Mami said life would change after I turned fifteen, when I became a señorita. But señorita means different things to different people. For my friends Mireya and Sarita, who turned fifteen last summer, señorita means wearing lipstick, which when I put it on is sticky and messy, like strawberry jam on my lips. For Mami, señorita means making me try on high-heeled shoes two inches high