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The trip opened her eyes to a world shed never seen before; more than that, it showed her who she was The fear, the adrenaline rush, the story; it turned her on like nothing ever had before

Later, when the story was done and she and Edna were back in their hotel in Mexico City sitting on the balcony outside Ednas rooht shots of tequila, Tully said, "I cant thank you enough, Edna "

Edna took another straight shot and leaned back in her chair The night was quiet It was the first tiunfire in days

"You did well, kid "

Tullys pride welled to almost painful proportions "Thank you I learned more from you in the past feeeks than I learned in four years of college "

"So, nment "

"Anywhere, anytime "

"I Nelson Mandela "

"Count me in "

Edna turned to her The sticky-looking orange glow fros under her eyes In this light she looked ten years older than usual, and tired; ot a boyfriend?"

"With hed and poured herself another shot "Hardly "

"Yeah," Edna said "The story of my life "

"Do you regret it?" Tully asked If they hadnt been drinking she never would have asked such a personal question, but tequila had blurred the lines between them for just this ues instead of icon/newbie "Making this your life, I mean?"

"Theres a price, thats for sure For eneration, at least, you couldnt do this job and be et married—I did; three tiet about kids When a story broke, I needed to be there, period It could have beenday and Id have left So Ive lived by myself " She looked at Tully "And Ive loved it Every daives a shit? I here I wanted to be every second ofthat mattered "

Tully felt as if she were being baptized into the religion shed always believed in "Amen to that "