie Perry Moore
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Action, Action & Adventure, Adventure, Alien, Alien Attack, Alien Attacks, Alien Invasion, Aliens, Attack on Earth, Darby Creek, Hi/Lo, High Interest, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Fiction, Reluctant Readers, Sci Fi, Science Fiction, Survival, Survival, Apocalypse, Apocalyptic, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Alien, Aliens, Alien Contact, UFO, Action, Action & Adventure, Adventure, Brother and Sister, Brother and Sister Relationship, Family & Relationships, Friendship, Getting Home, Home, Lost, Siblings, Stephanie Perry Moore
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Published: 2018-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

“Hey—leave her alone!” I shouted.

My voice echoed through the trees, making the attacker pause. He turned around to look in the direction of my voice. I bent down to pick up the nearest heavy stick. “I said leave her alone!”

When he saw me waving the stick at him, he let go of Allison and dashed away. I lowered the stick and ran up to Allison, asking if she was okay.

“There y’all are,” John said, rushing over to Allison. Colby was right behind him. “What happened? I heard screaming.”

“We’re okay,” Allison said. “Some guy thought I was an alien. He was completely freaking out. I’m not sure what he would’ve done if Bailey hadn’t chased him off.”

John hugged her tightly. “It’s my fault. I’m sorry I upset you so much,” he said to her. “You wouldn’t have run off alone like that if hadn’t freaked out at you. And you, Bailey,” he looked over at me. “I let you go get her. It should’ve been me.”

“I think this guy’s been following us, though,” I said. “When we were cleaning up earlier, I felt like somebody was watching us. If I would’ve gone with my first instinct, maybe I would’ve told you guys. Maybe I would’ve been more on the lookout . . .”

Allison reached over to squeeze my hand. “This wasn’t your fault. You’re the whole reason I didn’t get hurt!”

I let out a shaky breath and finally dropped the stick I’d been holding. I couldn’t be strong anymore. I couldn’t act like I had it all together. I couldn’t pretend everything was fine. What if the guy came back or we ran into others like him? I felt more afraid of that than of any actual aliens.

“Let’s just get out of here,” I said, my throat tight.

Colby caught up to me as I walked back to the campsite. “I ain’t even gonna ask if you’re okay because I can tell you’re not,” he said quietly. “But you’re not alone, all right? If we all stick together, this kind of thing won’t happen again.”

Hearing him say that, I felt some of my strength being restored.

***

We were walking up a steep hill when we heard someone hollering for help. We picked up our speed and when we reached the top, we noticed a bridge at the bottom of the other side of the hill. A man was standing down there, near where an SUV was hanging over the edge of the bridge, just about to tip over and fall into the river.

“Please help me!” the man cried when he saw us. “My family’s inside.”

We jogged down to get to them. A woman was sitting in the front seat and a girl around my age was in the back. They looked terrified.

“Stay calm,” John said to the man. “I’ve got some rope. We can use that to pull them up.”

“That car weighs a lot more than we do,” Colby pointed out. “We’ll need to anchor the rope to something sturdy.”

I looked around.

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