Chapter 12
Several hours had passed and Carlos was having the greatest dream. He was on a tropical island with Eugenio, and they were the only two people there. Most days they spent lying naked on the beach, and if it was raining, they spent time in the marvelous in the majestic tree hut Eugenio has set up for them. They were swimming in the nearby lagoon when Carlos thought he saw someone in the distance. It was a woman in a floral dress, much like the one his mother used to wear. He made his way to her, not noticing that the sky had suddenly turned a dark grey, with lighting flashing wildly among the gathering clouds. He was fixated on the woman. He had to find her, to see her. He had to know if it was her. He hoped it was her. He wrestled through the increasing dense palm trees and fin
