CHAPTER FIFTEEN
I said nothing, mostly because I realized that Rubberman was talking about the Gonzales family. The woman who had been abducted by the aliens was Teresa’s mom. I had wondered where Teresa’s mother was, but I guess I now knew it.
Still, I was surprised to hear about this story. It threw the events of the last two weeks into a completely different light. There was a lot more stuff going on than I originally thought, it seemed, and I was now starting to believe there was a connection between the Rubber Ball and the aliens, although right now the thought was still pretty vague and insubstantial.
“Beams?” said Rubberman, snapping me out of my reverie. “Are you still there? Hello?”
“Yes, boss, I’m still here,” I said. “Sorry. I was just thinking about how sad this story was.”
