SIX_CRD 
Four_CRD weeks_NN2 after_CJS I_PNP arrive_VVB on_PRP Isabela_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP get_VVB an_AT0 early_AJ0 birthday_NN1 present_NN1 :_PUN a_AT0 strange_AJ0 and_CJC unlikely_AJ0 dump_NN1 of_PRF old_AJ0 emails_NN2 into_PRP my_DPS inbox_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP have_VHB no_AT0 idea_NN1 why_AVQ some_DT0 were_VBD coming_VVG through_AVP ,_PUN yet_AV0 not_XX0 others_NN2 —_PUN but_CJC there_EX0 are_VBB several_DT0 from_PRP Finn_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC two_CRD from_PRP my_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS facility_NN1 ,_PUN updating_VVG me_PNP on_PRP her_DPS health_NN1 (_PUL no_AT0 significant_AJ0 change_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ I_PNP figure_VVB is_VBZ good_AJ0 news_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT There_EX0 is_VBZ also_AV0 a_AT0 note_NN1 from_PRP Sotheby_NP0 's_POS ,_PUN saying_VVG that_CJT I_PNP have_VHB been_VBN furloughed_VVN ,_PUN along_AVP with_PRP two_CRD hundred_CRD other_AJ0 employees_NN2 ,_PUN because_CJS of_PRF a_AT0 massive_AJ0 downturn_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 art_NN1 sales_NN0 industry_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP stare_VVB at_PRP this_DT0 for_PRP a_AT0 while_NN1 ,_PUN wondering_VVG if_CJS Kitomi_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 the_AT0 only_AJ0 one_PNI to_TO0 delay_VVI her_DPS auction_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC trying_VVG to_TO0 rationalize_VVI that_CJT being_VBG furloughed_AJ0 is_VBZ better_AJC than_CJS being_VBG fired_VVN ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ also_AV0 an_AT0 email_NN1 from_PRP Rodney_NP0 ,_PUN telling_VVG me_PNP that_CJT Sotheby_NP0 's_VBZ can_VM0 suck_VVI a_AT0 dick_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC that_CJT the_AT0 only_AJ0 people_NN0 who_PNQ were_VBD n't_XX0 furloughed_AJ0 were_VBD tech_NN1 support_NN1 ,_PUN because_CJS they_PNP 're_VBB pivoting_VVG to_PRP online_AJ0 sales_NN0 ._SENT He_PNP never_AV0 thought_VVD he_PNP 'd_VM0 have_VHI to_TO0 return_VVI to_PRP his_DPS sister_NN1 's_POS house_NN1 in_PRP New_NP0 Orleans_NP0 ,_PUN but_CJC who_PNQ can_VM0 afford_VVI rent_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 on_PRP unemployment_NN1 ?_SENT 
The_AT0 last_ORD line_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS email_NN1 is_VBZ Girl_NN1 ,_PUN if_CJS I_PNP were_VBD you_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP 'd_VM0 stay_VVI in_PRP paradise_NN1 as_CJS long_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP could_VM0 ._SENT 
On_PRP my_DPS actual_AJ0 birthday_NN1 a_AT0 week_NN1 later_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP am_VBB invited_VVN to_PRP Gabriel_NP0 's_POS farm_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ twenty_CRD minutes_NN2 by_PRP car_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 highlands_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP comes_VVZ to_TO0 pick_VVI me_PNP and_CJC Abuela_NP0 up_AVP in_PRP a_AT0 rusty_AJ0 Jeep_NN1 with_PRP no_AT0 side_NN1 doors_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 look_VVI a_AT0 day_NN1 over_PRP forty_CRD ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP deadpans_NN2 when_CJS he_PNP sees_VVZ me_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC when_CJS I_PNP shove_VVB at_PRP him_PNP he_PNP starts_VVZ laughing_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ Women_NN2 are_VBB so_AV0 sensitive_AJ0 about_PRP their_DPS age_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP jokes_VVZ ._SENT 
As_CJS we_PNP drive_VVB ,_PUN we_PNP see_VVB more_DT0 galapagueños_NN2 out_AVP and_CJC about_AVP than_CJS I_PNP have_VHB in_PRP weeks_NN2 ._SENT At_PRP first_ORD ,_PUN when_CJS the_AT0 island_NN1 closed_VVD down_AVP ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 walk_VVI the_AT0 beach_NN1 or_CJC hike_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 highlands_NN2 and_CJC not_XX0 see_VVB another_DT0 soul_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC now_AV0 ,_PUN by_PRP the_AT0 fifth_ORD week_NN1 of_PRF lockdown_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP no_AT0 actual_AJ0 cases_NN2 of_PRF Covid_NP0 on_PRP Isabela_NP0 and_CJC no_AT0 one_PNI new_AJ0 arriving_VVG to_TO0 spread_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN people_NN0 have_VHB begun_VVN to_TO0 sneak_VVI out_AVP of_PRF their_DPS houses_NN2 and_CJC break_NN1 curfew_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS we_PNP wind_VVB into_PRP the_AT0 center_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 island_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 scrub_NN1 and_CJC desert_NN1 landscape_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 shoreline_NN1 gives_VVZ way_NN1 to_PRP lush_AJ0 ,_PUN thick_AJ0 vegetation_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 shipments_NN2 of_PRF food_NN1 and_CJC supplies_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 island_NN1 have_VHB been_VBN extremely_AV0 limited_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP know_VVB that_CJT Gabriel_NP0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 the_AT0 only_AJ0 person_NN1 here_AV0 to_TO0 rely_VVI on_PRP family_NN1 farmland_NN1 to_TO0 supplement_VVI them_PNP during_PRP the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ._SENT We_PNP pass_VVB dirty_AJ0 sheep_NN0 in_PRP pens_NN2 ,_PUN goats_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 lowing_AJ0 cow_NN1 with_PRP an_AT0 udder_NN1 as_CJS full_AJ0 as_CJS the_AT0 moon_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 are_VBB banana_NN1 trees_NN2 ,_PUN with_PRP green_AJ0 fruit_NN0 defying_VVG gravity_NN1 to_TO0 grow_VVI upward_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC girls_NN2 squatting_VVG in_PRP fields_NN2 pulling_VVG weeds_NN2 ._SENT Finally_AV0 Gabriel_NP0 turns_VVZ onto_PRP a_AT0 dusty_AJ0 path_NN1 that_CJT winds_VVZ toward_PRP a_AT0 small_AJ0 house_NN1 ._SENT Beatriz_NP0 had_VHD led_VVN me_PNP to_TO0 believe_VVI that_CJT it_PNP was_VBD nothing_PNI more_DT0 than_CJS a_AT0 glorified_AJ0 tent_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC only_AV0 half_DT0 of_PRF it_PNP is_VBZ under_PRP construction_NN1 ._SENT Gabriel_NP0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 building_VVG a_AT0 house_NN1 as_CJS much_AV0 as_CJS he_PNP is_VBZ expanding_VVG it_PNP ._SENT 
For_PRP Beatriz_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP bet_VVB ._SENT 
I_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN thinking_VVG nonstop_AV0 about_PRP her_DPS confession_NN1 to_PRP me_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 trillizos_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VHD said_VVN that_CJT if_CJS Beatriz_NP0 talked_VVD to_PRP me_PNP about_PRP suicide_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP 'd_VM0 tell_VVI Gabriel_NP0 —_PUN and_CJC her_DPS recklessness_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 tunnel_NN1 truly_AV0 worried_VVD me_PNP ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 confess_VVI to_PRP Gabriel_NP0 what_DTQ had_VHD happened_VVN unless_CJS I_PNP explained_VVD why_AVQ ,_PUN and_CJC that_DT0 would_VM0 mean_VVI talking_VVG about_PRP Ana_NP0 Maria_NP0 not_XX0 returning_VVG Beatriz_NP0 's_POS affections_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 ,_PUN I_PNP know_VVB ,_PUN is_VBZ not_XX0 my_DPS secret_NN1 to_TO0 share_VVI ._SENT Gabriel_NP0 does_VDZ n't_XX0 strike_VVI me_PNP as_PRP the_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF parent_NN1 who_PNQ 'd_VM0 be_VBI upset_AJ0 if_CJS his_DPS daughter_NN1 came_VVD out_AVP ,_PUN but_CJC then_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP do_VDB not_XX0 truly_AV0 know_VVI him_PNP ._SENT Whatever_DTQ strides_VVZ the_AT0 LGBTQ+_NP0 community_NN1 has_VHZ made_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 United_NP0 States_NP0 ,_PUN they_PNP are_VBB not_XX0 universal_AJ0 ;_PUN moreover_AV0 ,_PUN this_DT0 is_VBZ a_AT0 predominantly_AV0 Catholic_AJ0 country_NN1 and_CJC gay_AJ0 rights_NN2 are_VBB n't_XX0 exactly_AV0 the_AT0 mainstay_NN1 of_PRF that_DT0 dogma_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP think_VVB about_PRP Abuela_NP0 's_POS house_NN1 ,_PUN where_AVQ painted_AJ0 crosses_NN2 decorate_VVB every_AT0 bit_NN1 of_PRF wall_NN1 space_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 absence_NN1 of_PRF church_NN1 services_NN2 ,_PUN suspended_VVN because_CJS of_PRF Covid_NP0 ,_PUN she_PNP has_VHZ created_VVN a_AT0 small_AJ0 altar_NN1 where_CJS she_PNP prays_VVZ and_CJC lights_VVZ candles_NN2 ._SENT 
Instead_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP 've_VHB found_VVN ways_NN2 to_TO0 see_VVI Beatriz_NP0 every_AT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 take_VVI her_DPS emotional_AJ0 temperature_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC hope_VVB I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI to_TO0 betray_VVI her_PNP in_PRP order_NN1 to_TO0 protect_VVI her_PNP ._SENT 
Beatriz_NP0 comes_VVZ bounding_VVG out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 front_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 house_NN1 as_CJS Gabriel_NP0 pulls_VVZ the_AT0 emergency_NN1 brake_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 Jeep_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Felicidades_NP0 !_SENT "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN smiling_VVG at_PRP me_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Thanks_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP realize_VVB something_PNI is_VBZ tugging_VVG at_PRP me_PNP and_CJC I_PNP turn_VVB to_TO0 find_VVI a_AT0 little_AJ0 white_AJ0 goat_NN1 with_PRP brown_AJ0 ears_NN2 chewing_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 hem_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS T-shirt_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Ooh_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ,_PUN kneeling_VVG down_AVP to_TO0 rub_VVI its_DPS knobby_AJ0 horns_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Who_PNQ 's_VBZ this_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 name_VVI my_DPS food_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Gabriel_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP gasp_VVB ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP are_VBB not_XX0 eating_VVG this_DT0 sweetheart_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP tell_VVB him_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC he_PNP has_VHZ to_TO0 have_VHI a_AT0 name_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Fine_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP grins_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ Stew_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ No._NN1 "_PUQ I_PNP fold_VVB my_DPS arms_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Promise_VVB me_PNP ._SENT Consider_VVB it_PNP my_DPS birthday_NN1 gift_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Gabriel_NP0 laughs_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ Only_AV0 because_CJS Stew_NN1 's_VBZ a_AT0 terrible_AJ0 name_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 lady_NN1 goat_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS long_AV0 as_CJS we_PNP can_VM0 milk_VVI her_PNP ,_PUN she_PNP 's_VBZ safe_AJ0 ._SENT We_PNP trade_VVB her_DPS milk_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 neighbor_NN1 for_PRP eggs_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP helps_VVZ Abuela_NP0 up_PRP the_AT0 steps_NN2 into_PRP his_DPS house_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 livable_AJ0 area_NN1 is_VBZ two_CRD rooms_NN2 :_PUN one_PNI with_PRP a_AT0 small_AJ0 kitchen_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 tiny_AJ0 table_NN1 ,_PUN two_CRD mismatched_AJ0 wooden_AJ0 chairs_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 beanbag_NN1 chair_NN1 ;_PUN the_AT0 other_NN1 a_AT0 bedroom_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 see_VVI a_AT0 bathroom_NN1 ,_PUN just_AV0 a_AT0 little_AJ0 outhouse_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 distance_NN1 ._SENT While_CJS Gabriel_NP0 and_CJC Abuela_NP0 stand_VVB at_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ,_PUN unpacking_VVG the_AT0 food_NN1 she_PNP 's_VBZ brought_VVN to_TO0 cook_VVI and_CJC talking_VVG in_PRP Spanish_AJ0 ,_PUN Beatriz_NP0 pulls_VVZ me_PNP into_PRP the_AT0 bedroom_NN1 ._SENT 
There_EX0 is_VBZ a_AT0 mattress_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 scarred_AJ0 chest_NN1 of_PRF drawers_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC there_EX0 is_VBZ also_AV0 a_AT0 mirror_NN1 with_PRP mosaic_NN1 glass_NN1 around_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 quilt_NN1 with_PRP flowers_NN2 embroidered_VVN on_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC fairy_NN1 lights_NN2 strung_VVN on_PRP a_AT0 series_NN0 of_PRF nails_NN2 that_CJT have_VHB been_VBN tacked_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 must_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN Gabriel_NP0 's_POS room_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP realize_VVB ._SENT I_PNP wonder_VVB if_CJS he_PNP transformed_VVD it_PNP into_PRP this_DT0 little_AJ0 oasis_NN1 for_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN hoping_VVG for_PRP the_AT0 best_AJS before_CJS she_PNP came_VVD here_AV0 from_PRP school_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP wonder_VVB where_AVQ he_PNP sleeps_VVZ now_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Oh_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ,_PUN pulling_VVG several_DT0 postcards_NN2 from_PRP my_DPS tote_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP brought_VVD some_DT0 more_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Cool_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ Beatriz_NP0 takes_VVZ them_PNP ,_PUN setting_VVG them_PNP in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 mirror_NN1 ._SENT 
Since_CJS our_DPS day_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 trillizos_NN2 ,_PUN we_PNP have_VHB n't_XX0 talked_VVN about_PRP the_AT0 girl_NN1 she_PNP left_VVD behind_AV0 on_PRP Santa_NP0 Cruz_NP0 ,_PUN or_CJC if_CJS she_PNP still_AV0 feels_VVZ like_PRP cutting_VVG ._SENT Only_AV0 once_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 past_AJ0 two_CRD weeks_NN2 has_VHZ she_PNP even_AV0 alluded_VVD to_PRP what_DTQ transpired_VVD ._SENT We_PNP were_VBD sitting_VVG in_PRP Puerto_NP0 Villamil_NP0 ,_PUN watching_VVG boobies_NN2 torpedo_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 to_TO0 catch_VVI fish_NN0 ,_PUN our_DPS legs_NN2 dangling_VVG off_AVP the_AT0 pier_NN1 ,_PUN just_AV0 letting_VVG the_AT0 afternoon_NN1 settle_VVI around_PRP us_PNP like_PRP cotton_NN1 batting_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Diana_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Beatriz_NP0 had_VHD said_VVN ,_PUN apropos_AV0 of_PRF nothing_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ Thanks_NN2 ._SENT For_PRP catching_VVG me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
What_DTQ I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 do_VDI was_VBD wrap_VVI my_DPS arms_NN2 around_PRP her_DPS tight_AJ0 ._SENT What_DTQ I_PNP did_VDD instead_AV0 was_VBD bump_VVB her_DPS shoulder_NN1 with_PRP mine_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ De_NP0 nada_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN when_CJS I_PNP meant_VVD the_AT0 very_AV0 opposite_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 nothing_PNI ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD everything_PNI ._SENT 
I_PNP figure_VVB Beatriz_NP0 will_VM0 tell_VVI me_PNP what_DTQ she_PNP wants_VVZ to_TO0 tell_VVI me_PNP and_CJC needs_VVZ to_TO0 tell_VVI me_PNP when_CJS she_PNP 's_VBZ ready_AJ0 ._SENT And_CJC God_NP0 knows_VVZ ,_PUN right_AV0 now_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP have_VHB nothing_PNI but_CJC time_NN1 ._SENT 
There_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 knock_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 and_CJC Gabriel_NP0 pokes_VVZ his_DPS head_NN1 inside_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP ready_AJ0 to_TO0 earn_VVI your_DPS supper_NN1 ?_SENT I_PNP need_VM0 help_VVI picking_VVG fruit_NN0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ my_DPS birthday_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP protest_VVB ._SENT 
"_PUQ No_AT0 problema_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP shrugs_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP 'll_VM0 have_VHI the_AT0 goat_NN1 for_PRP dinner_NN1 instead_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Funny_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP tell_VVB him_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC turn_VVB to_PRP Beatriz_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Come_VVB help_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB way_NN1 too_AV0 old_AJ0 for_PRP physical_AJ0 labor_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP shakes_VVZ her_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 've_VHB got_VVN other_AJ0 things_NN2 to_TO0 do_VDI ._SENT Secret_AJ0 things_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Gabriel_NP0 leans_VVZ toward_PRP her_PNP and_CJC in_PRP an_AT0 exaggerated_AJ0 whisper_NN1 asks_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ Was_VBD that_DT0 good_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Perfect_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Beatriz_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP skirts_VVZ us_PNP on_PRP her_DPS way_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 small_AJ0 table_NN1 ,_PUN where_AVQ Abuela_NP0 is_VBZ already_AV0 measuring_VVG out_AVP flour_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Go_VVB on_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP shoos_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Leave_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP follow_VVB Gabriel_NP0 outside_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP 's_VBZ making_VVG a_AT0 cake_NN1 for_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN is_VBZ n't_XX0 she_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 hear_VVI it_PNP from_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ sweet_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP sit_VVB down_AVP on_PRP a_AT0 stump_NN1 near_PRP the_AT0 front_AJ0 door_NN1 as_CJS Gabriel_NP0 untangles_VVZ something_PNI from_PRP a_AT0 pile_NN1 of_PRF tools_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP hands_VVZ it_PNP to_PRP me_PNP —_PUN a_AT0 wire_NN1 basket_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 stick_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 picks_VVZ up_AVP a_AT0 five-gallon_AJ0 plastic_NN1 bucket_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Vamos_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP mean_VVB we_PNP 're_VBB really_AV0 picking_VVG fruit_NN0 ?_SENT I_PNP thought_VVD that_DT0 was_VBD just_AV0 a_AT0 ruse_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI me_PNP out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 house_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP was_VBD ._SENT But_CJC also_AV0 ,_PUN this_DT0 is_VBZ a_AT0 farm_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP follow_VVB him_PNP into_PRP the_AT0 fields_NN2 that_CJT stretch_VVB behind_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS he_PNP points_VVZ to_PRP yams_NN2 and_CJC corn_NN1 ,_PUN lettuce_NN1 and_CJC carrots_NN2 ._SENT There_EX0 is_VBZ a_AT0 patch_NN1 of_PRF pineapple_NN1 not_XX0 ripe_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 harvest_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 we_PNP come_VVB to_PRP a_AT0 small_AJ0 group_NN1 of_PRF trees_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Papaya_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Gabriel_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT He_PNP takes_VVZ the_AT0 pole_NN1 and_CJC squints_VVZ up_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 leaves_NN2 ,_PUN jostling_VVG the_AT0 tool_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 minute_NN1 before_CJS he_PNP lowers_VVZ it_PNP again_AV0 and_CJC with_PRP a_AT0 little_AJ0 flip_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 wrist_NN1 ,_PUN drops_VVZ the_AT0 heavy_AJ0 fruit_NN0 into_PRP my_DPS hand_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 know_VVI papaya_NN1 grew_VVD on_PRP trees_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP marvel_VVB ._SENT 
We_PNP work_VVB in_PRP companionable_AJ0 quiet_NN1 while_CJS he_PNP strips_VVZ the_AT0 tree_NN1 of_PRF its_DPS ripe_AJ0 fruit_NN0 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 I_PNP kneel_VVB beside_PRP him_PNP to_TO0 dig_VVI up_AVP a_AT0 few_DT0 yams_NN2 ._SENT By_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 we_PNP get_VVB back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB filthy_AJ0 ._SENT Gabriel_NP0 leads_VVZ me_PNP to_PRP a_AT0 water_NN1 pump_NN1 ,_PUN jacking_VVG its_DPS handle_NN1 so_AV0 that_CJT I_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 stream_NN1 to_TO0 wash_VVI my_DPS hands_NN2 and_CJC my_DPS face_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS I_PNP return_VVB the_AT0 favor_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP strips_VVZ off_AVP his_DPS shirt_NN1 and_CJC ducks_NN2 his_DPS head_NN1 and_CJC torso_NN1 under_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 ,_PUN shaking_VVG off_AVP like_PRP a_AT0 hound_NN1 and_CJC making_VVG me_PNP shriek_VVI ._SENT 
The_AT0 noise_NN1 draws_VVZ Beatriz_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ stands_VVZ in_PRP the_AT0 doorway_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Perfect_AJ0 timing_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT Then_AV0 she_PNP claps_VVZ ,_PUN and_CJC Abuela_NP0 appears_VVZ behind_PRP her_DPS holding_VVG a_AT0 small_AJ0 one-tier_AJ0 chocolate_NN1 cake_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 plate_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Cumpleaños_NP0 feliz_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ they_PNP sing_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ te_VVD deseamos_NP0 a_AT0 ti_NN2 ..._PUN "_PUQ Beatriz_NP0 runs_VVZ ahead_AV0 and_CJC whispers_VVZ something_PNI to_PRP Gabriel_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ takes_VVZ out_AVP a_AT0 lighter_NN1 and_CJC flicks_VVZ the_AT0 flame_NN1 to_PRP life_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS thumb_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ No_AT0 candle_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP explains_VVZ ._SENT 
Abuela_NP0 sets_VVZ the_AT0 cake_NN1 down_AVP on_PRP a_AT0 picnic_NN1 table_NN1 outside_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ has_VHZ been_VBN decorated_VVN with_PRP strewn_VVN flowers_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Make_VVB a_AT0 wish_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Beatriz_NP0 orders_VVZ ._SENT 
Dutifully_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP close_VVB my_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT 
I_PNP wish_VVB ..._PUN 
That_CJT I_PNP was_VBD back_AVP in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 with_PRP Finn_NN1 ._SENT 
That_DT0 my_DPS mother_NN1 will_VM0 get_VVI better_AJC ._SENT 
That_CJT this_DT0 will_VM0 be_VBI over_AVP soon_AV0 ._SENT 
These_DT0 things_NN2 are_VBB what_DTQ I_PNP should_VM0 be_VBI wishing_VVG for_PRP ._SENT But_CJC instead_AV0 ,_PUN all_DT0 that_DT0 runs_VVZ through_PRP my_DPS mind_NN1 is_VBZ that_CJT it_PNP is_VBZ hard_AJ0 to_TO0 make_VVI wishes_NN2 ,_PUN when_CJS in_PRP the_AT0 moment_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP feels_VVZ like_CJS you_PNP have_VHB everything_PNI you_PNP need_VVB ._SENT 
I_PNP open_VVB my_DPS eyes_NN2 again_AV0 and_CJC lean_VVB toward_PRP the_AT0 lighter_NN1 in_PRP Gabriel_NP0 's_POS hand_NN1 ._SENT Gently_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP blow_VVB ._SENT 
He_PNP winks_VVZ at_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC snaps_VVZ the_AT0 lid_NN1 so_CJS the_AT0 flame_NN1 disappears_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ That_DT0 means_VVZ it_PNP will_VM0 come_VVI true_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
After_CJS we_PNP finish_VVB the_AT0 cake_NN1 ,_PUN Gabriel_NP0 builds_VVZ a_AT0 fire_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 ring_NN1 of_PRF lava_NN1 stones_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 yard_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP turns_VVZ on_PRP a_AT0 small_AJ0 transistor_NN1 radio_NN1 and_CJC we_PNP all_DT0 sit_VVB on_PRP folding_AJ0 lawn_NN1 chairs_NN2 ._SENT To_PRP my_DPS shock_NN1 ,_PUN there_EX0 are_VBB presents_NN2 for_PRP me_PNP :_PUN Beatriz_NP0 gives_VVZ me_PNP a_AT0 small_AJ0 box_NN1 she_PNP has_VHZ decorated_VVN with_PRP shells_NN2 ;_PUN Abuela_NP0 gives_VVZ me_PNP a_AT0 necklace_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 medal_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Virgin_NP0 Mary_NP0 on_PRP it_PNP and_CJC insists_VVZ on_PRP securing_VVG it_PNP around_PRP my_DPS neck_NN1 ._SENT Even_AV0 Gabriel_NP0 tells_VVZ me_PNP he_PNP has_VHZ a_AT0 gift_NN1 —_PUN but_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ an_AT0 experience_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 a_AT0 thing_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP 'll_VM0 take_VVI me_PNP in_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 days_NN2 ._SENT Afterward_AV0 ,_PUN Beatriz_NP0 brings_VVZ me_PNP a_AT0 blank_AJ0 journal_NN1 and_CJC demands_VVZ I_PNP do_VDB a_AT0 portrait_NN1 of_PRF her_PNP ,_PUN like_PRP the_AT0 ones_NN2 I_PNP did_VDD at_PRP the_AT0 feria_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS the_AT0 last_ORD of_PRF the_AT0 light_NN1 leaves_VVZ the_AT0 sky_NN1 it_PNP 's_VBZ decided_VVN that_CJT Beatriz_NP0 will_VM0 share_VVI her_DPS bed_NN1 with_PRP Abuela_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC that_CJT Gabriel_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP will_VM0 camp_VVI out_AVP under_PRP the_AT0 stars_NN2 ._SENT 
When_CJS we_PNP are_VBB alone_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP look_VVB at_PRP the_AT0 medal_NN1 nestled_VVD between_PRP my_DPS breasts_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Did_VDD I_PNP just_AV0 get_VVB baptized_VVN or_CJC something_PNI ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP ask_VVB ._SENT 
Gabriel_NP0 grins_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VHZ called_VVN a_AT0 miraculous_AJ0 medal_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 bring_VVI blessings_NN2 to_PRP people_NN0 who_PNQ wear_VVB it_PNP with_PRP faith_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP glance_VVB at_PRP him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ So_AV0 basically_AV0 if_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 Catholic_AJ0 ,_PUN lightning_NN1 could_VM0 strike_VVI at_PRP any_DT0 moment_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ If_CJS it_PNP does_VDZ ,_PUN it_PNP will_VM0 likely_AV0 hit_VVI me_PNP first_ORD ,_PUN so_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB safe_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT He_PNP pokes_VVZ at_PRP the_AT0 embers_NN2 with_PRP a_AT0 stick_NN1 ,_PUN stirring_VVG them_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 picks_VVZ up_AVP the_AT0 journal_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 sketch_NN1 I_PNP made_VVD of_PRF Beatriz_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB very_AV0 talented_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP tells_VVZ me_PNP ,_PUN carefully_AV0 closing_VVG the_AT0 book_NN1 and_CJC setting_VVG it_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 picnic_NN1 table_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP shrug_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ Party_NN1 trick_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT 
