"This is very wrong," Mirabel complained as she watched Cas typing their names in the allowed visit list over the nurses shoulder.
"She was being rude!" Cas complained as she arched trying not to touch the frozen in time nurse, "and possibly racist. She heard our accents and immediately started being short with us."
Mirabel couldn't argue with that, but she still wasn't thrilled that Cas had frozen the time around the nurse, "Hurry up!"
"Just be a good look out. You're acting like you and Camilo don't do things like this," Cas shot back.
"Casandra," Mirabel warned.
Cas leaned away from the nurse and skipped back to where she had previously stood, "Okay, okay. Now lets try this again."
The nurse started moving again like she had never been stopped, "-and I'm not letting you into see Hannah Jameson unless your name is on the list!"
"Senora, I assure you were on the list," Casandra sweetly replied. "Casandra and Mirabel Madrigal."
Mirabel couldn't help but cover her mouth to avoid the nurse her smirk. Cas didn't have that much of an accent when speaking English. It was very light considering Spanish was her first language but she was actively stressing her accent to annoy the nurse.
The nurse looked annoyed as she looked down, "How…."
The nurse stood in silence looking at the two Colombian women.
"Last room on the right down this hall."
"Gracias."
….
"...I met a man in Colombia ," Hannah admitted with tears in her eyes.
Matthew and Martha shared a confused look, they waved Michael and Kara outside so they could focus on Hannah.
"It's hard to explain. There was their tour guide that told me about this amazing place in rural Colombia. Called it The Encanto. Said it was literally magical," Hannah laughed harshly threw her tears, "He wasn't wrong. I was so amazed when I got there, it was so beautiful….that's where I met Pedro Madrigal."
Matthew looked confused at his wife wondering where this was going.
"Mom, Dad," Hannah cried, "He was perfect. He was the son of the village leader and everyone loved him. I loved him….I married him….and then I stupidly left him….them… why was I so stupid…"
Martha gasped, "married? Honey, I don't understand. You ran off for years to get married in Colombia? Then what you left him and ran around not going back for over 10 years? I'm not understanding."
Hannah sobbed a little more not knowing what to say. It was hard to get out. She looked at her father's confused face, "Daddy, I….you…"
A nurse came to the door, "sorry to bother you, I need to take Ms. Jameson for a few tests."
Matthew sighed, "honey, take some time and we'll talk later. Okay."
Hannah looked upset but nodded.
….
Michael and Kara smiled at their old nanny/maid, Luica Gallo, as she took their kids to their parents house.
As they turned a corner their smiles dropped.
"Be honest, Mikey" Kara started looking at her older brother, "How do you think Hannah's doing?"
Micahel really didn't have an idea as he looked at the door. Hannah had started pulling away and acting out once she reached high school. Neither he or Kara had been close to Hannah in years, and despite their parents best efforts she really only showed up on holidays and family gatherings.
"I don't know."
"Um, hola?"
Micahel and Kara jumped and looked to the side to see two women in their 20's. One that looked more relaxed than the other who was very nervous looking.
"Excuse me, this is the room of Hannah Jameson?" The more relaxed one with the green glasses asked in a heavily accented English.
Kara nodded confused as the woman dragged the other closer, "Good! I'm Mirabel Madrigal, this is Casandra! We need-"
Michael sighed and cut them off, "Listen, I don't care what group you're with or charity your running or cancer awareness or research you college kids are doing but come back tomorrow. My sister is tired . Come back later."
"Michael," Kara sighed at his rude tone.
"What? This is the 3rd group," He complained to his little sister, "Ever since they learned a Jameson was in the hospital here its been nonstop."
"But, Senor…" The woman, Mirabel, started but was cut off by a hand place on her shoulder by Casandra.
"Tomorrow then," Cassandra nodded as she gently led the other woman away as she started protesting in…was that spanish?
That was odd, Micahel thought. Easier than some of the others though.
Kara watched to bickering women as they walked down the hall, "Casandra, something about her…"
"Huh?" Michael asked.
"Something about that girl Casandra was familiar…." Kara thought out loud though she glanced at her brother's hazel eyes, the same eyes her mother had as well.
…..
"Cas, you gave up way too easily!" Mirabel scolded as she walked back and forth in front of her.
"I know! I panicked!" Cas admitted as looked down the ground, "My mother I was ready to face, I can do that! But that was….."
Mirabel stopped pacing and looked at her in concern.
"That was my uncle…." the young woman said looking up at Mirabel with her confused hazel eyes, "My mother's brother. I didn't even know I had an uncle…Mom never told us…"
In some ways Mirabel understood, she never really knew her Tio Bruno. He had been a mystery for years, and after she found him? Tio Bruno has been so important to her, a good friend and he got her like not a lot of people did.
Cas had a lot of family in Casita, a lot of cousins acting as Tios but it wasn't exactly the same, there was a bond but it wasn't exactly right.
"Tio Michael…" Cas tested, "Uncle Micahel? He would be Michael Jameson right?"
Mirabel shrugged unsure, "This is your family not mine."
The older girl gave her a deadpan look, "You're not helping me."
Mirabel simply shrugged again.
"Excuse me," a voice asked them in spanish.
They looked over and saw a hispanic woman standing there a group of confused kids behind, "Yes?"
"Did you just say your uncle is Michael Jameson?" The woman looked generally confused at them.
"Um, I…I…Think he is?" Cas replied looking unsure at the woman, "You see, Hannah Jameson is my mother?"
The woman looked in shock at Cas, "Well, wow. Maybe, you should come back with me. To meet your grandparents? I'm their housekeeper and-"
"Grandparents?!"
Mirabel just stared as Cas looked more and more stressed.
Author's Note
Next time- Cas meets her Jameson cousins while Mirabel gets to know Luica and the history of the Jameson family
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