Isabel

Under a heavy rain, almost everyone in the boat frantically bails water just to keep up. The engine has not worked since the encounter with the tanker. The storm reminds Isabel of “The Storm of the Century” that had swept Lito’s wife, Isabel’s grandmother, out to sea. Lito tells Isabel that he is also thinking of his wife. Isabel starts to imagine that their journey is a song and that the chorus is “leaving home.” She wonders how long it will be until the song ends.