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we’ll have them take you to a place where you’ll be locked up in a straitjacket.”
    â€œMoooooom! Did you hear that? See what she does?”
    Mom said, “Eryn, please.” Tears rolled down her cheeks.
    Eryn said, “Just for the week. Or two.” She walked away from the chaos, still holding the baby away from her body, like embracing her might get vomit on her black denim jacket.
    An ambulance arrived. Shannon was put on a stretcher and lifted into the back.
    The baby cried, and Eryn passed her back to Mom.
    â€œI’ll go to the hospital,” Dad said. “You take the baby straight to Ballymore?”
    Mom asked, “What about our stuff? I only have one small bottle of formula left. We need our bags.”
    â€œOkay.” Dad thought some more. “I’ll stay here and fill out the reports. You go to the hospital, and Eryn can take Hope to Ballymore.”
    â€œI don’t think so,” Eryn said, horrified. “I really don’t do babies.”
    â€œShe’s your sister,” Mom snapped. “Make an exception.”
    The ambulance guy was ready to close the back doors. “We’re heading out,” he said.
    Shannon sat up, wincing. “Just send Meghan with me.”
    â€œOkay,” Dad agreed. “I’ll get things sorted out here.”
    With that, I was popped into the back of the ambulance. We took off with a jolt. It felt like we were on a fast and wild carnival ride. Did I mention we were on the WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD?
    The stretcher rolled to one side of the small ambulance, bumped the metal wall, and rolled back over to me. It banged into my legs. “Ouch!” I complained as I rubbed them. Shannon shot me a look. After that I held the gurney as still as I could until I saw the County Cork Hospital emergency room sign.
    A team of nurses took Shannon away. I sat and waited,and waited. I felt terrible that I was the reason Shannon was there. I looked at my watch. It was four thirty a.m. at home.
    I texted Carissa about our fiasco.
    She wrote back right away like she was sleeping with her cell phone—which she probably was. Her text said, “That sux. Sit tight. On my way.”
    I chuckled at her funny reply before moping again. I figured we’d be on the next plane back to Delaware, where Shannon could see a surgeon and I’d be cursed for the rest of my life. I’d be banned from all magic shows, and would probably need to change schools.
    Finally a nurse came out to get me.
    I rushed to Shannon’s side. Her leg was in a cast from her foot to just above her knee. “Are you okay?”
    â€œI’m fine. I can’t walk for a few days until I get a boot, but I’ll be fine.”
    â€œI’m so sorry. This is all my fault. What am I going to do? Mom and Dad are going to make us all go home now, and I’ll never find the links to that letter, and the rest of my life is going to be awful like this,” I said, pointing at her leg.
    â€œI believe you,” Shannon said. “I admit I thought you were exaggerating about the socks, the magic show, and the election. But after the luggage, my leg, and . . .”
    â€œWhat?” I asked.
    â€œYou should see your hair right now.”
    My hands flew to my head. Total frizz.
    She touched my hand. “You might really be cursed. You should find the links before someone else gets hurt. I called Mom and told her everything was fine. We’re not flying home. Dad is still looking for our luggage, and people at Ballymore are sending someone to pick us up.”
    I glanced at her superbig cast. “Are you really fine?”
    â€œJust between you and me, I might need a small procedure when we get home. But no one needs to know that this week.”
    â€œYou lied to Mom and Dad?”
    â€œIt’s more like leaving out a tiny detail. It doesn’t count.” Shannon winked. “Go look for our escort.”
    I went