Chapter TwoTelling Secrets
“From the lipstick tube arises the ritual gesture that so eloquently defines femininity: the careful double-arched tinting of the upper lip, the graceful sweep of the lower, the business-like blotting compression of the mouth…”
— Owen Edwards, Elegant Solutions, 1989.
The corrugated roof and broad arched rafters that spanned the cavernous hall seemed to resonate with pounding music and the din of hundreds of voices. Arcade Number 4 was crowded, warm, and loud. The local gathering place had settled into the familiar rhythm of a late afternoon. Designated as one of the official teen hangouts, Number 4 had become the most popular spot for the after-school crowd from HB High. “See you at the 4” was the rallying cry that echoed down hallways as they quickly emptied
