REAL | Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring

Chapter 2 A Hairy Four Weeks

“Mom, is someone picking us up?” Paloma asked. Her eyes darted over the crowd of people waiting for passengers out- side the baggage claim area. “The university is sending folks,” her mom said, securing her backpack on her shoulder. “They said to meet near the exit, but is this the exit? Or do they mean outside?” “How will we know who they are?” Paloma clutched her bag against her chest and followed her mom through the crowd. “What if we get into the wrong car and get kidnapped?” “That’s not going to happen.” “It could happen. Last night, Kate emailed me an article about all these kidnappings going on in Mexico.”

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