Briannas looking for Drake, Edilio said, thinking out loud.You sent her out against Drake? Albert demanded.Sent her? Who sends Brianna out to get into a fight? She goes on her own. Anyway, its not like youve left us with anyone else.Albert had the decency not to say anything to that.You know, you guys put me in charge. I didnt ask to be in charge. I didnt want to be in charge. Sam was in charge and all you guys ever did was give him grief, Edilio said. You two, especially. He pointed at Albert and Astrid. So, okay, Astrid takes over. And then Astrid finds out its not so much fun being in charge. So its like, okay, lets get the dumb wetback to do the job.No one ever, Astrid protested.And me, like a fool, Im thinking, okay, that must mean people trust me. They asked me to be in charge, be the mayor. Come to find out, Im not making decisions; Alberts making decisions. Alberts deciding we need to find more water and sending our two best fighters off into the countryside. Now Im supposed to fix everything? Its like you go, Fight a war, but you sent my army off on a wild goose chase.
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About Michael Grant, Plague
Michael Grant, Plague.
Themes
- War — Reflections on conflict, peace, and the human cost of war