Read the sentence below from paragraph 1. But we always made it home in one piece, and that creek just sort of grew on me over the years.

Which statement below best expresses the meaning of the phrase made it home in one piece?

A
the characters were injured by animals in nature
B
the characters brought pieces of nature with them home from the creek
C
only one member of the family made it home after leaving the creek
D
the characters made it home safely