Summary

Julia is haunted by the discovery of Olga’s lingerie and tries to contact Angie for more information. When Angie ignores her calls, Julia goes to Angie’s house one weekend to confront her. Angie is in very bad shape, short-fused and sickly. Julia tells her about the hotel key and the underwear and Angie is exasperated, accusing Julia of “causing trouble” (53). Despite her aggressive approach, Julia admits she has been struggling with her own loneliness and grief. She leaves crying and no closer to an explanation, certain Angie is hiding something.

Amá does not support Julia’s visiting friends, so Julia lies about a school project to go over to Lorena’s. Lorena believes Julia is wasting her time, and that Olga’s lingerie was simply for her own pleasure. Julia notices a new photo of Lorena’s father on...