Read the excerpt from the red umbrella by christina diaz gonzalez. "i’m sorry. can’t frankie and i stay together?" george looked at me in the rearview mirror. "once we find you a foster family, then maybe. but you have to remember, your parents sent you here for a reason. now it’s up to you to make them proud. you have to be strong." be strong. that’s what papá had told me before i left. but he also said to take care of frankie. which theme is best developed in this excerpt? having strength is easier than supporting loved ones. everything happens for a reason. people sometimes do hard things to have a better life. it is easier to live apart than together.