CHAPTER 13
"So, let me get this straight," Grace said, after we'd polished off two tacos each and an iced tea. "Your dad could be anywhere, including prison, or possibly dead, but wherever he is, he's definitely not looking for you, because he doesn't know there is a you?"
"Exactly--except you forgot the part about the political intrigue, the tragic love story, and the nagging question of whether I'm morally obligated to learn Spanish now. God knows I've tried, but the subjunctive tense makes me crazy. And the verb conjugations, Dios mio! There's a formal 'you,' an informal 'you,' a plural formal 'you,' and a plural informal 'you'--like saying "you guys"--but only if you happen to be in Spain. It's way too complicated. Don't you think 'Spanglish' should be good enough? I mean, I'm only h
