Chapter Four
Womanhood in Reach
“Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.”
– Coco Chanel.
So, it went—deeper and deeper into ourselves, purging the darkness from our bodies, toning our muscles, driving the vestiges of meat and chemicals until only nature and our own femininity remained. Every day was a new realm of exploration of ourselves and our abilities. I realized we were all on a journey of our inner natures and our potential, just as Lady Zhi said.
Every night we went to bed exhausted with physical and mental exhaustion. Some nights Maggie and I barely had the energy to speak more than monosyllables, while other nights we’d sit together at our little table talking about what
