Summary

Chapter 3. During her ride from the airport, once they are the only two passengers left, Lizet notices that the woman she thinks is a professor is crying, so asks if she is alright. After adjusting her makeup, the woman reassures her that she was just being "weird" and they begin talking. They are both from Hialeah, but went to different high schools. Neither school has many graduates who go on to college, and when Lizet tells the woman, who turns out to be a postdoctoral fellow, that she attends Rawlings College, the woman is impressed by the caliber of Lizet's school. When she asks how Lizet is getting on, Lizet confesses her struggles, only for the woman to correct her speech instead of empathizing. She gives Lizet her business card and tells her to email, but Lizet tears up the card as soon...