(http://universitychic.com/files/girl_glasses.jpg)<br/><br/>Samantha Tessler walked off the plane, never happier to set her feet on the ground. Air Jamaica had been a bit terrifying; she had sat next to the wing door and every ten minutes during the flight, the door would rattle like it might spring open. Sam had sat in nervous expectation of immediate ejection into the ocean below the whole flight from Miami.<br/><br/><em>And that would figure, considering how my life is going</em>, she thought grimly, tugging her luggage through the small airport.<br/><br/>She had never been more surprised in her life than when she had been contacted by Dylan Faber. She had immediately dismissed his email, figuring it was a spam on the level of a Nigerian scam. Before she deleated it, though, Dylan's last name caught her eye. When she realized this was the son of Thomas Faber, Samantha's stomach had lurched in excitement. Dr. Faber had only been one of the most brilliant scholars of Caribbean lore who had ever lived!<br/><br/>And now his son wanted her help!<br/><br/>Outside the airport, Sam politely shook her head at the gaggle of young Jamaican boys who wanted to help carry her luggage. Most of them wore no shoes and were looking for any payout from travelers. Sam was impatient though, and quickly entered a taxi, giving directions to the marina.<br/><br/>She sighed, relaxing in the back seat, trying to order her thoughts. This trip was a desperate gamble on her part. She was excited to be back in Jamaica and exploring Pelegosto, but there was a dark shadow around that thrill. She was so close to getting her doctorate, but her own funds had run out and her scholarship had dried up, thanks to the economy. Despite her award-winning work and the high regard of her professors, the university would give her the boot if she couldn't pay her bills.<br/><br/>But if she found this treasure with Dylan, she would make archaeology history. The university would beg her to stay.<br/><br/>Or at least, that's what Samantha hoped. She was out of options.