![]() When Reyna eventually learns that her parents have split up, her loyalties shift, and she feels compelled to side with one over the other. ![]() ![]() She explains the cord is an invisible link between Reyna and their mother and that they will always be connected no matter the distance between them. To help her feel better, her sister Mago shows her the spot in their yard where Reyna’s umbilical cord is buried. Still, Reyna feels her parents’ absence deeply. Mago, her 11-year-old sister, acts as mother to Reyna and their brother Carlos. Reyna’s hardships continue, as Evila is a cruel, selfish, and violent woman. Confused and feeling replaced, Grande longs for her father to save her as her mother exits and re-enters her life. Reyna awaits her mother’s return and starts to forget her father when her mother does return, she is accompanied by a new baby. ![]() Eventually, he sends for Reyna’s mother to join him Reyna and her siblings live with their grandmother Evila. Her father leaves the family behind when she is two, hoping to save money and return to Mexico and live in his dream home. ![]() The first part tells of Reyna’s early childhood in an impoverished Mexican village. The Distance Between Us is divided into two parts. ![]()
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