 What best represents the theme of the story?
Yes, I'm sure you did," she said, finishing the ritual; but her voice broke, and she turned her head away. If anything could go wrong, they wouldn't be sending me; you know that. But I don't think I ever really believed it was possible—not until this morning when you said tonight was the take-off. It existed only because of the huge ship standing poised in the take-off zone five miles away in the desert. Its future as a town rested with the ship, and the town seemed to feel the uncertainty of its future, seemed ready to stop existing as a town and to give itself back to the desert, if such was its destiny.
 Rigid thinking and ultimatums in relationships rarely result in desired outcomes
 Compromise is essential to long-lasting, happy successful relationships  It is better to be honest about something bothering you than to withhold it and possibly cause a shared goal to fail  Keeping one's family happy and intact is ultimately more important than any personal or professional goal  Rigid thinking and ultimatums in relationships rarely result in desired outcomes