Deaths on the ground. But I suppose it’s a good deal compared with wiping everyone out. And china will have to share its hush-hush technology with the US.’
‘Talking of hush-hush,’ Josh said, ‘you’re not going to like this’
Stolen from the library. The headline shrieked.
So did Josh’s mum when she saw it . ‘Death Star Set To Destroy Earth! Rumours Confirmed. How did they….? It wasn’t supposed to get in the papers!’ she grabbed the article from josh. And what’s it got to do with a star? It’s an asteroid’
‘Death Star sounds good ,’ Josh said. ‘ I mean’ it’s the shock-horror tactic. No one’ll believe it. It’s the Daily Star. Josh paused and then added , ‘That’s probably why they’ve put star.
His mum was reading too Frantically to react to his wit. Eventually, she looked up. ‘Every journalist will be on to it now. It’ll be all over the telly tonight.