![]() "Come look, Chia," Mom said, waving me into her room. ![]() And when she brought home nine bikinis, I thought it was odd, but only for a second, because Mom did funny things sometimes, like making potato chip pancakes or talking in a computer voice inspired by Star Trek shows. Sure, New Mexico was a desert, but every vacation spot had pools-not to mention the Texas coast, which we visited two or three times a year. So when Mom said she was going to shop for bathing suits, I didn't think twice. Of course, I knew aliens were a hoax, but I looked forward to Roswell anyway, if only to see how many people could be fooled by such a silly story. ![]() I spent the entire month of May waiting for summer-for waking up when I felt like it and not when the alarm told me to, for wearing cool skirts and no shoes, for spending time with my friends at the park and pool, and for our family vacation-this year a trip to Carlsbad Caverns, a giant cave system in New Mexico-and on to Roswell, where aliens once crash-landed. ![]()
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