Elemental (2012)
““We have to go.”
Only Alice seemed to understand. Rose and Dennis just stared at me blankly.
“They’re coming back,” I tried again, louder.
“Let them,” cried Dennis. “Maybe they’ve got our parents in that ship.”
“I’m sure they do,” said Alice. “There aren’t any bodies on the beach, and they wouldn’t drag the Guardians out to sea just to kill them there instead. But we can’t let them take us prisoner too.”
Rose reached for her brother’s hand. “What if it’s the only way to see ...our parents again?”
“What if it’s not?” I shouted. “You know what the pirates did.”
Silence. No one would look at me now.
“Look, they’re coming back. So they must have seen us and they must want us,” said Alice. “We can either wait for them or make them look for us. At least it’ll give us time to think.”MoreLess
Only Alice seemed to understand. Rose and Dennis just stared at me blankly.
“They’re coming back,” I tried again, louder.
“Let them,” cried Dennis. “Maybe they’ve got our parents in that ship.”
“I’m sure they do,” said Alice. “There aren’t any bodies on the beach, and they wouldn’t drag the Guardians out to sea just to kill them there instead. But we can’t let them take us prisoner too.”
Rose reached for her brother’s hand. “What if it’s the only way to see ...our parents again?”
“What if it’s not?” I shouted. “You know what the pirates did.”
Silence. No one would look at me now.
“Look, they’re coming back. So they must have seen us and they must want us,” said Alice. “We can either wait for them or make them look for us. At least it’ll give us time to think.”MoreLess
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