PART 9:
“Well, aren’t you the trooper. You may make it through this after all. I think it’s time for your makeover.” Lupita took the cap off the lipstick and examined the blank canvas of skin before her. “Hold her,” she ordered, and Clara complied. I circle with her index finger was all it took to tell Clara to hold her with her backside sticking out. Across her shoulder blades, Lupita took the lipstick and wrote “Azote mi” (spank me), for whoever she encountered after the girls were done with her. On the reddened backside, she wrote in large letters, “WIDE LOAD.” Alma chuckled as she photographed this. As Clara turned her back around, Lupita gave the lipstick to Alma and took the phone to record the results. Alma started with “Boba” (stupid) just above her breasts, then added “Puerca” (pig) over her navel. Clara took a few photos of that as well. But then, inspiration hit. Alma walked up close to Danita and held her chin in one hand, looking at her carefully. Then, she got close with the lipstick and started drawing for what seemed like a few minutes before Lupita saw the result. She had reddened Danita’s nose, drawn on an oversized smile, and added points above and below her eyes. Danita now wore a makeshift version of clown face.
Lupita smiled and filmed some more. Even Clara had to laugh at that one. “Alma,” Lupita said, “do you think you’d fit that driver’s uniform? Go put it on. Our celebrity here is still going to make the publicity event I found on her phone schedule. Better late than never, I always say.” “No! You can’t do that!” Danita protested. “Who is going to stop us? Your driver who is tied up in the trunk? Certainly not you, unless you want those photos and videos to go public.”
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