The Towns of The Remembered:

Chapter 10: I Love You Too Much

Flashback: San Angel, after the bullfight

Grey clouds had covered the sky by the time everybody left and Manolo woke up from his unconsciousness.

When the crowd was leaving, one of General Posada's messengers came to Snow White, telling her that she, along with everyone in town, except the dishonoring bullfighter, were invited to a party at the Posada Mansion in honor of Maria's return. In order to avoid leaving behind Manolo, who would most likely need support, Snow told the messenger that she would have to think about it; the latter smiled and told her that she could come at any time during the party.

She went to join the Rodriguez brothers outside of the bullring along with a dejected Manolo. Pablo then told her tragic news: angered by how Manolo didn't want to be a bullfighter if it meant killing the bull, Carlos had disowned his son by telling him that he was no Sanchez rather than no bullfighter. Snow couldn't believe that Carlos was that extreme along with the rest of the town.

"I'm sorry for what happened out there," Snow sincerely told Manolo as the five of them walked around the empty neighborhoods.

"It's useless," Manolo sighed, with a sign that he was losing all hope. "I'm a failure. The town's fracaso."

"You did what you believed was right," Snow insisted. "You should have seen Maria. She was applauding when you refused to kill the bull. So she liked your act!"

Manolo gave her a small look of surprise. "She did?"

The night sky had fallen as they reached the neighborhood where the large Posada mansion resided. Although Manolo insisted that Snow go have fun with the others, the latter refused to abandon her friend.

"I can't believe General Posada invited everyone in town except you, Manolo!" Pepe exclaimed out loud, followed by Pancho blowing on his trumpet.

"Yeah, he even invited us…and he hates us," Pancho added. Manolo began to look dejected again.

"You guys really see this as the best way to comfort Manolo?" Snow scolded, giving a comforting hand on Manolo's shoulder.

"It's hopeless," Manolo said. "She's going to pick Joaquín over me…"

"Don't give up!" Snow said, making him stop in order to listen to her. "Go see Maria and tell her how you feel!"

"Better!" Pepe said, acting as if he had an idea light over his head. "Sing to her. The best song always works!" He whistled, motioning his brothers to gather in a circular, whispering out ideas for the perfect romantic song to serenade for Maria.

"Well, this is going to be good," Manolo muttered sarcastically.

Time skip

"AAAYYYYYY!"

The Rodriguez were probably the weirdest romantic singers that Snow White had ever seen: Pancho was sitting on top of Pablo as if the latter were a chair while he played a small piano with tacky, xylophone music, on top of Pepe's back.

Youuuu, you got what I need.

But you say he's just a friend.

Oh, you say he's just a friend.

Oh, baby-eeee…

Pancho stopped singing when a flowerpot was thrown out of Maria's window and landed in his mouth…literally. This knocked the Rodriguez brothers off balance, ending their ridiculous song.

"Wow, that totally captivated her," Manolo remarked sarcastically.

"I confirm that it bewitched me," Snow agreed in the same tone of shade.

"I don't understand," Pancho said as he and his brothers got up. "This usually works."

"Yeah, it works on my wife," Pepe added before smooching his small violin/guitar, much to the astonishment of everyone else.

"Wait! You're married?!" Pablo asked.

"I got it! Everyone follow me!"

If you want my body, if you think I'm think I'm sexy,

Come on, show me that you know.

OH oh oh oh….

The song sounded strange to Snow, with all the active guitar strings, trumpets, and Pepe on the verge of tearing his shirt open. Thank goodness that Manolo covered her eyes just in time until the sound of another flowerpot being thrown, this time on Pepe's head, was heard.

"Very romantic, Pepe," Manolo joked sarcastically.

"Yes, you are such a Don Juan," Snow added. Pepe mumbled as he removed the broken potshards from his head.

"OK, my turn now!" Pablo said. "One, two! One, two, uno, dos, tres, cuatro!" Pablo didn't get to start singing because a large cactus pot landed on the small man, burying him in it. The brothers gave up trying to charm Maria and went to eat at a nearby bar, leaving Manolo and Snow alone.

"You should give it a shot…from your heart," Snow said. "I'll be on there when you need me." After saying this, she went to the house facing the Posada mansion and climbed up the pipe in order to sit on the rooftop She watched as Manolo pulled out his guitar and began playing a soft, yet beautiful melody. Snow noticed that Maria had come out into the balcony and was listening to Manolo's singing as if she were bewitched.

I love you too much to live without you loving me back.

I love you too much. Heaven's my witness and this is a fact.

I know I belong when I sing this song.

There's love about love and it's ours 'cause I love you too much.

I live for your touch. I whisper your name night after night.

I love you too much. There's only one feeling and I know its right.

I know I belong when I sing this song.

There's love about love and it's ours 'cause I love you too much.

"He's very pure hearted, isn't he?" a voice asked.

Snow nearly jumped when she saw a pale woman, twice her height, wearing a red dress and sombrero hat along with skulls, marigolds, and candles, sitting next to her.

"How?" Snow gasped, but the lady placed a finger in front of Snow's lips, indicating her to be quiet.

"All in good time," the lady smiled. "But first, let us watch this sweet moment between those two lovebirds."

Heaven's knows your name and I've been praying to have you come here by my side.

Without you a part of me is missing. Just to make you my whole life will fly.

I know I belong when I sing this song.

There's love about love and it's ours 'cause I love you too much.

I love…you too much. I love you too much.

Heaven's my witness and this is a fact.

You live in my soul. Your heart is my gold.

There's love above love and it's mine 'cause I love you.

There's love about love and it's yours 'cause I love you.

There's love above love and it's ours if you love me as much.

By the end of the song, the Rodriguez brothers had made a human ladder for Manolo to reach Maria's balcony. Snow sighed in happiness as the two youngsters were getting close enough to share a kiss. Go for it! Snow thought. However, it all ended when Maria for some reason prevented the kiss from happening, leaving Manolo and Snow confused.

"Did you think it was going to be that easy?" Maria giggled. The Rodriguez lost balance and fell, along with Manolo, whose guitar landed in Maria's hands. From Snow's perspective, the brothers should have made the ladder from the smallest brother to the largest, because they all fell one at a time on Manolo, with Pepe being the last to land on Manolo…literally rolling on him.

"I…I kind of did," Manolo said dizzily as he struggled to walk.

"Manolo!" Maria laughed. "Hold on, I'm coming!" She began to go back inside.

"Well that ended well," the lady next to Snow giggled.

"What do you mean?" Snow asked. But the lady had left, leaving golden marigold petals on the spot she was sitting.