House Arrest

James visits Timothy at the hospital while Levi is still in the ICU. He asks Timothy how he is “holding up” (70). Timothy notices James is not as hard as he used to be. James offers Timothy part of his lunch. Levi’s ICU nurse is kind, but she uses the word “supposably” instead of “supposedly” (70). Timothy worries that she is not competent and wonders how one can know who is capable of keeping a baby alive.

José’s mother comes to the hospital and tells Annie that she and Timothy both need a break. José’s mother is going to take Timothy for the night and wants Annie to join them the following night. She tells Annie not to worry: Levi and Timothy are both in safe hands. Timothy describes José’s house as being like a snow globe. It looks like a normal house from the outside, but “inside everything is moving, swirling,/talking, laughing” (72). José’s sisters are in constant motion. Timothy is especially drawn to Isa, whose smile he compares to a bright light that “kind of hurts my eyes” (73).

Isa studies at the table with José and Timothy.