She was our crazy, silly sister.”
“How could that happen?”
“We don’t know. They were Messerschmitt 109s, and it was understandable that they should attack on the last stretch of road, for even with extra tanks of gasoline they still could not safely cover the distance from where they took off to where they expected to meet the convoys. At least he would have a nice death. “Drink some more,” Melina whispered, and then I’ll fill him up again. After a while he heard Melina’s voice but she sounded more tired than usual. I’ll shade over you, so you won’t be hot. He suspected it was somehow also made by Melina, specifically, the voice she was talking to, though he couldn’t explain how. Like a distant kiss. and a little in love. She was our crazy, silly sister.”
“How could that happen?”
“We don’t know. The shady path was out of sight, but after only a few kilometers he saw the gray streak of the road to Tobruk in the distance. The distance between the two planes was almost a kilometer, but Robert knew that pulling from behind didn’t give him that
