She had become an expert on the special Chinese dishes and sometimes filled in when the kitchen was short a cook for the dinner rush period. Her knowl...dge of the language was steadily improving and her pronunciation was almost spot on when she answered a question from one of the visiting guests from the Chinese mainland.She was in the kitchen when the Immigration and Naturalization police came in to check the documents of the workers.A couple of the workers were caught without authorization to. I don't know right off hand... ! Give me a minute to digest it, will you?" Take five," she answered sarcastically."Thanks..."She'd stirred beside him, then sat up abruptly. "Shit!" she spat. "I know you don't want to marry me!" M-M-Marry you? Jumpin' Christ, Millie, I'm only fifteen! And what're you... almost seventeen? Man, what a beautiful pair we'd make trying to cut it in this fucking establishment! Of course, I could always get another paper-route like I had in Tucson... !" Oh, don't be. Almost begging, "mommy needs you"!A hard unrelenting hand grabbed one of my tiny ankles... my high heel gently pulled off... but he does not do the other... and I begin to cry... I had left my shoe in the taxi... while Jenny... !The humiliation.Strong hands gently rolling me onto my stomach... fingers fumbling with the button to my wool skirt... then the loud sound of the short zipper being undone echoing in my memory."Stop moving mom!" He meant my thighs, I was rubbing them together like a. I'm out till I get clothes." I said.He gave me the glasses and I dropped them off at the optician and went by the restaurant where Tom's mother worked. She saw me and said. "Why aren't you in school?" "I need clothes. My good school clothes were lost in the fire along with my good coat, my books and my purse." I paused as I took another cramp. "I also need advice." If I can help I will." She said."Come in the ladies room." I said.She followed me. Once inside I said. "I'm having my first period.