Puzzling the Pieces.
Once Bill and Ellie had backed Trevor’s story, Shannon was less inclined to crown Trevor’s head with the heaviest object she found at hand. Though she was not convinced Marysfield had been invaded by aliens.
“Listen, so some strange things have happened, I am sure there is a reasonable explanation to everything y’all saw. Billy, are you sure you just didn’t see, I don’t know… a balloon? Like Trevor had, to fool the news crew?”
“Mom, please call me Bill. I am not a child anymore.” Pulling his phone out again, he said, “Watch what we saw.” He held the phone up to her. “Zoom in close. You can see through the lights. They are not solid objects!”
“I’ve looked at it twenty times, I still don’t believe aliens are here in Marysfield.” Shannon shook her head.
“Please, Shan
