“What’s wrong?” “Nothing. Sorry, I didn’t know you were in the shower,” I said.
“Bath,” she said. “I was just...” She closed her eyes. “Just trying to take a bath for five seconds. Sorry. What’s going on?”
“Can you call the Genies and tell them the trip is off? I just got an email from Peter Van Houten’s assistant.
She thinks we’re coming.” She pursed her lips and squinted past me.
“What?” I asked. “I’m not supposed to tell you until your father gets home.”
“What?” I asked again. “Trip’s on,” she said finally.
“Dr. Maria called us last night and made a convincing case that you need to live your—”
“MOM, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!” I shouted, and she came to the bed and let me hug her.
I texted Augustus because I knew he was in school: Still free May three? :-) He texted back immediately.
Everything’s coming up Waters. If I could just stay alive for a week,
I’d know the unwritten secrets of Anna’s mom and the Dutch Tulip Guy.
I looked down my blouse at my chest. “Keep your shit together,” I whispered to my lungs.
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