Chapter Thirteen and Chapter Fourteen Summary

On Papi's birthday on November 9th in Chapter Thirteen, the family has a special supper to appease Bri. Julie admits that she has lottery tickets she stole from the bodega, and when they look, for fun, they discover one of them is a ten thousand dollar winner. The girls begin to argue again as Briana believes they can't leave New York, in case Mami or Papi return, and Julie, exasperated, screams at her that they are dead. Bri has an asthma attack, and Alex sends Julie to her room. Alex sits with Bri, reminding her she has to keep her inhaler with her, as she forgot, and Alex had to fetch it for her as she gasped. When he then speaks with Julie, he explains that leaving isn't as simple as a ticket out. Briana...