Cillian lay down on the bed and stared up at the ceiling. If the creatures came to Milwaukee, where would his family go? Minneapolis? Or someplace farther? Maybe even Winnipeg. They’d have to sneak over the border, since none of them had passports. And, of course, they would need some form of transportation. But it might be doable. Surely, the monsters would encounter resistance if they tried to enter Canada, perhaps even a combined military action between the two nations. He thought wryly that maybe the governments could nuke them.
Henri sat next to him on the bed and put her hand on his arm. “Don’t worry, Dad. Allah won’t let them get us.”
He gave a smile at her innocent attempt to comfort him. After a long pause, “You’re right. We’re gonna be okay.” Cillian didn’t believe it, but he s
