The Weight of all Things (6)

Chapter Seven and Eight
Nicolás continues to look for his Grandfather, but sees no one. He begins to make up reasons why he hasn't arrived up yet. He travels down stream with Blanca, his goat, and fetched some water. As he was there, he cleanses the statue of the Virgin Mary that was in his backpack. As the woods begin to darken, he heads home to go to sleep. In the middle of the night, Nicolás half asleep, half awake, hears a voice. He looks at the statue of the Virgin Mary and sees her glowing. She tells him that she too is his mother and that she will protect him. When morning came, he rubs his eyes and checks the statue and waited for her to talk again. Nothing happens so he was off again in the woods. He is beginning to have visions of the Virgin Mary speaking to him, which shows that he subconsciously knows that everywhere around him is dangerous and that his mother is no longer there to protect him from harm, so he then relies on the work of the Divine to help him. His reactions when he learns of something bad happening because of the war proves that he is still innocent and knows not much of the cruelty of the world. He still forces himself to believe that his mom is still alive and forces himself to believe that his grandfather is coming back. It doesn't occur to Nicolás that they could be dead or lost forever. After eating something, he heads out of the cave were he sleeps. He noticed that Blanca was excited over something and decides to follow her. When he caught up with her, he caught sight with men that had riffles and were dressed in ragtag uniforms of the people's army, the guerrillas.

These are the words of the revolutionist
Peace.