there were still lights on in the trailer behind the house so they knocked on the door and when johnny opened it , he saw a young man who was obviously mexican.-his first thought was that he might be a relative of ramons.-at any rate it was too nasty to let them stand out in the rain , so he invited them into the living room.-he was surprised that the young woman was a black girl.-black and white couples were still fairly rare in the kentucky backwoods ; but you almost never saw a latino and an african american together .