My mother was a whore living on the Arizona border to Mexico and she was killed when I was maybe eleven. I went to get help, but a man grabbed me and ...ook me to Mexico and it was years before I got free.’ She looked down for a moment and then lifted her face, ‘I ain’t gonna tell how I did that, but I took his money and I started to walk. I walked all the way from the Gulf of California to the Arizona border. From looking at that old card, I was twenty when I crossed into the United States and. “Greg told me to deliver this.”She handed over the package, and the sleazy-looking bartender’s eyes lit up.“Gimme that,” he said, snatching it from her. He seemed satisfied by the package’s contents, and slammed his fist into the side of the cash register, opening it up. He pulled out some filthy-looking notes, counted them twice, and then thrust them into Lily’s face.“Thanks.” She slipped the money into her pocket, too distracted to count it.“Let me know if you ever change your mind,” he said. “What happened Amber” I asked?“I’ve been thrown out of my house” she said quietly.“Why, did your stepfather do something to you” I asked?“Well” she stammered, “My mother caught us together”.I was shocked “You were having sex with your stepfather”?“Yes, he has been one of my bootie calls for years”.“Bootie call?” I asked.She gave a short laugh through her tears.“When I want sex, I make a bootie call and I hook up with the guy for the day or night”.“And he is on the list” I asked?“Yes, and a few. "What do you think?" Emily said."It looks good on me." Ki had to admit honestly impressed with the results.Happy that Ki liked it Emily checked her watch saying, "Oh no we are going to be late! We have to hurry."Grabbing a spare purse she had found while Ki was dressing she handed it to her."Call it a gift. All of us carry purses. I thought it would help you fit in." Emily said."It's my first purse." Ki said looking over the plain black bag before they rushed out the door to meet Emily's.