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Antonio, and to be friends again.”

Hector and Luz hugged. The Thea Sisters

had to keep themselves from bursting into

applause.

“At last we’ve figured everything out!”

Nicky cried.

“Not everything . . .” Colette

whispered.

“What do you mean?” Pam

said, perplexed.

“I have a question for

Luz, but I need to find

the right moment!”

As the group headed

for the van to drive back

to Cocoa Loco, Colette

pulled Luz aside. “There’s

something I wanted to ask

you. That day when we saw

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Friends Again