CHAPTER 1 ______________________ I've always wanted to go to New York. No reason, it's just an interesting state. Man, what a place. All the famous people live there and all those records broken. Well, today my dream is finally coming true. Later, I'll be getting in my dad's car and going to The Big Apple. ... Oh. I get it. Funny. Some kid dropped a big apple on our car when we arrived. Rough start. We're supposed to be here for a week. We arrive at our hotel and start unpacking. My mom died when I was little. No one knows why. So it's just me and my dad. "Come on, Beatrice," says dad. "Let's get going." So I do. It seems like this week in New York will be a good one.