Chapters 17 and 18: After the "Retreat" Et The Revival

"The night suddenly became enemy territory, and I knew that if my brother was list in this land he was forever lost. He was eleven and very smart, that I granted, but after all he was so small." 

This quotation is from chapter seventeen when Margeurite and Momma set out to look for Bailey. Bailey had been gone for hours, and everyone was getting worried. It was late evening and Margeurite and Momma were walking down the street trying to pretend nothing was wrong so neighbors wouldn't find out that Bailey was missing. Margeurite was thinking of the worst possible situations of where Bailey could be. 

Marguerite was afraid that Bailey was lost and was scared for him, and portrayed her feelings in this quote. When Marguerite and her mom found Bailey he was just walking down the street, and when Momma asked him where he was, he couldn't give her an excuse. This led to an extreme punishment when he arrived at home.