Summary

Chapter 5

Sofia is silent as Dr. Gómez takes Rose to lunch. She regards Dr. Gómez as her research assistant, choosing to see the outing as an anthropological study. At lunch Rose explains that she cannot be around fish because she is allergic. She tries to get Sofia to reinforce this information to Dr. Gómez, but she remains silent. He challenges Rose's allergy by reminding her that she takes a fish oil supplement, so she is not allergic to all fish. Rose then tries to order from the wine list, but he will not allow her to have alcohol. He orders octopus and welts begin to show on Rose's face and her eye begins to swell. Dr. Gómez asks Rose to tell him about her list of enemies. Rose begins to talk about her parents and how they disliked foreigners...