Chapters 19 & 20 Summary

One morning, the teenagers wake suddenly at the sound of motorcycles approaching. Enemy soldiers have entered Stratton to search for supplies. In a panic, the teens rush out to Kevin's carefully tended garden and rough it up, trying to conceal the fact that people have been living here. Lee continues to sneak out at night, so Ellie decides that she is going to follow him, to finally get to the bottom of what he's been up to. She follows him for miles, frustrated that she can't figure out what he's up to, into enemy civilian areas. Ellie is absolutely shocked that Lee is walking through the most dangerous area in the world without even bothering to hide underbrush. He walks toward a civilian barn and is greeted by a beautiful teenage girl. The two embrace and Ellie forces herself to watch as they...