Chapter Eight
After her bath, Kathy rubbed her body with perfumed oil. Then she sat at the dressing table for a long time and looked at herself in the mirror. In her eyes she saw a brightness that startled and pleased her. She’d taken her cosmetics from their case and arranged them neatly on the dresser tabletop. She chose black mascara and a blue eye shadow that she applied expertly. The lipstick was fiery red over which she spread a thin coat of gloss. She brushed her short black hair until it shown. The beautiful image that now looked back at her from the mirror was not at all trancelike. In fact, it was animated, expectant. She felt aroused, energized. Her face was flushed with excitement. Her eyes sparkled. She smiled at the image in the mirror feeling better than she had in a very l
