Chapter Twenty Another two weeks passed after the New York trip. Mia found herself loving her new life... and contemplating not going back to finish her last year of school. Lenkarda was as close to paradise as she could imagine. Summer was the wet season in that region of Costa Rica, which meant sunny mornings and tropical rain showers in the afternoon. As a result of all that rain, everything turned lush and green, with the waterfalls and rivers full to bursting. Mia often spent her mornings exploring the woods nearby, taking pictures of the local wildlife, and the second half of the day working in the lab with Adam. Haron, the mind expert from Arizona, had agreed to take over Saret’s lab as a temporary solution to keep the place open. Too much important research had been going on the

