The Cubans are livid, trying to overthrow their miserable dictator. They long to be free.
Such ingratitude!
The Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro, is not affected by the revolution, still reigning supreme.
Why is everyone fighting? Are some of Mami's many cousins killing each other?
I just want to see them again...
Margarita's family sits in Cuba, terrified of the violence around them. They fear that they may never see the part of their family that lives faraway again.
Then go. You may not get another chance to. Bring the girls too.
In America, the people start to grow distant from Cubans. After Russian weapons are discovered in Cuba, they are worried they will be attacked.
Margarita and her sister, Mad, are confused and upset by the terror. They worry about their family. Margarita wonders why she gets such strange glances at school. Why are people fighting?
Margarita's Cuban mother is worried for her family. She just wants all of this to end so she can visit them again, like she always had. Her dad says that her, her mother, and Mad should go visit them. They might not get another chance to.