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“All right, class, I have an assignment for you to do over the weekend,” Mrs. Nash said, “My hometown, New York City, has lots of very tall buildings. Next week, we are going to start learning about buildings, so I want you to find the oldest skyscraper in New York City. Use any source you like and find out which skyscraper has been around the longest.”

Hana turned to her best friend, Lissie, and said, “Wow, Lissie. Can you believe we have to do homework over the weekend again? At least this one sounds like fun. Didn’t your mom go to New York City last summer for that concert at Carnegie Hall?”

“Yes, she did. She had a great time, too. She said that every great musician plays there. She told me all about the great shopping in the city and she even went to the top of the Empire State Building and said the view was incredible. She could see the Statue of Liberty. Let’s start on this assignment right after our Girl Scout meeting after school. This is the meeting where we plan our service project for the 10K race.”

“I still can’t believe you made us glittery, rainbow colored tee shirts,” said Hana.

“Well, you know I love crafts, Hana. Gotta look good at the big race.” said Lissie.

The girls attended Sunny Hills Middle School in Greensville, a sleepy little town in the middle of Texas. Girl Scouts was not the only thing they shared. They met in band last year and became best friends. They both loved to play basketball, listen to music, and go to the movies. Every day after school they went to Lissie’s house and did their homework together.

“Don’t you wish that instead of just reading about it, we could go there?” said Hana.

Lissie replied, “I was hoping you’d say that, Hana.” She gave Hana the ‘let’s do it’ look.

Hana had seen this look in Lissie eye’s before. She said, “We can’t actually do that!”

Lissie said, “Remember Hana, there’s nothing we CAN’T do, only things we DON’T do, so let’s do it!”

For a moment, Hana got that far-away look in her eyes as she imagined visiting New York City. Then she said, “Wait a second, how could we ever get to New York City on such short notice? Do you have a fairy godmother I don’t know about?”

“O.K. class, have a great weekend, and good luck with the skyscraper research.” Mrs. Nash dismissed her students. As the kids exited school, Lissie continued to talk with Hana about actually going to New York. Hana gave in to Lissie’s excitement.

“All right, you win, Lissie. It sounds like fun. But there is no way we are going to get there. It’s all the way across the country!” Hana said to Lissie.

Lissie whispered “I need to show you something in my parents’ attic.”

Hana laughed and said, “You never told me that you had New York City in your parents’ attic.”

Lissie said, “Very funny, but that isn’t far from the truth.” The girls took off in a sprint to Lissie’s house.