Chapter 16
Mexico: A million stars! Best vacation ever!
Atticus, who was working hard to think of himself in that way again, headed down to Mexico two days after Christmas. He invited all twelve drummers along. Some of them had to go back to “real life,” though. Emery, Rick, Hewlett, Murphy, and Carlton had work. Ixaax wanted to talk to his parents. He decided not to wait for January.
“C-call me if I c-c-can h-help in any way,” Atticus told him.
Yoshi returned to the hospital with Krissy, and Rob just wanted to get home. That left Terrel, Manny, Stone, and Rohan to tag along for some fun in the sun.
Manny muttered his displeasure right off at the notion of two more days and nights in the van, but he perked up once they arrived and he was close to his parents again. The others wouldn’t
