“I had a silk eye mask and a pair of Scottish wax earplugs. Finally, in case of dire emergency or an unexpected crying jag, I had two of the prescription painkillers I'd saved from the summer before when I'd had my wisdom teeth pulled.On the plane, I'd slipped off my shoes, pulled the blanket up to my chin, unwrapped the first candy bar, and flipped open one of the magazines when a tall, stooped man with a pleasant, narrow face sat down beside me."Hi."He was about my age, and his voice, and orth...odontically perfected teeth, were unmistakably American. I gave him a faint half-smile, nodded, and turned toward the window with the magazine spread open in my lap. "Your Most Intimate Health Questions Answered," read the headline. Evidently the editors of British Cosmo believed that many of my most intimate health questions involved itches in places you couldn't scratch in public.The guy was undeterred by my cold shoulder and the words "yeast infection" in large pink letters on the top of the page.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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