Chapter 15 Summary

Pictures of Magda's bloodstained face cover the local newspapers the next day. Her mother is horrified. Mamasita takes over and brings Magda to Caupolican, her family's land in the countryside. Mamasita wishes for one of her family members to embrace their heritage in the as she has. No one, especially Mamasita's four girls, have the least bit of interest in running the ranch. It means nothing to them but money.

Magda hears from Marco during her recovery. He sends her a poem Jaime had written her before his death.

While Magda is recovering from Jaime's death her father offers to send her to school in the United States, something Magda has always dreamed of. Magda is overwhelmed by the offer but with Mamasita's help, the Cauponican will eventually become her home. She enrolls in the University at Montevideo to take classes in business...