It is often said that once you take the taxi ride to Juarez you never want to come back. For the dalliance of love and the glissando of whispered sweet nothings, Sochee Mala, a sucker for brief intervals of romance, tried it. One night there in a festival of wild partying, Sochee met the second prize winner in a Sal Mineo lookalike contest. They were quickly attracted and had sex. His name was Hector but he told Sochee to call him Sal. Sochee wanted to bring Sal home to meet her mother. Except Sal told her once you taker the taxi ride out of Juarez you never want to come back and so graciously declined the invitation. They still email one another, however.