Magos and Joseph decided to move back into their house in la Roma, as I suspected they would. Joseph flew back to New York to pick up the things he and Magos had left behind. While he was gone, Magos asked me to empty Santiago’s room. I told Magos to wait for Joseph, but she told me neither she nor Joseph could do it. I didn’t want to either, but Magos pleaded, and I was unable to say no. I packed Santiago’s clothes, books, and toys into boxes and stowed them in a small storage room on their rooftop. His furniture, I gave away to an orphanage. I kept his monster notebook for myself.
