Paula (not her real name and not even her “escort” name) is one of those “freelance” escorts one finds though various Internet forums. She is 19 years old and a Fine Arts student. We met up at SM North and travelled to Victoria Court in Caloocan. She had been in the escort business a while back, stopped to focus on her studies, but had to resume because of a family crisis.
She does not have a boyfriend and she is cute, intelligent, and witty. Her English is perfect. Her diction is clear. She does not have a boyfriend because “It would be difficult to explain her situation,” she said. “Then don’t tell,” I replied. She shook her head—if she had a boyfriend, there should be no secrets between them. Quite noble, I said to myself. I truly wished all females were like that.
She asked my name. I gave her a fake one. I knew that hers was fake as well. We both admitted that false identities was part of the act. She knew that she shouldn’t pry to deep into the personal life of her clients, and I said that even if she did, I would be fabricating the info, anyway. She smiled at that. I asked about her mobile phone number, the one that I used to contact her and discuss the terms of the meeting. I supposed that it was not her real number and I was glad that she said so as well. She knew that she had to separate her life as an escort with her life as an ordinary student. It was a persona that she had to discard once that part of her life was over.
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