Summary

In “Don’t Worry, They’re Asleep,” Danny and Sofia sit on the sofa and talk until late at night. After she falls asleep, Uncle Tommy and his wife come into the apartment drunk and go to their bedroom. Danny, distraught over his loss, goes outside. He writes a letter to his dad, fabricating details about his life and imagining coming to live with his father in Ensenada.

In “Uno Gets Another Drunken Tongue-Lashing,” Uno gets home from a party and is screamed at by his stepfather, who is occasionally violent. Uno leaves and goes to the liquor store, where he sees Danny. Danny tries to give him 20 dollars, but Uno refuses to take it and invites him to his secret spot by the train tracks where he only ever took Manny before. Uno shows Danny his...