Mission Libertad (2012)
“The line wasn’t that long today. She stood there chatting with the neighbors about the weather and the latest gossip about who was getting married and who was divorcing whom. There wasn’t much else that was safe to talk about in Cuba.
When it was Abuela’s turn she presented her ration book and was given her small bag of rice and beans and twenty slices of bread. This meant that there were some days she wouldn’t eat bread or she would have to cut the slices in half to make it last longer.
She to...ok a back way home to her apartment building. She looked back a few times, but she wasn’t being followed. She guessed that the government had given up on her. They finally realize my life is too boring, Abuela mused. The thought made her laugh.
Abuela took a siesta on the bed that used to be Elena’s and Miguel’s. She awoke to the laughter and singing of people walking in the streets. She missed her family. She decided to go to church and pray her rosary in the chapel. Maybe she would even see the priest and have a chance to chat.MoreLess
When it was Abuela’s turn she presented her ration book and was given her small bag of rice and beans and twenty slices of bread. This meant that there were some days she wouldn’t eat bread or she would have to cut the slices in half to make it last longer.
She to...ok a back way home to her apartment building. She looked back a few times, but she wasn’t being followed. She guessed that the government had given up on her. They finally realize my life is too boring, Abuela mused. The thought made her laugh.
Abuela took a siesta on the bed that used to be Elena’s and Miguel’s. She awoke to the laughter and singing of people walking in the streets. She missed her family. She decided to go to church and pray her rosary in the chapel. Maybe she would even see the priest and have a chance to chat.MoreLess
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