The Call / by Keres

‘The call went up, Sal, from overseas.’

‘You're redeploying?’

‘That's what they want, but, no, Sal. I ain't leavin’ you and the little guy. Jimmy got eyes and ears on them - they's lookin’ like US, but ain't no shared culture no more. Seems Asia and India already engineered Europe and Africa. Won't be drawin’ US in to another war to go save our cousins. Our real cousins are here or dead. Time to shore up the borders. Once they get word we ain't comin’ to them, they'll be on the way.’