![]() Anita’s father decides the Washburn’s, an American family, should move in with them so that hopefully the SIM will leave them alone. The SIM are after Uncle Toni and are suspicious of Anita’s family. Anita is confused because she thought everyone loved El Jefe, but now she realizes this is not true. Lucinda explains that their Uncle Toni, who has gone missing, was caught trying to kill the dictator, El Jefe. Finally, Lucinda (Anita’s sister) explains what is going on. She overhears her father saying on a phone call that “Butterflies were in a car accident.” She asks her father what he means, and he explains that “butterflies” is a code name for some very special ladies who were in a car accident. No one in her family will tell her what is going on. After they search, Anita is surprised to find that the men don’t leave the house! Anita is told to act normal, even though these scary police are still in her house. Se hizo conocida por sus novelas De como las muchachas Garcia perdieron el acento (How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, publicada en 1991, En el tiempo de las mariposas publicada en 1994 y yo del ao 1997. The search the whole house and make a mess turning everything over. Julia lvarez (nacida el 27 de marzo de 1950) es una poeta, escritora y ensayista dominicana-estadounidense. Finally, Chucha tells her the men are SIM, secret police. ![]() Anita keeps asking questions about who the men are, but everyone seems too scared to tell her. Anita is surprised that her mother lets the men in. ![]() Many men in suits and sunglasses come out of the cars and knock on her door. On Saturday, as things seem normal, six black cars come up Anita’s driveway.
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