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Chapter 2
Minerva is 12 yrs old and she goes to school a I. Conception. the problem is that her father dont want her to go. Minerva was portrayed as his favorite. Mom some how conviced her dad to let them go. " That school is ran by british " he felt there would be discrimmination " i dont feel to good about this ". -
Chapter 2
Minerva finds out Sinitas secret was trujilo killed all the men in her family. Trujilo gained his power through betrayal of friends. She also finds out that he gets Lina pregnant but doesnt marry her. Minerva doesnt like him they had to perform in front of him and sinita shoots a bow and arrow at him. " Trujilo is heartless and sneaky. " he was portrayed as a bad person which led up to hatred . " take trujilo out santha. " -
Chapter 3
Minerva goes to the University where it is believed that she isn't into the men. " minerva is different " she acts different with girls and treat boys like they cant be trusted she believes that these boys are fake and will ever show you real. " men disgust me " -
Chapter 6
The whole family goes to Trujillo's party, and he ends up finding interest in Minerva and starts touching her inappropriately, she becomes uncomfortable so she slaps him. Then they have to flee the party. remember minerva doesnt like him he killed the men in her family. " Trujilo cant be trusted " this led to her actions of smacking her. -
Chapter 6
Minerva thinks that her dad is cheating. She has now seen her father's car in front of the same house multiple times. she finally saw four little girls come out that had the "Mirabal eyes". she finds out that her dad has another family and her family has broke up " i seen another mistress ". -
Chapter 8
Minerva gives her son Manolito to Patria and tells her to keep him because she says she and Manolo will be on the road a lot now and will only be in coming back a couple times a week for meetings. " we will be here only 2 days out the week ". -
Chapter 9
Minerva and Mate are taken by the SIM . after that night trubiljo they been under there radar. -
Chapter 12
All of the girls, not including Dedé, are in the car driving but before they reach their destination they are beat to death. After the girls are dead the car is pushed over a cliff to make their deaths look like a car accident. " trubijio had something to do with this ". " Sim had something to do with this ". -
Chapter 12
Minerva and Mate have been released to house arrest. mate is pregnant in jail she has a schedule to keep her from going crazy in there.Mate almost went unconscious he cried out, "I'll do it! I'll do it" -
Minerva and mate have a trial chapter 12
They hear that the OAS was coming to check human rights abuses in Trujillo's prisons, and Minerva wants Mate to tell them what happened in La 40 but Mate doesn't want to. When she meets with them she drops a note about the injustices but nothing about her own personal story. They hear all political women will be released, and they describe it as bittersweet. " mate feels relief ".