.. but I'm even better!"Her comment was met by a smile as Victoria swept her arm toward the ring and Kristy stepped into the light.The crowd was hushe... as the robed girl walked to center ring and addressed them."Ladies and Gentlemen, I am a student of human cultures. Since antiquity many societies have seen fit to sacrifice their young women. Sometimes the village virgin was thrown into a roaring volcano to calm the volcano god or goddess. Sometimes her life was forfeited to assure a plentiful. How could you do this to us? How will I ever be able to face Mom again?”Before Amy can reply to Todd’s angry retort, he disconnects the call. The dull sound of the dial tone echoes in Amy’s ear as she searches her head for a solution. And like magic, the perfect solution pops into her head. She quickly calls her Mom back. There is a forlorn tone to her mother's voice when she answers the phone.“Mom, I am coming to spend the next three weeks with you. And when I leave, I think I will have solved. So I had no option but to return home. I came home. I thought that I would go straight into my room on the 1st floor of the duplex and not let them know I was home.But when I returned home, they were in the hall far away from the stairs. So I went straight into my room. But I could hear them talk. I thought to see how lucky that boy would be today. So mom and that boy were talking in the hall while having wine.Mom – So, is it your first time?Boy – No, I have done it before.Mom – With your. The place was about 3,800 people, located in the far western center of the state and he couldn’t wait to leave, not that it pleased his mother. She hadn’t had much in her life that she took pride in or treasured as much as him. But, when you are 18 years old and your every fiber wants to leave the cold, lonely, and windy plains of western Kansas, that’s all that seems to matter.He picked the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. He was looking for a dramatic change and he certainly found.