▁is ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁companion ship ▁and ▁repr ieve , ▁following ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁bath room ▁when ▁she ▁d umps ▁her ▁l unch ▁in ▁the ▁tr ash ▁and ▁offering ▁to ▁share ▁her ▁own ▁l unch . ▁C ay et ana ▁withdraw s ▁even ▁deeper ▁into ▁herself ▁and ▁begins ▁to ▁act ▁out ▁at ▁home . ▁Her ▁wor ried ▁parents ' ▁send ▁her ▁away ▁on ▁vac ation ▁to ▁Lima ▁with ▁Jim ena ' s ▁family ▁after ▁the ▁hol iday ▁festiv ities , ▁not ▁knowing ▁what ▁else ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁her . ▁ ▁The ▁vac ation ▁is ▁pleasant ▁with ▁bo ating , ▁sw imming , ▁playing ▁on ▁the ▁beach ▁with ▁Jim ena , ▁and ▁le is ure ly ▁me als . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁long ▁while , ▁C ay et ana ▁is ▁truly ▁content ▁and ▁happy , ▁until ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁step father ▁arrive ▁un ann ounced ▁hoping ▁to ▁surprise ▁C ay et ana . ▁She ▁ref uses ▁to ▁h ug ▁or ▁even ▁speak ▁to ▁her ▁by ▁now ▁notice ably ▁pre gn ant ▁mother . ▁Jim ena ▁suff ers ▁a ▁medical ▁emer gency ▁one ▁night ▁and ▁is ▁wh isk ed ▁off ▁to ▁hospital ▁leaving ▁C ay et ana ▁to ▁w ander ▁the ▁beach ▁alone ▁eventually ▁clim bing ▁a ▁very ▁ste ep ▁sand ▁d une ▁and ▁experien cing ▁a ▁hall uc ination / vision ▁of ▁the ▁Per uv ian ▁hero es ▁and ▁Jim ena , ▁who ▁tells ▁her ▁that ▁she ▁lov es ▁and ▁will ▁always ▁watch ▁over ▁her . ▁ ▁When ▁C ay et