SO THE REASON THAT I ALWAYS HAVE CAPS ON IS BECAUSE OF A GLITCH AND I CAN'T TURN IT OFF. SO EVERYONE IS KIND OF GONNA HAVE TO GET USED TO THIS UNTIL I CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALSO CHANGED SOMETHING...

13 YEARS LATER

18 YEAR OLD ANTONIO WOKE UP IN HIS HAMOCK. HIS ANIMALS FRIENDS TOLD HIM THEY WERE HUNGREY SO HE IMIDETLY CHANGED AND WENT DOWNSTAIRS. A SMILE ON HIS FACE. HIS ANIMAL FRIENDS WENT DOWNSTAIRS WITH EVERYONE AND STARTED ANOYING EVERYONE ALREADY. AS HE GRABBED HIS PANDEBONO. HE THOUGHT OF HIS BEST FRIEND CELIA. SHE LOVED THIS SORT OF STUFF. ANYTHING THAT INVOLOVED CHEESE. HE SIGHED LOVESICKLY AT THE THOUGHT OF HER. HE STOPPED SMILING AS SOON AS HE SAW HIS SOBRINO OSCAR COME. OSCAR WAS CAMILO SON. HE MARRIED MARISOL. OSCAR KNEW SOMETHING WAS GOING ON AS SOON AS HE SAW HIS TIO'S SMILE. HE TOUCHED HIM AND WITH HIS GIFT (THAT AS MIND READING) HE GIGGLED.'' TIO! I DIDN'T KNOW I MIGHT HAVE A TIA.'' TEASED OSCAR. ANTONIO SMILED AWKWARDLY AND HELD HIS PLATE WITH SHAKY HANDS. THANKFULLY 3 YEAR OLD XIMENA CAME TO SAVE HIM. ''OSCAR. LEAVE TIO TONIO ALONE.'' SAID XIEMNA SCOLDING HER OLDER BROTHER. DANIEL CAME TO FETCH HIS SIBLINGS. '' I'LL TAKE THEM OFF YOUR HANDS TIO.'' SAID DANIEL GRABBING XIMENA AND OSCAR BY THEIR HANDS. ANTONIO LET OUT A SIGH OF RELIF AND SAT DOWN AT THE BREAKFEST TABLE. TONIGHT WAS CARLOS'S GIFT CEREMONY. SO AS SOON AS EVERYONE WAS DONE THEY ALL WENT TO TOWN AND IT WAS THE USUAL. KIDS RAN TO MIRABEL ASKING FOR SONGS AND STORIES. MIRABEL'S TWINS CAMILA AND LOLA WENT WITH XIMENA. OSCAR AND DANIELN WENT WITH THIEIR FRIENDS. MARCO AND CAMILO WERE MINGLING WHILE MARISOL WAS WATCHING THE KIDS. EVERYONE WAS DOING THEIR THING. I LOOKED AROUND AND SAW CELIA TALKING TO CECILIA. I STARED AT HER AND FELT MY CHEEKS GET HOT. I WAS BLUSHING! I STOPPED STARING AT HER AND TRIED TO REASON WITH MYSELF AND ALSO SCOLD MYSELF. I CAN'T BE IN LOVE WITH MY BEST FRIEND. WE MORE LIKE SIBLING. I MEAN I DO LOVE THOSE BROWN EYES THAT SPARKLE WITH THE STARS IN THE NIGHTSKY. I TOTALLY DON'T THINK OF CELIA LATE AT NIGHT WHEN I CAN'T SLEEP AND USE HER SOOTHING WORDS FOR COMFORT. I DON'T DO THOSE THINGS. RIGHT? SHE'S JUST A FRIEND. RIGHT? I FELT MY CHEEKS GET RED. AND DOLORES WAS COMING OVER. I CUPPED MY CHEEKS WITH MY HANDS SO SHE WOULDN'T NOTICE. I HAVE TO KEEP THIS TO MYSELF I THOUGHT AS SHE STARTED TO TALK.

AS I LOOKED FROM THE CROWD I NOTICED CELIA WAS STARING AT ME. I FELT MY CHEEKS GET WARM A LITTLE. OUR EYES MET. BROWN AND BROWN. I SAW THAT SMILE. THAT SMILE THAT WOULD MAKE THE LORD FALL TO HIS KNEES. THEN WE FINALLY STOPPED AND PAID ATTENTION TO MY ABUELA AND ALSO PRTENDED WE DIDN'T JUST LOCK EYES. AS I SAW LITTLE CARLOS WALK I REMEMBERED ABOUT MY OWN CANDLE CEREMONY. HOW I WAS SO SCARED TO GO THERE ON MY OWN SO MIRABEL WENT WITH ME. I SAW CARLOS MAKE HIS VOW AND WENT UP TO TOUCH HIS DOORKNOB AND WENT TO HIS ABUELO BRUNO. HE USED HIS LITTLE HANDS TO MAKE HIS ABUELO LIFT HIS FINGERS. THEN IT WAS HIS HAND. ALMA SMILED. '' WE HAVE A NEW GIFT!'' SHE YELLED AND EVERYONE STARTED CHEERING. CARLOS OPENED HIS DOOR TO SEE HIS NEW ROOM. IT WAS MOSTLY PUPPETS AND PUPPET STRINGS. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A RECEPIE FOR DISTASTER.

AFTER EVERYTHING GOT SETTLED THE CANDLE CEREMONY TURNED INTO FULL FIESTA MODE. EVERYONE WAS DANCING, DRINKING, OR CHATTING. I SCANNED THE ROOM FOR CELIA AND FOUND HER OUTSIDE SITTING IN THE STAIRS. HER CURLY HAIRS WAS NOW GROWING TO HER SHOULDERS. THE SAME CLOTHES SHE WORE WHEN WE MET ONLY SHE DIDN'T HAVE A RED BOW. AND A GOLD LOCKET.

I SMILED AS I WENT TO HER DIRECTION. SHE SAW ME AND HER EXPERSSION CHANGED FROM BORED TO HAPPY. '' HEY.'' SHE SAID. ''HI.'' I SAID BOBBING MY HEAD. I NOTICE HOW RED HER FACE WAS. DID SHE FEEL THE SAME? ''SOUNDS LIKE DEJA VU.'' CELIA BEGAN. ''WE MET AGAIN IN THE STAIRS AFTER A LONG TIME. '' ''YEAH.'' I SAY AS I SIT NEXT TO HER. I NOTICED MY HIP WAS CLOSE TO HERS AND BLUSHED. HER FACE NOW MORE RED. HER LEFT HAND WAS JST NEXT TO ME. MY HAND TIP TOED TO HERS AND WAS ONTOP OF IT. OUR FACES WERE MORE RED THAN EVER. I SQUEAKED MENTALY INSIDE. WE WE'RE HOLDING HANDS! '' ANTONIO I-.'' SHE BEGAN BUT WAS INTERUPTED BY ME KISSING HER FOR 3 SECONDS. I YANKED BACK REALIZING WHAT I HAD DONE.

CELIA'S FACE WAS NOW SO RED. MY WHOLE FACE WAS RED. I SQUEAKED AND SHE WHIMPERED. I RAN AWAY FROM THERE. I WAS SO EMBARRASED. OH NO DULCE MUST NOW NOW BECAUSE SHE IS THE ONE WITH SUPER SEEING. CELIA PROBABLY THINKS I'M A TOTAL JERK NOW. I SEE MIRBEL AND GO TO HER. I CAN'T HAVE CELIA LOOKING AT ME WITH SUCH SHAME.

SO I KNOW YOU'RE ASKING WHO OSCAR AND DANIEL AND XIEMNA AND OTHER SAID PEOPLE ARE. SO LET ME MAKE A LIST.

DOLORES AND MARIANO'S KIDS:

ROSITA

DULCE

MARIANA

LUISA MARRIED DANELA

ISABELA AND ARTURO'S KIDS:

MARIA

HECTOR

ELENA.

CAMILO AND MARISOL'S KIDS:

OSCAR

DANIEL

XIMENA

MIRABEL AND MARCO'S KIDS:

CAMILA

LOLA