Luckiest Girl Alive

Ani, now at work, listens to a team discussion about a pitch for a story on sexual harassment in the workplace. Although Ani is intrigued by the topic, she is mindful of her own assignment, a fluff piece on how sex can burn calories. She thinks about the documentary project, Friends of the Five, and how Luke sees no point in her participation in the project. Ani sees the project as a chance at last to tell her side. She is reminded again of her awareness of the disparity between who she is and what she pretends to be in Luke’s circle of family and friends: “I’m the girl you meet in a bar and bang a few times until you fall in love with a natural-ish blonde with an androgynous first name and modest trust fund” (80).

When she arrives at their posh apartment, Luke suggests they meet a new client, Andrew, and his wife, Whitney, for an elegant dinner. Reluctantly, Ani agrees. Even as she settles in for the dinner, she is bored: “I’m finding it hard to believe that anyone could be satisfied, really satisfied, by this existence” (88). During the meal, Ani recognizes the man. It is none other than Mr.