Twenty-Eight
Monday, May 23
Pearl Harbor Naval Station
Eva was in bed, listening to Soledad’s snores, when her phone rang. It was her mother. Eva was relieved to hear the engines of the Aggressor in the background.
“Hija, Thomas called. His grandmother is missing. He says you know already. He asked Mel and me to help. We’re leaving now to meet him on Maui. If we don’t find her there, he’s asked us to take him to Moloka‘i to search there. Will Soledad be all right with you for a while?”
Eva was relieved that her mother was moving farther away from Julian. Her mother sounded relieved too.
“Sol and I will be fine. In fact, I can use her help.”
“Good. Tell her I love her.”
“I will.”
“And Eva? If we do go to Moloka‘i with Thomas, do you think you and Soledad could get away for a couple
