OK, GUYS! I'm BACK! I finally got a chance to finish this up for you guys! Even if I still have many school and college stuff to do left but I'll always find time for you guys as always. UR WELCOME, BREEZY, JAZZY, CARRIE, PENELOPY & FARAH! I'LL BE BACK VERY SOON WITH THE OTHERS! I LUV U GUYS WITH ALL MY HEART! XOXO ;D
PS. I put in 2 Frozen quote in here. See if u can find them! ;)
PSS. WARNING! Jules will be having a brand new personality that might shock you or you might end up liking! ;)
ENJOY THE DRAMA & HUMOR THIS WILL HAVE! ;)
13. Brujeria & Matrimonio (Witchcraft & Marriage)
Days and even weeks have passed and nobody has heard any news from the governor. Times were tough on him; he was going broke by the minute. Works were quitting, gold was going faster than he can blink and money rates were going down in his business plans. He was in his office, looking over some important documents, deeds, bills, other legal government transcripts and even letters from the capital and other countries on being late for his promising plans. How can he keep his promises when all his contacts have mysteriously disappearing? He was running out of options and time before his comrades were coming to inspect the demolition project which was not even started yet since he didn't have any money to start it. Don Rojillo looked at his enormous map of Spain with the mine crossed out, meaning he hasn't blown them up yet. He was getting extremely furious about this!
"TEOBALDO!" he screamed.
"Si, tio? Is there something wrong?" Teobaldo asked, rushing in the office
"Good question, sobrino. Let's see, we have no men, no dinero, no socios, no contactos, EVERYTHING IS FALLING APART!"
"What do you mean by that?"
"The men who came from the capital disappeared before we can make business with them, in favor of their patrones. And because of their mysterious disappearances, we are losing money and men for the demolition which is in 2 semanas!"
"Well, let's just send the un mensaje that we need mas tiempo to get at least one mine blown up and we'll have their cargo of oro in 2 dias"
"COMO?! And what do we tell them?! That our planes need to change because we need more time on the demolitions! I hate to admit it, but I am DEAD behind with them! They're going to chop off mi cabeza!"
"And what should we do? It's not like they're going to keep sending us contacts so they can keep mysteriously disappearing on us. There have been 3 of them and none of them has given us a single information on the demolitions. And if we don't have the infomacion, we don't get el dinero. Their bosses are the most powerful in España"
"Don't you think I know that? Not only I can lose my position as governador over this town, but also mi vida. That's why they can never know about these disappearances. We have to act or at least have half of the money they were supposed to give us. We need a secret socio who can give us the money we need to make at least that 1 demolition into "La Dorada" property" he yelled as he threw some useless documents into the fireplace as they burn to ashes.
"And how are we going to get a socio of high society and wealth to associate with us if none of them won't negotiate with us. It's not like we have something we can offer them, besides money which we don't have" Teobaldo said with a small frown.
Suddenly, an idea pops into Rojillo's head. It was very risky but his only choice left "No, there is one more option and it's the one we have left" he says.
"What is it?" Teobaldo asks, curious and desperate as his uncle was.
"I'm need you to call mi hija" Rojillo says
"Por que?" Teobaldo asks, confused.
"Just do it! It involves her!" he orders and Teobaldo obey.
With a nod, Teobaldo leaves the office, and marches down the hall to Julieta's bedroom. He knocks on the door several times but no respond until he grabs he set of extra keys, opens the door and gasps in shock.
"She's not in there, tio" he says, going back to Rojillo's office.
"Que?" Rojillo eyes widen in disbelief since he's never heard anybody say that before.
He goes over to the room to see for himself and it was true, the room was completely empty. His anger raised up by the fact his daughter escaped without a trace and nobody letting him now. He quickly send out an army to find her and bring her back. An hour or 2 have passed and the guards were still empty handed and without news of la princesa. And the more he waited for her return, the more he got in a rage of anger. "WHERE IS SHE!? FIND HER! I WANT HER VIVA!" he screamed in rage, as he continue to wonder where his daughter could possibly be?!
High upon the mountains, where the sun was shinning down on the beautiful dia, la patrona of San Verona was taking a nice quiet and peaceful stroll thru the forest, near the river. Today, she wasn't as her role of Doña Barbara or Julieta Rojillo, she was just herself. No businesses, no work, no papers, no nothing, just a day off from all the daily work over at her ranch. She was wearing a simple red sleeveless shirt and brown skirt with her long brown hair down to her waist and a black hat on. And just because she wasn't being her outlaw self today, that didn't mean she wasn't going anywhere without her belt of weapons (A/N: Girl's gotta always stick with her weapons. Ain't that right, Breezy? ;) She made her horse down the mountain as she makes it down the stream; the crystal clear water of the waterfall slowly flows down the river. She can even see her reflection in the water and fish swimming by. The brunette bends down the edge and dips her water in the water to take a drink and splash some in her face to cool off.
After her refreshing drink, she left her horse by the stream so he can get a nice drink too. She takes a deep inhale and listens to the sounds of the forest animals, especially birds chirping in her ears. She loved nature; it's the only place she can be at peace. Soon, her inner troublemaker got the best of her. Julieta started climbing up the branches of a tall tree. Iguanas lazily laid on the branches, and she catched them to play with them in her arms/hands. (A/N: I used to do that all the time with my uncle back home. NOT KIDDING! ;)
After playing and letting the iguanas go, she turn her attention back at the amazing view. The atmosphere was so peaceful that Julieta was getting a little sleepy. Well, she was just lying on the tree branch like the iguanas and she liked it. Her eyes soon finally closed until she finally feel asleep.
A few minutes have passed until a man with black clothes walk down the stream with his horse behind. Without his mask, Gnoméo Celeste was on his way to his lair until he saw a male brown horse, standing in front of him. He approached the horse and looked around him to see if the owner was near but he didn't saw on one. Soon, the horse starting neighing as he pointed his head up.
"Que? What is it, boy?" he asked it, confused.
The horse kept neighing as it moved his head up, pointing up to the tree. It was if it was trying to tell him something. Gnoméo looked up and saw what the horse was pointing at and he gasps!
Gnoméo left his horse by the stream with the other one as he looked up at the tree. He saw a body resting on a tree branch; he realizes it was a girl by her fine curvy figure and long hair, dangling from the tree. He finally realized that was no ordinary savage girl, it was his savage girl, Julieta! To his opinion, she looked very beautiful and peaceful sleeping on the branch, like an angel. He could stair at her and watch her sleep forever. Even if he didn't want too, he had to wake her up.
"Hola, bella durmiente" he says up to her with a smile.
"Huh? OH!" Julieta opens her eyes by the voice she jumped in fear!
By his presence, Julieta loses her grip and falls off the tree! She tries to hold on to lower branches but kept falling. She cringes her eyes and waited until her hits the hard ground but ends her fall my falling into somebody's arms. She opens her eyes and sees Gnoméo smiling at her.
"Glad I caught you" he smiles
"Gnoméo" she chuckles nervously as he sets her down.
"Well, well, if it isn't the one and only, Doña Barbara" he smiles.
"El mismisimo Zorro, what are you doing here around these forbidden parts?"
"I should ask you the same question. I thought you were still in Mevilla"
"Nope. I came home ayer. Doing business is real hard. What have you've been doing?"
"Oh you know, same thing. Thieving, giving, running away from guards, trying to stay out of jail. It's fun" he laughs, making her laugh too.
"It is, isn't it? I hear you left a little sorpresa in City Hall, a bit childish, don't you think?"
"Like you've never done anything better?"
"I don't doubt I would have but I admit you have talent for pranks like that, Zorrito"
"I don't believe you there, Doña. You're only generous after you've done something bad"
"I see you still don't trust me when I do my businesses for this town. When are you doing to understand that the only thing I do around here is for el bien de mi pueblo? Are you really that afraid of me, Gnomito?" she teases.
"No, I'm not afraid of you. I just want to be alert when you come around here"
"Believe me, I have my ways but I mean well"
"Let me ask you something? Are you really going to help me in recovering mis tierras?"
"UGH! How many times we must go thru this?! I already told you... SI, I am helping you! Why do you doubt me? Do you not trust me?" she rolls her eyes and crosses her arms.
"Julieta, if I'm going to have you on my side, I need to be sure you're not going to betray me because I know how sneaky and clever you can be, they equal to your evilness"
"If you want to hear it again, then ok... SI, SI, I AM GOING TO HELP YOU!" she says slow and serious, slightly angry by him not trusting her. She got a little irritated and decided to just walk away with her horse, holding him to his strap.
"Julieta, don't run. Escuchame, Julieta! Don;t be like that and listen to me. Ok, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that I need to know if you're telling me the truth. I need to know if you're really changing"
"Por que? Do you think I'm always this evil that you think I can be untrust-worthy?"
"No, despite your anger and evilness, I think you're perfect and muy bella, especially in esa camisa (shirt) roja" he pulls her by her waits and started kissing her neck.
But she pushes him away "Let go of me, idiota" she growls but he ignore her.
But he pulls her back and holds her tight in his arms so she couldn't escape "Oh no, I know you love me as much as I love you, mi diabla. Despite your anger and ways, I find you irresistible. You're mi mujer, mi diabla, mi reina" he flirts as he gets sneaky by reaching into her belt and taking her whip. With it, he started playfully smacking her in her rear-end with her whip as he kissed her in passion and she lets him.
They soon pull away and Julieta notices him smirking at her. "Why are you looking at me like that?" she asks, giggling a little.
"Can I ask you something?" he says
"Depende" (depends) she says with a brow up.
"Why are you like this? Buena but mala at the same time?" he asks, kissing her neck again.
"I swear if I would have met you earlier in my life, I wouldn't have become Doña Barbara in the first place" she says, surprising him a little.
"Then you wouldn't have helped me protect el pueblo"
"I would have done it anyways. But not like this, not as una ladrona. As a leader, unlike mi padre and by your side. My story would have been different if we've met earlier. Why did we have to meet like this?"
"Like how?"
"Wanting to destroy eachother when all I want to do is be in tus abrazos and not in tus manos like a prisionera"
"Maybe because you do that same with me"
"If only we've met differently, not as outlaws or rich kids who are forbidden to be together by their parents"
"El pasado doesn't matter, what matters is el presente & our futuro together, Julieta" he pulls her extremely close to him, with their lips just 2 inches away from touching. Julieta closes her eyes as she felt his breath against her face and she liked that. They stayed so close but either of the moved as they just stare at eachother.
"You're mi debilidad (weakness), Gnoméo. You're my everything" she whispers against his lips as he leans a bit closer to kiss her until he hears a dangerous noise.
From the corner of his eye, he looks to the direction of the forest; he sees a blob of brown and it was making soft growling noises. Gnoméo could tell it was a vicious animal but could tell what it was yet. He stood frozen as he held Julieta in his arms so she wouldn't move either. The animal was watching from a distance with its red glowing eyes as it was getting closer, making Gnoméo nervous as he thought of a plan. Julieta opens her eyes and notices his worried face.
"Que pasa?" she asks, still ever so close to him "Who's there?" she asks again but he still didn't answer.
That's when Gnoméo finally saw what the animal was "Stay still, Doña. There is a mountain lion behind you in the bushes and the slightest move you make, it will attack" he whispers, trying not to alarm her. The lion stood still, eyeing the couple with his hungry eyes as his growls grew bigger and closer.
"What's it doing?" she asks, trying not to move either.
"He's looking at us, smelling our scent" he whispers, keeping his eye on the lion.
"Rapido, I have a knife hidden in my boots" she whispers to him
"I don't think I can reach it" he whispers, trying to move but at the same time not alert the lion.
"Try to reach it "she whispers and he nods
Gnoméo slowly moves his hand down Julieta's waist as she lightly shakes by his touch, even though it wasn't the right place or time, she was enjoying his hand against her body. He reaches to her waist as he pulls up her long skirt a bit where a sharp knife was showing from her boot. The lion snares at them and Gnoméo acted fast by grabbing the fire gun from her boot to attack but the lion jumped over him, it was a fight to the death. Gnoméo struggled to keep the lion's sharp teeth and claws away while still holding the knife in his hand. Julieta was pushed out of the way and steps back, watching the terrifying fight. She acted quickly by pulling her golden gun from her horses saddled and aiming at the lion but doesn't shoot. She was afraid she might shoot Gnoméo by mistake but she couldn't just sit there and watch him get eaten by that lion. She gets rid of all those negative thought s and focuses on her target and shoots. The vicious mountain lion stops attacking Gnoméo and he pushes it off the dead lion off his body but he was seriously hurt as he groans in pain, lying on the ground.
"Estas bien? Are you hurt, Gnoméo" Julieta goes down to him, worried.
"Si, I'm fine. I admit you have excellent punteria (aiming)" he says while breathing deeply.
Julieta bends down to him, noticing his clothes are stained with blood from the lion but she feared it might be his. Without hesitating, Julieta then rips Gnoméo's stained shirt apart, showing his chest to her. She tried to hard not to stair too long and focused on healing his wounds. She finds a lion's scratch on the left side of his chest, it looked pretty bad, and it was bleeding fast.
"Que? What are you doing?" he asks, while breathing heavily from the pain.
"Tranquilo, I know what I'm doing" she strokes his face, to calm him down.
"I need to clean these wounds or they'll get infected. You have a deep wound here" she touches his chest where the large wound was. "The others are just small scratches. I need you to breathe softly". She stands up to leave.
"Un momento, where are you going?" he calls her, groaning from the pain.
"Just stay here and try not to move. I'll be right back" she says
Julieta goes over to her horse's saddle and pulls out a strange little bag. She opens that bah and pulls out small vials of dark colors like brown and black. They were medicines but they looked like witch potions. She sits back down to his side as she opens one vial and pours it gentle on Gnoméo's wound.
"AAAAAHHHH!" He groans and hissed in pain since the potion was stinging him.
"It's ok, it stings meaning it's working. Now, be quiet and let me do this" she says, serious as she sprinkles some strange witch powder over the wound. She then takes out some big Savila leaves and places them on his chest.
"I see you know what you're doing" he says, trying to fight the pain.
"It's the least I can do since you save my life" she says as she continues with her witchcraft.
"How do you know this?"
"It's just one of the techniques I learn when I grew up with Los Indios when I was younger"
"You grew up with indios?"
"Si. They were good people. They used this technique to cure wounds and forbid the demons from coming into your soul thru your wounds" she says as she gently passed her hands over his chest, placing the same medicine on the other wounds and scratches.
"I don't believe it" he says, truly impressed by her talents.
"What's the matter, Gnoméo Celeste. After fighting a lion, you're afraid of una bruja like me?" she asks in a teasing tone which made him chuckle.
"I just always thought witches were supposed to be feas (ugly) & disgusting. Not bellas like you" he flirts, making her blush.
"What did you thought? I was putting a curse on you" she teases
"And how can I be sure you're not doing it now?" he says.
"If I wanted to, I would have done it a long time ago" she chuckles
"But you didn't" he smiles, making her smile too
"You never know what I would do. And done" she grins and stands up, finishing off.
She finishes massaging his chest and taking off the Savilla leaves from his large wound as Gnoméo watches it shrink down to size as the blood and pain stops. It was a matter of seconds until the wound was nothing but a tiny scar that you can hardly notice it. Same for the other wounds, they began to disappear by the effects of the witch medicine. Julieta reached down her hand to help him stand up and Gnoméo didn't even feel sore or any pain anymore in his body. He stair at her with mixed emotions, gratitude, confusing, shock and impressed at the same time. El amor de su vida was a witch! Posed and skilled with the art of white and black magic.
"How do you feel now?" she asks, still passing the medicine over his chest.
"Like I also got killed but saved by a witch?" he smiles
"And does that bother you? Does it bother you that I cure you with brujeria (witchcraft)? Or did it bother you when I stroke you?" she smirks.
"No, it's not that"
"Or did you enjoy it?"
"No, I mean, si, oh, I don't know..." he babbles, a little nervous.
"Mira, Gnoméo, I know this is shocking to you but I assure you that I only use this power I have for only when I need it, especially if it's a good cause, nothing else. I don't want to think the worst of me, por favor understand this"
"What else is there I don't know about you?"
"That depends on what you want to know?"
"When did you start?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, when you started doing witchcraft? I want to know TODO!"
"Well, that's una larga historia. And it's best you sit down and rest" she frowns, looking away a bit embarrassed and ashamed.
"Not until you tell me" he puts him hand on her shoulder.
Julieta takes a deep breath, ready to speak "Ok, the thing is that when I was una niña de 8 años, I lost mi madre and ran away from home so her murders wouldn´t find and kill me. I ran thru this swamp to save myself before they found me. It was dark and dangerous but I kept running. I didn't care if un cocodrilo ate me, I just kept running for my life. The next morning, I woke up in a strange Indian hut; I was weak and laid on una hamaca. Then an Indian woman named Ustakia, came to me and told me I'm going to be ok but how could I if I lost mi madre. As the days, weeks, even years passed, Ustakia and the Indian tribe taught me their ways, the secrets of white and black magic, their customs and to even act like them. I even still have my old Indian clothes. Once I reached the age of 15, Ustakia brought me here on a canoe to mi padre and the rest is historia"
"And does Rojillo know you're una bruja?"
"No, he doesn't. In fact, the minute I came back, he locked me in so I wouldn't escape. And I never told him about anything I've been thru the last 7 años"
"What about tu madre? Did he ever found out?"
"Si, he found out right after I disappear. He even had the feeling I was dead too. Listen, Gnoméo, I don't want you to think I'm una bruja mala and I used mi brujeria for my business or against the town..."
"I don't. I know you're not like that"
"In fact, I've never used mi brujeria in a long time until now"
"And I appreciate it. You saved mi vida" he pulls her closer to him, making her blush.
"Porque te amo, Gnoméo. I wasn't going to let you die" she kisses him and he kisses her back. She was so glad he didn't judge her for being this skilled witch who even knew dark magic and curses. But he didn't, I he accepted for being the sneaky and evil outlaw she is, he can squeeze her in and accept and love her for a being a witch too.
(Caverna De Los Espirituds)
Gnoméo rode all the way back home where his primo, Benvolio was already waiting for him for their schedule plans. It was obvious; Gnoméo had to explain why he was late. He mentions everything, Doña Barbara, the lion attack, and how she cured him with her witchcraft. Benvolio wasn't really surprised because he always believed Doña Barbara was a witch and tried to warn Gnoméo. He was just glad he finally sees she was the demon in person and he'll stop obsessing over her. But Gnome couldn't, he loved Julieta too much to even care if she was a witch or her Doña Barbara self.
"Didn't I tell you that mujer es bruja?" Benvolio said, stating a point.
"Si, but I laugh at you and didn't took you seriously a month ago" Gnoméo said with a small chuckle.
"What did you think when she was "healing" you?" Benvolio asks.
"I don't know what to think, Benvolio." Gnoméo sighs.
"Think of something rapido. I'm pretty sure that demonia (she-devil) wants is too seduce you and you're falling into her trap"
"I don't think she is one. A witch, maybe but una demonia, I don't think so. Despite her hard character, she's more than that"
"Don't tell me you're falling for La Doña?"
"I'm not falling for her. I've already fell for her"
"Do you love her or hate her?"
"No! I hate her! Sometimes I just want to push her down a cliff! She's ignorant and thinks she owns everything around here! I can't stand her sometimes!" he grunts, frustrated.
"And in other times, que?" Benvolio asks, knowing there was something more that was bothering Gnoméo.
"In other times when I have her in front of me like ready to kill her, I get lost en sus ojos, sus ojos verdes that I can't stop looking into. She has this way of getting me weak; making me want her even more. I even love her evilness but I know she has un Corazon de oro and protects el pueblo. Now I know why every men in this pueblo is crazy for her"
"And yet, she chose you"
"Yeah, and the truth was that I was more scared of her than the lion. But it was a good fear. I was even afraid for myself if I became more weak than she's already gotten me. She drives me loco, Benvolio" he sighs and Benvolio nods.
Soon Benvolio left him alone to go do some small chores, then Gnomeo turns to his left and see his Zorro mask on his desk and holds it up in his hands. He had 2 identities and both of them were in Julieta's life and heart.
"You and I are in love with the same mujer" he says to his mask, referring to his Zorro self. And he was right; both of them were hopelessly in love with the same girl.
(Plaza of San Verona)
Don Rojillo waited passionately by San Verona's finest and elegant restaurant for his daughter to have lunch and discuss some important things with her but as he waited longer, she still wouldn't show up. "Julieta! Julieta, mi hija! Where are you?" he asks himself, and she still wouldn't show up.
"Hola, papa. I'm here. Sorry I'm late" Julieta cried, running toward him. She was now wearing her rich girl red dress and accessories.
"I've been looking for you, child. Come with me. I have big news to tell you" he leads her to his study. He sits down on his high chair and she sits cross him in the table, wondering what he is going to tell him as the waiter served them their food and drinks.
"Hija, I know we haven't gotten to spend much time together with me being as busy as I am"
"No problema Padre! I've been occupying my time" she smirks without him noticing.
"Well I just want you to know that no matter how busy I get I will always put you first before anything else. Te amo, hijita" He gives her a hug
"Yo también te quiero, padre" She returns the hug, still confused by what he's saying.
"Which is why I wanted to tell you about your futuro since I know you will my only heir and taking over my fortune. But for that to happen, there is something I'm need to expect from you and to happen soon as possible"
"Which is, papa...?"
"Well, as you know I've been very busy with all my Duties to San Verona, Protecting the people..." he brags about himself.
"More like robbing them blind" she whispers to herself in an angry tone.
"Providing for them..." he goes on
"Starving them to death" she whispers to herself, angrily
"And being in business with fellow allies to keep my Land perfect" he finishes
"... and using allies to help you conquer land that means nothing to you" she whispers, referring to La Dorada and Gnomeo's lands.
"Well with all those in the way and you growing into such a delicate and beautiful princessa like your mother"
"No soy delicada and neither was mi mama!" She snapped
"Anyways, I was thinking, since I won't be around forever and you one day being the heiress to our fortune"
"Julieta I was trying to tell you before...I've arranged for you to be married!"
"CASAR! QUE? This can't be happening NO I WILL NOT GO THROUGH WITH THIS!"
"JULIETA! LOW YOUR TONE!"
"SILENCIO! THIS WILL NOT STAND, FATHER!"
"Your opinion is what I least care about, Julieta! And if I say you will get married, it shall be done because I expect mis ordernes to be obey, especially from you most of all!"
"Pero Papa, you can't be serious with this!"
"Am I clear, by the end of this week, you will be married"
"Que? Pero, papa, you can't decide something like this without letting me say a word of this"
"There is nothing you need to say expect, is at the altar"
"I find this very unfair and ridiculous"
"I don't want to hear. La boda (wedding) will be held at Padre Featherstone's iglesia, along with your engagement ball tomorrow night"
"Pero, papa...!"
"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT! NOT A WORD, NOT A COMPLAIN, NOTHING! YOU UNDERSTAND ME!? This wedding will happen so our families will alley and proceed with the plans of the gold mines"
"So, this is just a business deal. Are you trying to sell me for a bargain?"
"Of course not! I'm also seeing this for your future! You will one day follow in my footsteps and take over family fortune and business. I'm not leaving you unless you marry a young man of society"
"You're saying I can't handle all of this by myself"
"To be honest, I don't trust you on your own. And you won't in giving you all mi fortuna unless you wed, entendido?"
"Then you can have your sucio dinero because I won't go through with this and you can't make me!"
"Well, turns out I can and there's nothing you can do about it!"
Julieta was up to her danger zone of anger. She was so angry that she reached behind her skirt into her back pocket where she kept one of her knives. She snappd out of an insane idea and kept her cool down and retreated her knife back into her pocket.
"I just need to know one more thing" she said, serious with cheeks going down her cheeks.
"Que?" Rojillo asked, serious as well
"Who are you planning on marrying me too, papa?"
"Can't say yet. But you will meet him at your baile de compromiso"
"Mi que?" Her heart drops again.
"You heard me; we're having your engagement ball tomorrow night. And I hope you understand how important is. We are this close to being broke and I rather die than be in la quiebra!"
"So, this is all just a business to you? You want to marry a snotty ricachon (rich guy) just because you don't end up broke and in la calle?"
"I'm doing this for you, too. Your future is at stake here and I need you to go thru with this"
"I will not do this, papa! And you can't make me!" she got so angry and started running away.
"JULIET! COME BACK HERE AHORA!"
But she didn't listen. Julieta grabbed the bottom of her skirt and started running down the street, going pass everybody in her way. Julieta was paralyzing. She couldn't believe what her father was forcing her to do. To marry a man she's never met and doesn't even know or heard of. The news of her shocking marriage affected her a lot. It hit her like a bullet in her heart which what she would like right now, to shoot her and get done with this pain. The people watched as their beloved "princesa" ran for her life with the guards still chasing after her. Julieta soon made a turn around the church, losing the guards behind her. it was very hard to run in a puffy red dress and high heels, it made her very tired and her feet hurt.
"Ay, I didn't think I'd be running so much" she says, dizzy from the running and almost losing her balance. She walks into the church thru the back door, hoping they wouldn't find her.
"You're in the house of Dios, hija" a voice said as she felt a hand over her shoulder.
Julieta gasps in horror, thinking it was a guard or someone that can turn her in. Julieta turns and sighs in relief, it was a woman who's she known forever, it was Padre Featherstone's wife.
"Doña Margarita, por favor help me. I'll give you 50 pesos if you help me" Julieta begged, desperately.
"You can escape from them but you can't escape tu destino, Julieta"
"How do you know mi nombre?"
"Mi esposo (husband) has taught so much about you, mi niña"
"Por favor, help me. mi padre wants me to marry I man I don't even know" Julieta pleads again but Doña Margarita ignores her.
"Give me your hand, let me see it" she says and holds Julieta's hand, observing her palm carefully by being the fortune teller she is. "It seems to me, what you think now if tu desgracia (misery), but this is going to take you to your destiny. Don't be afraid, mi niña. The angels of tu madre will always protect you"
"Mi madre?"
"THERE SHE IS! GET HER!" Teobaldo yells, spotting her
"Por favor, Doña Margarita, help me escape, I beg you!" Julieta pleads, panicking.
"Julieta, the time has come for you to reunite with tu madre" Margarita says, confusing Julieta.
"Mi madre? But mi mama died years ago"
"You will soon understand everything, mi niña. And she will always be protecting you and you need to keep this medallion. With it, she will guide you to your destiny"Margarita hands Julieta a strange gray medallion with a star in the middle. "Now go, my child. You need to run!" she says and Julieta starts running again.
While holding up her dress, Julieta ran down the alley behind the church but was soon trap with a dead end. Teobaldo and the guards were right behind her, what could she do now? She takes off her high heels and started climbing up the brick wall but it was too slipper which made her fall back down to the ground where Teobaldo was already there to arrest her.
"Sueltame, you can't force me to marry! I rather die first! Teobaldo, I prefer if you locked me up in jail!" Julieta yelled, angrily as 2 guards dragged her back with Teobaldo walking by their side.
"I can't do that, primita. You're our ticket to get of back in business. Besides, you haven't done a crime that's word locking you up"
"OH NO!? That's what you think. She said in her mind. Suddenly, Julieta pulls the guards down to the ground and punched Teobaldo in the guts and pulled out his sword, pointing it at them in the ground. Teobaldo was even impress of how Julieta knew how to defend herself.
"And what do you think of this, primo? You don't think this is a crime? I rather be in jail but by knowing that I'm smarter than you, I'll just simply escape again. Tell this to mi padre, I already have un amor and I'm not thinking of quitting it for nothing or no one" she growls, gripping the sword in her hands.
"JULIETA!" her father yelled, walking toward her.
"Papa, don't make me do this. Because I am capable of killing myself right now" she threats while placing the sword to her wrists to cut her veins.
But Don Rojillo didn't take her seriously "You think you can do this to me, Julieta? You think you can stain mi reputacion like this?" he says, with a nasty glare as he pushed the sword away from her.
Julieta scoff in disbelief "That's what you care? Tu repuatcion? I'm only a trophy of yours that you can give to whoever you think deserves me when they don't. But, turns out, I'M NOT! What did I ever done to you for you to give me away like this, papa? What do you hate me so much?" she asks with hate in her tone.
"Shh, obedece" (obey) he says but she refused to listen.
"I have right to marry in love with el hombre de mi vida. And not with el hijo with one your filthy socios" she states, serious
"He is the son of one of the richest man is San Verona, richer than me. What more can you want? He will give you all el dinero en el mundo"
"I prefer to be love and be poor than to be rich and miserable. But of course, that my happiness doesn't matter to you, only to save your fortune"
"Nuestra fortuna, Julieta. You know we're broke"
"And that's why you're selling me like if I was your merchandise?"
"I advise you to respect and obey mis ordenes or you will regret it, Julieta. You perfectly know I don't threat for nothing" he threats with a low scary tone.
"What are you going to do? You're going to kill me?" she asks, knowing what her father is capable of doing if he doesn't get his way.
"Don't doubt I could"
"If you make me do this, don't say I didn't warn you when mi futuro "esposo" complains about me making his life un infierno y su padre! And they will both hate for your miserable vida"
"You do that, and you will eternally regret it" he growls
And it so began. Julieta wasn't going to give up that easily on her freedom, especially when she already has a secret love. But she also knew her father wasn't going to give up on this crazy idea. He literally has control over her life, somehow. He gets in a dangerous mode when he doesn't get his way and she knew very well that mode. Even with that, she's not giving up on what she loves and believes in.
This was war!
OOOH! THSI IS GOING TO BE GOOD! SHE'S REALLY ANGRY & SHE'S A WITCH! NEVER EXPECTED THAT, HUH? BUT A GOOD WITCH BUT CAN BE BAD TOO WHEN SHE NEEDS TOO! ;)
Well, that's it for now in this story but I will be back very soon. I LUV U GUYS TOO BITS, ESPECIALLY U, BREEZY & JAZZY! U GUYS R MY HAPPINESS & LIGHT OF THE DAY, LITERALLY! XOXOXO ;D
-Ur buddy, Mickey!*