Summary

Aegina, a recent high school graduate, wanted to put herself through art school. In order to do so, she needed to find a creative way to make some money. Her solution was to travel to Morocco in order to purchase handmade cotton shirts in bulk, and sell them at a profit. When Aegina ran this idea by her Aunt Billie, who had helped raise her since her mother died, Billie suggested that Aegina not go alone. After asking many friends, Aegina went Morocco accompanied on by her long-time friend Luc.

Luc was attracted to Aegina from long before this trip, but felt a sense of comfort around her since they were “step siblings by a near miss” (194), since Luc’s mother had briefly been married to Aegina’s father. After deciding they will use Luc’s old car for the trip...