Jessica didn't know if she would even be able to walk the short distance to the other store dressed like this. Or undressed like this. She sat down next to the mirror and put her head in her hands. She was on the verge of tears, realizing how uncomfortable she was with her body, with her age and with her celibacy. But before it could all crash down on her, she heard the young man walk up to her.

The next five minutes changed a lot of things for Jessica. Some she would realize immediately, others she would only understand weeks later. Despite his broken English, the young man began...