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Trihn took a hesitant step back inside her house. Preparations were being made all around her for the sailing trip her mother had planned. She and Ian had discussed what she was going to say to Lydia, but it hadn’t made her feel any better. In fact, she felt awful. Her stomach ached, and at any second, she might be sick. She knew that she needed to talk to Lydia, but that didn’t make it any easier.
“There you are!” Linh said when she saw Trihn tiptoeing around. “Just in time. We’re leaving in half an hour, so go change.”
“Have you seen Lydia?”
“She’s tanning out back. Will you tell her that she needs to get moving, too?”
“Sure,” Trihn agreed easily.
She took a deep breath. The knot in her stomach hardened, and she was shaking by the time she made it to the back door. She didn’t kn
