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Tomorrow, When the War Began Chapter 21

By John Marsden

Chapter 21

While they wait, the girls chat about their new love lives. Homer is super, and Lee is amazing.
Ellie realizes then that she really just doesn't want to lose Homer's brotherhood, his family-ness.
Suddenly, they see a stampede of beautiful cattle and soldiers running for their lives.
Ellie is awe-struck, while Fi is terrified and screams at Ellie to drive. She successfully parks under the bridge, and after Fi takes off, Ellie scrambles to grab a rope soaking in one of the gas tanks, then runs off to where they ditched the motorbikes earlier, straining under the gas fumes.
Bullets fly toward her, but Ellie makes it to the trees; Fi lights the soaked rope and away they motor, whooping for joy and being alive.