Late that night, when the police were finally gone, Papi came into my room.

“You were very brave, Ana,” he said. “Carlos and Mami tell me that you were the one who came to the rescue.”

“We all did, Papi,” I said. “Carlos wrapped your notebook around the handle of his bat and Mami helped me retape it. Even Kiki helped. She hid the old tape under the bureau.”

“But you knew what was coming,” said Papi. “You hover around us, watching and waiting.”

“Kind of like a butterfly,” I said.

Critical Viewing: Design What details do you notice in the painting? How do they affect the overall feeling?

Vegetation, 1978, Tamás Galambos. Oil on canvas, private collection.