Beth gripped the wheel and turned it sharply, sliding around the corner. She fought the grin when she heard her grandmother release a line of swear words that would have almost made the men blush. She took the next left, then crossed between two buildings under construction and across the deserted roadway.
“Well, there’s one way to clear the roads. All you need to do is have the aliens attack again and even they clear out,” Mary said in a dry tone as she held onto the armrest. “Killing us before we get to the tower won’t help the cause, Beth.”
“Yes, ma’am,” Beth replied, easing off the gas pedal. “Do you see any more of those pod things?”
Mary leaned forward and tried to see through the windshield. “The Trivators are picking them off pretty good now. I don’t think there are quite as man
