Maxine’s POV

I am currently in the dressing room, facing a large rectangular mirror, with another woman. facing a woman with long and wavy hair, lipstick on her face, and seemingly barely wearing because of the two tangled cloths that serve to cover the reproductive parts of the body, I could no longer recognize myself. Seven years later, this is who I am now. a pole dancer at one of the most popular clubs in Manila. Mom and I moved around when we left the Alfonzos, so here we are. I was unable to continue college due to lack of supplies. I tried to work in companies according to the...