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I was in school when the ships came
They were really big, and they said that we weren’t gonna attack them with the nuclear bombs because they mighta wanted to be friends
But they didn’t want to be friends
Not at all
And then there was a bright light that makes, like, all electronics stop working
Computers
Radios
Satellites
Cars
TVs
Everything
They blew up army bases, ships
The Navy, submarines and all the soldiers are gone
Now moms and dads have to fight
After that they blew up all the capitols
New York
Washington DC
Paris
All the major cities, then they came
There were millions of them
Trillions
Everywhere
We called them skitters, and mechs
They killed grown-ups and they catch kids
They put on harness things, they put it on kids and control them
They say it hurts a lot
My parents went out to get some help one day, and I know they’re gone, they’re dead
Listen, it’s okay to cry. Drawing and talking about it, it can make you feel better. Matt, what have you drawn here?
My mom, she was going to get food once and never came back, and then we found her, she was dead. And then dad said we had to leave our house, and Ben was over at Nick’s house and we think they might have got him, but we’re not for sure.
And this drawing?
That’s with me, and dad, and Hal.
It’s alright. You and your dad and Hal are okay.
Well, they were okay this morning, but I don’t know about now. They’re fighting.