why the three kids were there but they got a lot of funny looks Allie even saw one little boy move closer to his parents as they passed like he was afraid of them After walking down what felt like the world’s longest hallway Allie began to smell something delicious just as she’d hoped she would I smell ham she whispered to the boys And cinnamon apples You know Luna would love that Follow the smell Max said raising his fist Find the dog They turned the corner and the delicious sweet and savory odor grew stronger Allie figured the set of double
doors right ahead of them would lead to a galley but instead of seeing Luna waiting outside the doors like Allie had hoped she saw a young girl with a huge bow in her hair The girl was trying to peek through one of the little round windows That’s not Luna Vic said Who’s Luna the girl asked spinning around Her dress twirled as she turned to face them Oh She
looked the three of them up and down and tried to stop herself from laughing Luna’s our puppy She’s lost somewhere on the boat Allie explained suddenly feeling even more out of place in her jeans and sneakers We were hoping she’d followed the delicious smells coming from the galley Allie introduced herself and the boys to the girl The girl replied I’m Ruth I followed those smells too Sometimes the waitstaff sneaks me a snack She grinned and gave them a funny look Where are you three from Philadelphia Pennsylvania Max answered