Answer:
The story "One Last Time" describes the life of a young man who goes by the name Gary Soto. Gary was born into a poor family, most of his family members were all labourers who worked all day in the field.
The workers spend all day working under the hot sun, their main job is to pick fruits that have just been harvested. At the end of each day's work they are paid a small amount of money which is never enough to buy the things that they really need.
When he was still a teenager, Gary was greatly troubled about the type of clothes he wears, this is because he felt that the people in the town might look down on him due to the haggard clothes he was fond of putting on.
According to the passage when he says " I worked like a magician" he is trying to create a false impression that he has lots of good clothes packed in his bags when in reality he doesn't have any.