#9;

In chapter nine Esther and the other girls are getting their pictures taken individually. Their scholarships are coming to an end, and there will be a feature in the magazine about them. Each person gets one prop, something that resembles what they want to be. One girl had an ere of corn because she wanted to be a farmer's wife. Esther didn't know what to use, so she takes a fake rose. The photographer is telling her to smile and to show them how happy it makes her to write a poem. Finally she smiles and the photographer says she looks like she's going to cry. After he says this, she does start to cry. When she's done, she looks up and sees that everyone left. Jay Cee eventually comes back with some humorous short stories, telling her to read, it will Cheer her up. After this, she goes to a final party with Doreen. She sets Esther up with a man and he tries to have sex with her, but she won't. He gets aggressive and finally punches him, giving him a bloody nose. She leaves after that and when her mom picks her up to take her home after being in New York City for so long, she hasn't washed the blood off her face.
Response: I'd probably punch the jerk in the face too! I would defiantly wash the blood off my face though, that's kind of gross...