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When I drop her off, her parents are waiting on the front porch I watch as their expressions run the gamut from worried, to relieved, to furious, then some weird mixture of all of thelare that tellshter After all, I’ ex they had to pry her away froin with My chest falls a little Maybe dropping her off wasn’t the best idea Her cell phone’s gone If I’m lucky, she’ll be able to keep her computer for "study purposes" Otherwise, there’s no way the Harts are letting hter

It’s late in the afternoon when I finally hear back frohta series of crop circles a few counties west of us, though I’ to do with actual aliens

"Hi," I say when I answer the phone I’ized to Probably the first one

Instead, I hear a long sigh on the other end of the line

"Oh, thank God," Dad says

He sounds so relieved--what did he think had happened to me?

"What is it?" I ask

"Where are you?"

"At home"

"Good Have you talked to Sarah?"

"Not since this "

"Listen" He pauses for aquieter "Stay where you are You can’t leave the house I assuents took Sarah’s phone away fro her to stay put too She’s a good girl I always liked her She shouldn’t be wrapped up in all this"

"Dad, what’s going on?" My iadorian ships landing all over Paradise--though I have no idea what they would even look like

"I can’t really say But soo crazy It’s possible there ht be one or two people we recently detained who are now unaccounted for See on over in Dumont where they were taken I just want toaith your classh town"

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"I’ll stay here, Dad"

Even as I saySarah