The Someday Birds

Charlie’s family leaves Yellowstone and heads to Montana. Davis wants to see Little Bighorn next because she studied this story in school. Charlie feels scared when they start driving through the switchbacks. He distracts himself by talking to his siblings about dinosaurs and wondering if they’ll see any fossils in Montana. Everyone starts talking about evolution, and Davis and Ludmila argue about the possibilities of humans evolving to be smarter.

The family approaches Little Bighorn, but Ludmila doesn’t want to go because she hates war monuments. She finally gives in when Davis begs her. They arrive at the site where a reenactment is about to take place. Charlie feels annoyed when the gets out of the car and notices Davis flirting with a boy her age. Charlie dismisses himself to the restroom to wash his hands. Afterwards, he stands with Ludmila and listens to her complain about how silly reenactments are. Charlie asks her about Bosnia, and she gets upset, telling him that her people were murdered and no one did anything to help them. She storms off, and Charlie notices people looking at her.