"I said she was going on a 'secret' shopping errand, so it's a secret – you'll just have to wait until later to find out." I replied"Meany!" Cassie ...aid giving me a fake pout.We made our way in and Sandy dropped Cassie and me off at the grocery store with the shopping list. After Sandy had left I turned to Cassie and asked her if there was anything she needed at the drugstore."Hmm, maybe ... Oh yeah, there is. Can I have some money?" Okay, here's $20, is that enough?" It should be..." Here,. This is the story of our 16th birthday.Steph's dad was from China. He worked in the tech industry, making good but not great money. Her mom was a writer, making basically no money. They wanted good schools for Steph, so they stretched to buy a house in a neighborhood that they couldn't really afford, but it had an in-laws' apartment that they could rent out for extra money. That's where we came in.I was a surprise. My mom dropped out of college and moved back in with her parents to take. They're brother and sister.I guess she's pretty smart. She was put in honors English and Chemistry with me. Well, not with me. In the same class I'm in. You know what I mean. She stood up in front of the class in English and told us about herself. They moved here from Texas. Her father was in the Navy there. I didn't even know they had boats in Texas. Live and learn. She's been to nine different schools since kindergarten. That's almost one school every year.I think she's pretty in her own way.. ‘Dang such lovely hands and long graceful fingers…..STOP IT!’ She thought furiously and blushed. ‘I have a list of things that were requested with the certificate, was there anything else that you wanted?’ ‘I’m not sure what was requested, can you let me know what they are?’ ‘Certainly…1 pedicure, 1 manicure, 1 facial, 1 hair styling (we do everything from cutting to coloring to extensions), 1 tanning, 1 full body massage, 1 waxing of the pubic area…’ Rae was lost in a dreamy state considering.