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                  “The next two days you could go are in November and February,” he continued.
                  “But it’s the second week of October - November’s too soon!” I pleaded, searching his eyes with paralyzing panic. The fear that immediately clutched my chest at the thought of taking the journey so soon had me hoping my true birthday was indeed after February. “What’s so special about those four days?”
                  “They’re the only days of the year when the veil between the two realms is thin enough.” He watched me carefully to make sure I was following along before he continued, “So, in order to know when you’ll go to the Underworld, we have to find out when your real birthday is.  If it’s before February, and you’re forced to go next month, we’ll have to start preparing you now.”
                  An idea occurred to me and my eyes lit up. “The Isle!  If I was born there, there’s got to be a birth certificate somewhere, right?”  My excitement was replaced with disappointment when he averted his eyes and his lips pressed into a straight line.
                  “Unfortunately being born on the Isle means you definitely do not have a birth certificate.”
                  “So you don’t have one either?”
                  “Birth certificates are only useful for government records. No one knows the Fortunate Isle exists except for our kind.  And even that number is low because of its secrecy.  Same thing goes for social security numbers.  I don’t have one of those either.”
                  “So there really are no records to show I was ever born,” I concluded, disheartened.
                  “Records are only kept for those who can’t or won’t remember,” he supported my hand in his. “I think I know how we can find out when your true birthday is.  But we can’t do it here.  I have a feeling the Sirens are all watching you pretty closely.”  He raised an eyebrow and beamed with excitement, “So we’ll need to go somewhere remote to practice.”
                  “Practice what?”  His answer was a slow smile.
                  “You’ll see.  But first you need to tell your roommates to get packed.  We’re all going on a little trip for Fall Break.”
                 

Chapter 3
                 
                  “So, let me get this straight.  Fall Break on the Outer Banks in a massive beach house?” Carmen’s eyebrows shot up, “Why are we still sitting here?!”
                  She sprinted out of the kitchen mid-bite to pack her clothes.  Phoebe had returned from her date with Ian and we were perched on the bar stools sampling Willow’s newest recipe for white chocolate brownies topped with macadamia nuts; or according to Carmen: the best thing since Channing Tatum.  I peered at my other roommates hoping they’d agree to go just as easily.
                  “You had me at ‘Ian’,” Phoebe sighed and pretended to fan herself, but the big, goofy grin on her face was anything but forced.
                  “What other guys are going besides Ian and Finn?” Willow asked apprehensively, “This isn’t a couples-thing is it?”
                  “I think he’s bringing his other roommates Ricker and Cage, along with another guy, but I don’t know his name.  He said it’s a big house-“
                  “More like a mansion - the Sons’ beach house is crazy big!” Carmen yelled from her room.
                  “-so there’ll be plenty of room and it’s definitely not a couples’ thing, I promise,” I finished.
                  “Did you say Ricker?” Carmen had reappeared.
                  “Do you know him?”