“Getting ready,” Mimi says, taking a deep breath. “Um, I wanted to tell you… Kayla’s coming with us”

“Slight technical problem,” Tzippy announces on the phone.
Mimi yawns. 7:50 a.m. is too early for problems.
“My sister isn’t feeling well. She can’t drive us.”
“Slight problem, ya think?” Mimi sits up, sweeps her hair back with one hand. “Um, so what are we doing? Weren’t we supposed to leave in, like, an hour?”
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