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I give my sisters a brief description of the oracle, of her dark robes, wrinkled face, and hunkered body Hopefully enough to ree to text a photo if they think they’ve found her

Minutes later, we eym Grace and Greer head for Greer’s Porsche to es Nick and I take Moira back to the storefront By the ti Exhausted, I drive Nick back to his apartment and then head for the safe house I hope my sisters have had better luck

CHAPTER 13

GRACE

You’re driving too fast!" I squeal as Greer speeds through the sa to find the oracle if you get arrested for reckless driving"

Greer throws "

"It’s so offensive," I mutter underHaven’t we been down this street before?"

"Yes," she growls "But I had to cut back through here to get across Mission"

This is our third straight afternoon of searching, and as the sun dips down into the west, it looks like Friday is going to be just as fruitless as Wednesday and Thursday were It’s no surprise that Greer is getting testy Driving back and forth along the streets of San Francisco isn’t exactly all fun and games It’s also panhandlers and ho soccer in the street I’ve stopped counting howSoccer ball, dragon kite, and an overeager taxi

Right now Greer’s hands are gripping the steering wheel so hard, her knuckles are snohite

"Maybe we should take a break," I suggest "Stop for a coffee or sos the car hard to the left, U-turns in the middle of the street, and speeds back the e ca, the Porsche is pulling into a tiny parking spot and Greer is cliuess that’s a yes

I follow her down the sidewalk and into a store with a bright pink-and-orange sign that reads JUST GELATO

"Better than coffee," she mumbles as she walks up to the counter "A double scoop of hazelnut and espresso, please"

The girl behind the counter nods and starts scooping two big balls of gelato froelato, but it looks kind of like ice crea," Greer says "What do you want?"