Chapter 21

Nicole Vargas

I adjusted the straps of my black striped bikini and grabbed my sunblock out of my beach bag that I borrowed from my mom. She had a whole closet with bags and she didn't like it when I borrowed one. But once in the blue moon, just once, she let me choose something out of her collection of bags. I opened the sunblock and squeezed a little bit on my hand and applied it on my body.

 This was my third day in Brazil and so far I have been enjoying it.

I went shopping the same day I arrived and attended a party last night hosted by one of my mother's friends. My mom didn't mention that it would be an art party, so it was boring to say the least. Today I decided to go to the beach and get a beautiful golden brown tan before going back to New york, which will be at the end of next week.

I was so ready to go back to the busy city and get started on my boutique. Rose was currently also on vacation in Morocco.

I put on my sunglasses and lai