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Conferences which Skyla promised to attend, but didn't. That day, Naomi learns that Skyla is actually an alcoholic and that her father wanted custody of her and Owen but Skyla wouldn't
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younger brother, Owen, in the fictional town of Lemon Tree, California. One day, Naomi and Owen's mother, Skyla, suddenly reappears after seven years of being gone. Although initially happy to have her mother back in her life, Naomi questions the reason for Skyla's return, whilst Skyla showers Naomi
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Fabiola and Bernardo Morales to the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. There they go on a quest in which Naomi is determined to find her father, Santiago. The group participate in Mexico's
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the father of Naomi and Owen and the ex-husband of Skyla. Although absent for the majority of his children's lives, Santiago is a loving and patient man who cares for his children dearly despite their estrangement. He also is skilled at carving, of which his daughter inherited.
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