CHAPTER 7
Mary: March 2005
f there’s no traffic, Mary’s hometown is less than thirty min- utes away from the island of Palm Beach. But in economic
terms it’s a world away. Her high school is run by the county. Most of Mary’s classmates are black. Thirty percent are Hispanic, as she is. The rest are white. The school has a C rating, and lots of students receive free or discounted lunches. Mary is one of those students. But inch by inch, she’s working her way out of the crab barrel. A good kid, her teachers think. A kid with a future in front of her.
Weeks have gone by since her meeting with Epstein. She hasn't told anyone about the visit. Still, other kids at the high school have noticed a change.
“Yo, Mary,” a friend says. “What's up with you anyway?”
This is a kid who veers from nice to mean, depending on
who else is around.
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Still, a friend. “Nothing,” says Mary. “You got your period? “Shut the fuck up,” M: There have been rw Rumors started by a girl v “Whore,” her rival shc “Youre the whore,” M; Mary rushes the girl, w twisting and tugging. Son bell rings for next period, } She shakes her head j
feeling humiliated.
Then, in her wallet, th
Mary’s too young and too: are all twenties, not single ents, her teachers sugges Mary do drugs or deal thei Mary’s father knows be chologist is called in. And Once she does, she can It's a wild story. Highly A powerful man. This is al Its definitely a matter for th fecommending a transfer, troubled kids— ones with
Marty's a good girl, it’s t
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