Victoria

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Table of Contents

• Chapter One 11
• Moonlight shines on the photo taped to the wall 11
• Come on get up Move your lazy butt Aunt Martas 14
• VICTORIAAA her aunt shouts. Get back to the 16
• That evening Victoria returns from picking up her 17
• Chapter twO 18
• Victoria darts into an alley and skids to a stop. Two 18
• Victoria weaves her way down more streets trying 20
• Chapter three 24
• Victoria snuggles into the blanket expecting the 24
• Díaz Victoria Díaz 27
• Victoria wakes up to the singing of a . The 29
• Chapter FOur 33
• A little later Victoria sits on a bench in the plaza. 33
• Victoria and Marko sit with their backs against the 39
• Victoria sits on a bench across from the café at 41
• Chapter FiVe 42
• Victoria wakes up startled. She had been dreaming 42
• As Victoria fills the bucket at the plazas faucet she 43
• At midday Marko shows up and starts washing as if he 44
• After they work without stopping for the rest 48
• Only Cacho is still at Los Andes. Victoria goes over 49
• Chapter Six 50
• Good morning says Moustache coming into the 50
• At the traffic light businessmen straighten their 50
• Its well after noon and Chichóns tummy is making 52
• Chichón and Victoria sit down at a bench in the 53
• Victoria works alone for the rest of the afternoon. 53
• When they get to the bar Marko knocks on a window 56
• Chapter SeVen 59
• Every day over the next two weeks Marko arrives 59
• At noon Chichón comes by and sits on the curb. 60
• At the plaza they drop down onto a bench and rest 61
• Late in the afternoon Marko turns up hands in his 64
• They go to Sirirí Duck Park with the pizza and sit 65
• The café is dark and it seems like no one is there. 65
• Marko takes her hand. He leads her up and down the 65
• Chapter eight 67
• Victoria gets to the café just as Cacho is opening up. 67
• At the corner Victoria finds Marko playing with 67
• After work Victoria drops the bucket off at the café 69
• Why are you crying Its Andrés. Hes arrived at the 70
• There are still customers in the café when Victoria 72
• Chapter nine 76
• The next morning Victoria is woken up by Bitem 76
• Victoria hides behind a tree across from her aunts 77
• Victoria opens the huge glass door of the school 79
• Later that afternoon Victoria returns to her aunts 81
• Marko is waiting in front of the café leaning against 83
• After she sells all of her flowers Victoria waits 84
• After they walk a few blocks Andrés stops and turns 85
• Chapter ten 86
• Margaritas house is old and painted grey. It has 86
• Near the plaza someone catches Victorias eye. 90
• After talking with Moustache and settling Chichón 91
• Two giant posters of Betina cover the pillars of the 91
• The voice of the MC booms. Hes a young man wearing 92
• A low wall frames the garden around the little 94
• Chapter eleVen 97
• Victoria wakes up and sees a pale orange light. 97
• As Victoria crosses Alvear Plaza Marko comes up and 98
• When Victoria opens the door to the café Beto asks 99
• After Victoria introduces Chichón to Margarita 100
• After Betina leaves Victoria goes to the kiosk to 102
• Holding hands in the warm sun they walk to Urquiza 103
• All along the river groups of people enjoy their day 104
• Chapter twelVe 108
• Church bells are ringing loudly as Victoria gets to 108
• Hotdonalds 111
• The tall door of Doña Fridas house is open. A young 114
• I need to get ready to meet the guy at Vodebil. 115
• Chapter thirteen 116
• On Wednesday Victoria wakes up filled with 116
• At the hospital a young receptionist is trying to keep 117
• Victoria blinks in the bright beam of sunlight and 119
• Victoria is looking out the window when Gringo 120
• When Andrés is brought back gauze covers the 120
• Victoria stands in the hallway of Moreno School 121
• Office 122
• Margarita is in the hallway when she leaves the 123
• Victoria goes to the café and greets Moustache. 123
• Chichón is lying on the dusty mat shaking. Victoria 124
• Chapter FOurteen 125
• Its after dark by the time Victoria and Chichón get 125
• When Victoria and Chichón reach the sidewalk they 126
• Victoria follows close behind Chichón moving 126
• The Captains eyes stare blankly at the ceiling. Marko 127
• Victoria hops off the motorcycle in front of 129
• The next day as soon as she gets up Victoria goes 129
• Chapter FiFteen 131
• Three months later Andrés is sitting on a bench in 131
• Happy Birthday Victoria 132
• Bomba Tucumana 137
• Bostero 137
• GLOSSARY 137
• Come vai 138
• How are you in Italian 138
• Jesús María 138
• Jesus Mary 138
• A very popular drink tea-like in Argentina and Uruguay. Its served in a cup made of squash with a metal straw. 138
• A very popular drink tea-like in Argentina. Its served in a cup. 138
• SOngS 141
• Duerme mi niña Sleep My Girl 141
• Cafetín de Buenos Aires Little Café from Buenos Aires 141
• La próxima puerta The Next Door 141
• Te has comprado un automóvil Youd Bought a Automobile 141
• El firulete The Twirl 141
• En esta tarde gris In This Gray Afternoon 141
• Comprale un choripán Buy Her A Chorizo Sandwich 141
• Mirá qué negro que soy Look at How Vulgar I Am 141
• Tres amigos Three Friends 141
• Milonga por tantas cosas Milonga for So Many Things 141
• BiOS 143
• Silvana Goldemberg 143
• Emilie Teresa Smith 143