my dad , he said , nodding toward the sliding glass doors and slipping his sunglasses on . `` i 'm sorry , '' lily says in a timid voice , sitting up and pulling her knees to her chest . he lied to everyone else at base , saying that it was just a final search for supplies in an area wed already stripped clean . if you feel at home , somewhere , anywhere , then tuck your flag and settle because , dear , the world is all yours . 