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Chapter Eight: The Ticket Mission

On the ferry ride to the Statue of Liberty, everyone was quiet. Mark was getting his camera ready. Finally, Maureen broke the silence by saying "You kids can go off on your own, if you want. Mark's just going to be filming one section of the Statue, so if you want to see the whole thing, just let us know before you leave, okay?"

"Okay, mom," said Haley. Now they had the perfect excuse for leaving!

At the Statue of Liberty, Haley, Sophia, Kim, and Jonathan looked around for a little bit. Sophia pulled Haley over and whispered "Now, do you think?"

"Now," said Haley.

Haley went over to her mom and said, "We're going to look in the other parts of the statue now."

"Okay, meet us here when you're done."

"Okay," said Haley.

Haley, Sophia, Kim and Jonathan left the statue, and Mark and Maureen didn't even notice. Outside, they got back in line for the ferry.

On the ferry, they discussed their plan again.

"When we get back to the city, we have to take a taxi to the Gershwin Theater. We probably won't win the lottery for the tickets, but maybe we can find a ticket scalper or something," said Sophia.

"I don't think this is gonna work, Sophy," said Kim. "Jon's right, it IS hard to get tickets for a popular show like Wicked!"

"Who knows, maybe Idina will recognize me and get us free tickets!" said Sophia.

"Or maybe you're crazy," said Jonathan.

"Shut up! It's a last resort."

When they got back to the city, Jonathan got them a taxi, and Haley was surprised when the taxi driver was the same man who had taken her to the East Village a few days ago.

"Take us to 222 West 51st Street!" said Sophia.

"Okay, but that's gonna cost you a lot," said the driver.

"We've got money," said Haley.

"Hey, kid, you look familiar. Weren't you the one that wanted to go to the Lower East Side or somethin'?"

"Yeah," said Haley.

"Glad to see you're with friends," said the driver.

When they got to the theater, Haley paid the driver and they got out.

"Okay, so now what?" asked Jonathan.

"We um… enter the lottery somewhere!" said Sophia.

"Where?" asked Haley. "Maybe we should ask someone."

They all went inside the theater and asked someone inside about the lottery.

"Excuse me," said Haley. "Where do we go to enter the ticket lottery?"

"Sorry, kids, but the lottery closed an hour ago! You should try again tomorrow."

Defeated, they walked out of the theater. "Well, that sucks," said Jonathan.

"Anyone have any ideas?"

"I have one!" said Haley.

At the Statue of Liberty

Mark was walking around the statue area, filming various things, giving narration when he thought it was needed. Maureen stood there, reading an informational pamphlet. Suddenly, Mark turned his camera on Maureen.

"And here is the famous Maureen Johnson who has returned, miraculously, to Alphabet City, where she hasn't been for fourteen years!"

"Marky, get that camera out of my face! I'm busy," said Maureen.

"Doing what?" asked Mark.

"Reading this pamphlet. It's very informative," said Maureen.

"The old Maureen wouldn't read some boring pamphlet. She would probably protest the pamphlet," said Mark.

"Well, pookie, the old Maureen is gone."

"Are you sure?" Suddenly, Mark's voice turned serious. "I think she's still there. She's still inside you, trying to get out, but you won't let her."

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