Chapter 9: Still Gabby
The next morning, when Gabby woke up, she thought she was still in the orphanage and the whole adventure from Mexico City to Santa Cecilia and meeting her family was all a dream. But when she opened her eyes, and saw that she was in a fancy room, she smiled.
"I thought it was all a dream, but it's actually reality." she whispered. Carina woke up, and happily barked at her Gabby. "Come here, girl." Carina jumped into Gabby's arms and licked her face.
Then they got out of bed, and left the bedroom. She tried to find the bathroom, but the mansion had so many rooms, she couldn't tell which one was the right room. As she walked through the hallway, she bumped into a woman in maid's uniform.
"Oh, buenos dias, you must be Gabriella." she said. "Si." said Gabby, she was still getting used to being called that. "Who are you?" she asked. "I'm Rosa, the housekeeper/maid, is there anything you need?" asked Rosa.
"Well I just need to find the bathroom." "Right this way." said Rosa. She led Gabby down the hall, and they found the bathroom. "Wow, this is the nicest bathroom ever." said Gabby. The bathroom was white and shiny, the faucets were silver and gave off a reflection, and the floor was marble.
Using a spare toothbrush, Gabby brushed her teeth and washed her face. Then she and Carina went downstairs, and a delicious smells came from the kitchen. It made her stomach growl, and her mouth water.
"Buenos dias, Gabriella." said Alberto, he and Esperanza were in the living room watching the morning news. "Abuelito, Abuelita." said Gabby happily, it felt so good to have grandparents. "Sleep well?" asked Esperanza.
"Si, when do we eat breakfast?" "A little bit, as soon as everyone gets downstairs." said Alberto. A couple minutes later the other Lopezes came downstairs in their robes and pajamas. They all sat down at the table, and were served a beautiful breakfast.
Back at the Rivera house, Miguel was still trying to get his head wrapped around what had just happened. Gabby was Gabriella Lopez, one of the daughters of the richest and most respected family in Santa Cecelia.
He really liked Gabby, but would she even want to hang out with him now? Back when she was Gabby the orphan they were sort of equal. But now she was Gabriella Lopez, who belonged to upper class society.
Why did he care about that? He couldn't say. He'd only met Gabby a couple days ago, but he already considered her a really good friend. She was very nice, fun, and he had to admit she was pretty, but would all that change now?
As he was tidying up the guest room, he saw Gabby's backpack. "Gabby's mochila, she must've left it here." he said, picking it up. He knew he had to return it to her, so he went to see who could give him a ride.
"Tio Hector, could you give me a ride to the Lopezes?" He asked. "Why?" Asked Hector. "Gabby left her backpack here, and I wanted to return it." Miguel explained. "I see, then sure." Said Hector. As they walked out to the truck, Dante came running up to them.
"Hey, Dante. You wanna come too?" asked Miguel. Dante barked, as if to say, "Yeah." They all piled in the vehicle, and drove to the Lopezes mansion. When they got there, they went up to the door, and Miguel slowly rang the doorbell.
They waited a moment, and soon Sebastian answered the door. "Senior Rivera, Miguel." he said. "Hola Sebastian, we're here with Gabby's er Gabriella's backpack, she left it." said Miguel.
"Oh, gracias, please come in." said Sebastian. They did, and he called Gabby down, and let his employers know that they had company. Gabby and Carina came downstairs, along with her parents.
Instead of wearing a simple t-shirt, leggins, and slip on shoes, she wore a fancy pink blouse, black slacks, and nice pink shoes. "Miguel, Senior Hector, it's so good to see you." she said.
"You too. You look..." Said Miguel. "Mi Mama, Abuelita, and older sister took me shopping." Said Gabby. Even Carina looked different, she was starched white, fluffier, and now wore a pink color complete with dog tag.
"You forgot your backpack." Said Miguel handing it to her. "Gracias." Said Gabby. "Oh, Héctor could we have a word with you?" Asked Jorge. "Si." Said Hector going over to him and Maya.
"Oh, Miguel you have to see my room." Said Gabby, as she and Carina led him and Dante upstairs. When they got there Miguel was impressed. "This room is vey nice." He said looking around.
"My Papa said we could paint it whatever color I want, and I can decorate it however I want." She said. Miguel smiled, and the two were quiet for a moment, but the silence was broken by the dogs.
Dante and Carina were barking and running around with each other. Gabby just giggled. "So I guess this'll probably be the last time we'll be seeing each other like this." Said Miguel.
"What do you mean, Miguel?" Asked Gabby confused. "Well things are different now. You're Gabriella Lopez who belongs to high society I'm just Miguel Rivera, the son of the people who make your Mama's shoes." Said Miguel.
"Miguel, I may be Gabriella Lopez, but I'm still Gabby. And we're friends no matter what." Said Gabby, sincerely. Miguel smiled at that, and once again the two were in silence. But this time the silence was broken by Hector calling.
"Miguel, mijo, it's time to go." he called. The two walked downstairs with their dogs, and after saying goodbye, the two plus Dante left. "You won't believe what the Lopezes told me." said Hector.
"Que?" asked Miguel. "They invited us and the whole family to dinner tonight, as a gracias for bringing their daughter back to them." Hector explained. "That's nice." said Miguel.
After telling the rest of the family about their dinner invitation, they all decided to go.
Meanwhile back with De La Cruz and the evil spirits, they were making their plan to strike. "Tonight is the night. We'll strike." said De La Cruz. "And this time they won't get away." said a spirit.
"We'll make sure of it this time." said another. Looking through the smoke portal, the talisman showed, they heard that the Lopezes were going to have the Riveras over for dinner that night.
"Looks like they're going to have guests." said De La Cruz. "Excelente, we'll truly have a feast." said a spirit. They all let out evil laughs, tonight revenge and souls would be on the menu.
That's chapter 9, plz review and no flames plz