Problem
"In the darkness, I saw that Papi had a hand on Mami's knee and that the two of them were quiet and still. They weren't slumped back or anything; they were both wide awake, bolted into their seats. [...] Finally, I said, Mami, and they both looked back, already knowing what was happening" (Fiesta, 1980).
Yunior's father is careful of driving Yunior around in the Volkswagen, and also makes Yunior sit in the front seat so that he is able to help him when he needs to throw up. So the question I have is that why was Yunior not sitting in the front seat while they were going home from the party?