by Den Warren
Milton got a good laugh out of that. Beth started laughing too after she realized how it sounded. They looked at each other in the eyes.
Milton asked Beth, “How did you ever get by that huge Robocop?”
She reached into her bag and pulled out the blue and yellow toy water gun rifle. “I just let him have it with some of this.”
Milton looked confused and turned to Sleepy. “What do we do now?”
“We have a refuge in the Green Mountains. Manjack and Andy the Android from Boston are already there with many humans. I have the exact coordinates and a topographical map for getting there. We can walk there in a few days. I calculate that I will not have much battery to spare upon arrival. There are points along the way that will provide fresh water for you humans to consume.”
Milton said, “I know that Mom . . . it’s still hard to leave her here. I know God is with us. Sleepy, lock in these coordinates in case we ever have the chance to come back.”
“Sharon Thomas coordinates locked in memory.”
“Milton?” Beth asked.
“What?”
“Did Mom ever tell you why Dad got sent away? No one would ever talk about it. I think I should know about it now.”
Milton looked away. After a long pause, he held his hand over his eyes and said, “They said Dad was guilty of ‘child endangerment’.”
“What kind of smurf-talk is that? Dad would never hurt us.”
Milton said quietly without looking at Beth, “Dad was trying to tell me about God. I told my one friend at school about it and that kid . . . he reported Dad to the smurfs. And . . . you know. Dad just wanted us to know.”
Beth said, “Oh, okay. It makes more sense now. That was bogus, Milton. We were real small then. You didn’t know that was going to happen.” She put her hand on his arm and leaned her head against his shoulder.
Milton nodded with tears streaming down his face.
Beth said, “Maybe all of this trouble; first Dad; now you. Maybe God meant for it all to happen this way. You know, to help us understand. Just sayin.”
Sharon’s children paid their last respects to her. They wiped their tears before continuing on in their new challenging Christian life.
THE END
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