“Make-up has lotsa uses. One of ’em is to highlight your eyes, cheeks and lips so they stick out a little, give you a kinda feminine glow that boys think’s natural. There now.” “What are the other uses?” “Looking young,” she said without looking up. “But if you looked any younger, folks’d wonder why I let you out of your crib.” I laughed. This felt right. This felt like the moment I had wanted with Mom since I was old enough to know I wanted anything at all.
