Chapters 6-7, Telepathy, Graciela: Around the Table Summary and Analysis

In Alicia's agony, she struggled to telepathically communicate with her family, though she was unsure whether it worked. The first time she tried, she failed. She tried on the following day as well after waking up from a dream where she was free. Alicia wanted to reach further into her mind in order to let it escape. That afternoon, Alicia made her third attempt by trying to imagine her parents' house and her family busy inside. She repeated that she was okay and that she was alive. At that point, she opened her eyes to see some of the other prisoners through a peep hole in her blindfold. She had the feeling the one of her grandfathers had just died.

The next chapter is told from Graciela's perspective, one...