Allie

Blushing, Alice says: "Mommy, it's really too late to turn back now, isn't it? I'm really nervous, but also... well, never mind that. It's just a lot to take in, the prospect of... you know. That. I know you want me to get used to using the medical term, my... clitoridectomy. Gosh. God damn. It makes me shiver. So... is it... too late to turn back? I know, I know, this is the part where you say, 'Allie, we already talked about it.' But no, Mommy, you talked about it. I just sat there listening while you told me... told me all about what you decided would happen to me... down there. God. It's so humiliating to have your mommy decide that you need your... girl parts taken away. And you talked about it like it wasn't any big thing, just like spaying a kitten. But I'm your daughter, Mommy, and I'm going to have to live with my thingy gone and all those feelings trapped away with no way to fix it for the rest of my whole life!"