▁way ▁home ▁though ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁when ▁a ▁begg ar ▁approaches ▁car ▁she ▁offers ▁him ▁her ▁medic ation ▁and ▁comments ▁that ▁it ▁suppress es ▁the ▁app et ite . ▁ ▁At ▁home ▁later , ▁C ay et ana ▁s its ▁alone ▁at ▁the ▁table ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁full ▁plate ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁doesn ' t ▁touch ▁it ▁at ▁all , ▁until ▁a ▁ma id ▁sc olds ▁her ▁and ▁cle ars ▁the ▁table . ▁The ▁ma ids ▁f uss ▁over ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁so ▁that ▁she ▁looks ▁pretty ▁for ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁return , ▁but ▁she ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁drag ged ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁clos et ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁is ▁hiding ▁to ▁go ▁meet ▁her ▁mother ▁because ▁she ▁doesn ' t ▁want ▁to ▁see ▁her . ▁Event ually , ▁she ▁s its ▁st iff ly ▁on ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁lap ▁as ▁her ▁step father ▁looks ▁on ▁and ▁gives ▁her ▁g ifts , ▁but ▁the ▁re union ▁doesn ' t ▁last ▁long ▁when ▁C ay et ana ▁react s ▁to ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁pre gn ancy ▁news ▁by ▁storm ing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁room ▁into ▁her ▁bed room . ▁She ▁then ▁dec ides ▁to ▁run ▁away , ▁but ▁gets ▁lost ▁and ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁return ▁home . ▁It ▁is ▁then ▁she ▁dec ides ▁to ▁pun ish ▁her ▁mother ▁by ▁withdraw ing ▁all ▁aff e ctions ▁and ▁dying ▁on ▁the ▁baby ' s ▁delivery ▁date . ▁ ▁At ▁school , ▁her ▁cousin ▁Jim ena , ▁who ▁is ▁chron ically ▁ill ,