Isabel

The boat continues to fall apart. Only the sign at the bottom of the boat, with a picture of Fidel Castro’s face, remains completely intact. Isabel bails water while thinking of Castro’s slogan, “Fight against the impossible and win.” The adults in the boat start arguing with one another, but Amara tells them to stop acting like children. They take a water break and decide to reduce weight by having two people get into the water and hold on to the edge of the boat. They will take turns in the water, so that everyone can have a chance to cool off.