“He just got that message from his buddy in row 989, desk 40,” the computer voice said. “Fifty percent of the pilots have their computers set on Automatic and are trying to verify what the three of you just said. No, it’s seventy-five percent now. Eighty percent. Ninety. And—oh, wow—that was fast!”
“What?” Tessa asked.
“Five pilots are trying to make contact with someone in the Westam military,” the voice said. “No, eight. Twenty. Forty …”
Gideon dropped the miniature laptop. His eyes bugged out, but he seemed too stunned even to bend over and pick it up again.
“The war is over,” he said. “This is the end of everything.”
Tessa reached out and gently took his hand in hers.
“No,” she corrected. “It’s the beginning.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX is the author of many critically and popularly acclaimed books for children and teens, including Claim to Fame, Palace of Mirrors, Uprising, The Missing series, and the Shadow Children series. A graduate of Miami University (of Ohio), Margaret Peterson Haddix worked for several years as a reporter for the Indianapolis News. She also taught at the Danville (Illinois) Area Community College. She lives with her husband and two children in Columbus, Ohio.
Margaret Peterson Haddix, The Always War
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