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Two o’clock in the morning. That’s what Halli and I agreed. I went to bed early, around 10:00 PM, then was up with the first beep of the alarm. I reset it so I wouldn’t oversleep for school again. This whole thing could work.
I knew Halli wouldn’t be in the Alps yet. She was flying to Munich, Germany, and staying overnight in Ginny’s apartment there—well, technically Halli’s apartment now. Halli wanted to rest up before heading for the mountains. She knew she’d have jet lag.
Not me, sister. What a great way to travel. No lines at the airport, no trying to figure out what to pack, no trying to sleep while sitting up—just stick on the headphones, fluff up the pillows behind my back, and head across the ocean.
“Heya.”
“Heya,” I said back. The dog tackled me before I could catch my bre
