The conversation made me realize that I’d kept moving in spite of the injury due to not wanting to seem weak or be a burden on the other guys. I’d... never thought about it, but he made me realize that when I’d fallen in the road, I was worried that I’d become that burden I didn’t’ want to become. He assured me that was far from the case, if anything it showed me that I’d been able to push my body further than my mind would have normally allowed. That was something he was sure I’d need and would. It was not a sight to be forgotten - nor something you could accidentally miss. There had been word, though I had never seen such things myself, that the Martians had started putting together flying machines during their previous stay too, but most people believed that to be mere poppycock invented for effect in Sir Wells' account. Previously the invaders had landed one at a time - tonight they came mob handed like a large scale Perseid shower. Even in the small window of sky that we had it was. .. 'Jay: 'Grahhll. He had my permission. We've been in touch since that first night.'Me: 'I am astonished that you contacted him; more I was unaware. Did you shield your thoughts?'Jay: 'Well, I guess it is a shield of sorts. I didn't mean to leave you out. You seemed so sad just lying there ... I didn't want to intrude.'Me: 'Yes ... well ... you're not intruding. My six-day of mourning has passed, and while I think of Meriah often, I must now move on. She will always be here and I shall always. In one day he had found us a house that was close to the base and it was new as well. It came with all the things we were looking for and the pries was very good and the three of us meaning my husband, myself, and our friend it was even better than we thought. So we all moved in and I set out getting the furniture that we needed I mean we saved up just for this so we had the cash on hand. Now that was the ground work I just laid down for you all what do you think so far? The whole thing.