Díaz gave him two letters from his father. ‘One is for you,’ he said, ‘and one for the whole group.’ Carlitos opened them and read first that which was for them all. ‘Cheer up and confidence,’ it read. ‘Here I give you a helicopter as a Christmas present.’ The second was to himself alone. ‘As you can see, I never failed you. I am waiting for you with more faith in God than ever before. Mama is on her way to Chile. Your old man.’
