A man is now sitting next to me. Oh God! How much has he seen? I feel immediate embarrassment. It’s unsettling to know that a stranger has seen you...at your most vulnerable, at your most you. I think we are only really ourselves when we are alone. And this man saw all of that, all of me. The shame turns to anger quickly though, when I see that the rest of the theatre is still empty. Yes, I’m sitting in the perfect row, in the middle seat, but he had no need to sit right next to me. I shoot him. "When I found my daughter, she was all red." What?" said Charles, blinking, bewildered."Sarah. My oldest daughter. I came home after work and couldn't find her. I looked all over. I asked my boyfriend where she was, and he wouldn't answer. And that's when I saw that his hands were red." She gripped his shoulders tighter. "I found her in the bathtub. Red everywhere. Red inside the tub. Red all in her hair. I couldn't wash the red out no matter how hard I tried. By the time I was done I had red. I think for him to stop. And he does and he looks like he just remembered where he was or like he just woke up from a dream. I ask him if he's okay and he says he just blanked out for a second. After school I walk home and test my ability on my father. I make him give me 20$. And he does. I think that this is amazing. But I should keep it a secret until I find out how to control this.The next day at school I see carter and his friend Mariana. They are both wearing Nike Elite socks. Carter. "I nodded as I took in what she said.Miss Yoshida paused and said, "Even your job is changing. There's moreof a push then ever for Office Ladies to be free of the uniformappearance of the past, but not at your place of employment. I need youto understand that you're going to be a yamato nadeshiko. That's whatthese men were told about you."I said, "I understand." Do you know what this means?" Yes." What does it mean?" She asked, clearly not believing that I didunderstand the full.