One of the narrators is Lorenzo, who is remembering the past, his childhood during the aftermaths of the Spanish Civil War.
The final one is a third-person narrative, which watches the family and fills in all the gaps.
[2] Lorenzo recalls his nine-year-old self, living with his mother, Elena, and father, Ricardo.
As Lorenzo's mother drops him off at school she catches the eye of his teacher, Brother Salvador.
[4] Ricardo came out and saved her and realized he has been caught; he jumped out the window and killed himself in order not to get in the hands of the Nationalist police.