The next Saturday, I was standing in front of my mirror getting dressed when the knock came at the door, and I already knew it was Barb before I even opened it because she always showed up without calling first. She walked straight in and looked me up and down while I was still buttoning the side of my dress.“Where are you going looking like that?” she asked, dropping her bag on my bed and folding her arms.“The club,” I said, keeping my eyes on the mirror as I fixed my hair. “It’s Saturday, and I always go on Saturdays.”Barb’s eyebrows went up, and she stepped closer. “The club again? Mandy, you’ve been going every week, and you never take anyone with you, and I’ve been asking for months, so why can’t I come this time?”I shook my head and reached for my shoes. “Because it’s work, and you don’t need to be in that place watching me dance for strangers, and I already told you it’s not the kind of night you think it is.”She sat on the edge of my bed and leaned forward, her voice turn
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