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There’s No Place Like Nome! – Page 9

“An island in the Pacific? That’s where I was. Then these guys came over to us, had us put on the bathing suits, and told us to come with them. The next thing we knew, we were on a big plane headed here.”

“Was there any sign of Noah’s wife?” Kirk questioned.

“I don’t know. A lot of the girls I had never seen before.”

“A lot?! How many were there?” Noah asked, startled.

“Well, on the plane there were about 6, or so, of us.”

“And we only have three.” Kirk said to Noah. They arrived at the museum and went to exit the truck. “Should we leave her here?”

“Please don’t leave me alone.” The blond looked right into Noah’s eyes. He melted and offered her his arm. They all went inside, and Kirk stayed at the door, just in case they tried to escape.

It didn’t take Noah and Jessica long to find the girl. She walked into the ladies’ room and the man stayed outside. Ducking behind an exhibit, Noah whispered his idea to Jessica. “Why don’t you go into the bathroom and give her this,” Noah started, taking off his long jacket. “There is a pair of sunglasses in the pocket. Give her a some hair thing to try to make her look different.”

“Good idea.” Jessica took the stuff into the bathroom, and the guy obviously didn’t recognize her.

When Jessica got inside, she quickly went over to the girl who was washing her hands. “Sara?!” She said. The girl looked up.

“Jessica?! You’re here too?”

“Well, obviously.”

“This guy I’m with won’t let me out of this suit. It’s cold out there!– Hey, wait a minute– where did you get clothes?!”

“I’m here to rescue you! A guy named Noah’s outside. He’s looking for his wife– never mind. I’ll let him explain. Quick… Put on this coat and sunglasses, and do you hair a little differently. We’re going to try and sneak past the guy.” She handed Sara the stuff and she quickly put it on. They walked out of the bathroom and right by the guy. They walked over to Noah, and Jessica introduced Sara. “This is my good friend, Sara!”

“Glad to meet you. Come on… We’ve got a lot to talk about.” Leaving, they met Kirk at the door and went out to the truck. They stopped by a clothing store on the way home, and Sara picked out and changed into the clothes Noah bought for her. They arrived at Kirk’s and the two sat down and ate.

“Boy! I’m going to have to go and buy groceries. I didn’t expect to have to feed seven people!” Kirk’s wife stated.

“We can do that tomorrow. The important thing right now is to figure out what is going on!” Kirk replied. They all walked into the living room. The guys brought in chairs from the kitchen so that the girls could have the sofa and recliner.

“Okay,” Noah started, “Now Jessica started to explain to us what we have here. All of you are from the Pacific island, right?” They all nodded their heads to the affirmative. “And you all got rushed here in a hurry, right?” They nodded again. “Do any of you know if my wife, Laura Prescott, was on that plane?” They shook their heads no.