June 10, 1961It’s a Saturday at late night and the light goes on and off all the time. Anita doesn’t know what time it is anymore because they don’t have electric clocks where they are. Anita is starting to wonder and figuring out small, non important things.
June 11, 1961
It is the second Sunday of hiding and Anita misses the old family gathering. Anita always asks her mom about Papi and Tío Toni. Anita was full of questions until her mother told her that Papi and Tío Toni were alive. Anita’s mother started crying. Tío Pepe gave Anita some advice about how to survive with great minds. So Anita remembers when she was little with Papi and Tío Toni. She was remembering her b-day, so she wished Papi and Tío Toni were free and they were all together as a family.
July 3, 1961
It was Monday night and the little girls went into the room and started playing with Mrs. Mascini’s makeup, and scared Anita and Anita’s mother. They were about to enter the closet to get a coat, but suddenly Oscar and later Mrs. Mascini enter the bedroom. They were playing game cards and the one card that was turned over was the Queen of Hearts. (Symbolism) Of Queen of Hearts means= Anita is in love with Oscar and Anita wants Oscar to be his king and she is going to be the queen.
July 15, 1961
It was Saturday morning when they heard on the Radio Swan: “Long Live the Butterflies!” Anita’s mother told Anita stories about Papi and Tío Toni, and she told Anita about the plan and how things got worse. She also explained about the butterflies and the secret plot.
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