Chapter 11
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Mirabel slowly opened her eyes. Where was she? The room she was in was white, and she heard a beeping sound. She turned her head to see a window, with the sun gleaming through it, and she saw the beeping sound was coming from a heart monitor.
On her other side, she saw her parents fast asleep in a couple of chairs.
"Mama, Papa?" she asked in a quiet voice.
Augustin opened his eyes, and immediately perked up when he saw Mirabel awake.
"Julieta, she's awake." he urged.
Julieta opened her eyes, and looked thrilled to see her daughter.
"Mirabel, mija thank goodness you're awake."
Her parents hugged her gently, and kissed her.
"Where am I? What happened?" Mirabel wanted to know.
Her parents explained that after the police stormed the mansion and found her, she collapsed in an officer's arms. They called an ambulance, and it brought her to the hospital. She had a concussion, some bumps and bruises, and dealing with the side effects of the drugs she'd been slipped.
"Did...did anything happen to me?" Mirabel asked slowly.
"No, nothing else happened." assured Augustin.
"You're still pure, mija."
When the doctor came in, and examined her, and told her parents she was healing nicely. But to be on the safe side, he wanted to commit her the hospital for at least two days. Mirabel's parents informed the rest of the family about Mirabel, and they all came to see her.
When Antonio saw her, he jumped onto the bed, and hugged her.
"I missed you, Mirabel." he told her.
"(Chuckles), it's good to see you too Antonio." Mirabel told him.
Pepa and Felix hugged her and were glad she was okay. Dolores and Camillo even gave her recuperarse cards. Bruno gave her a teddy bear. Isabela even brought her a vase of flowers.
"You brought these for me?" Mirabel asked.
"Of course, we have Acacallis Cyanea Orchids, Victoria Amazonicas, and Sugar Flowers."
"They're really nice, Isabela. But why did you get them for me?"
Isabela looked at her sister surprised.
"You're my sister Mirabel. And I'm glad you're okay." Isabela replied sincerely.
Mirabel was touched, she thought Isabela thought of her just as an annoying younger sister. Luisa made sure she was comfortable in her hospital bed, And then the family left her alone with her abuela.
At first the atmosphere was awkward and cold, and neither of them said anything. Then Abuela broke the silence.
"Mirabel, I have to apologize to you. I've been unfair and cruel to you, and you didn't deserve it."
Mirabel was surprised.
"I guess I was so wrapped up in us being a perfect family, I forgot one very important thing: there's no such thing as a familia perfecta."
Then Abuela looked at Mirabel with a sincere look.
"I hope you can find it in yourself to forgive me, mija."
Mirabel's face softened, and she smiled.
"Abuela, I forgive you."
Abuela smiled at her, and the two shared a hug.
Later that day, Mirabel got a visit from Angela and Valentina. They were happy to see that she was okay, and Mirabel was happy to see them, but she couldn't help but think about Marcos.
"I can't believe Marcos did this to you." said Valentina.
"But it wasn't really Marcos who hurt me. Lorenzo and Esteban said he was supposed to but...he fell for me." Mirabel explained.
"Seriously?" asked Angela.
"Yeah, I just wish I could talk to him. So I could figure this out. Does he really like me or was I just a pawn?"
Her friends hugged her. The first love was always the most complicated.
The next day, the police talked to Mirabel and her parents.
"So Lorenzo and Esteban are going to jail?" Mirabel asked.
"Si. We took them into custody, and Marcos is testifying against them."
"He is?"
"Will Mirabel have to atestiguar?" wondered Julieta.
"That's up to the lawyers. But we'll keep you posted."
The officers got up to leave, but Mirabel spoke up.
"Wait, where's Marcos. What happened to him?"
"We found Marcos locked in his room with a concussion. Seems like his brothers didn't want him interfering."
This shocked Mirabel.
"Where is he now? I need to talk to him."
"Mirabel, do you know what you're saying?" asked Augustin.
"Si. Marcos didn't want to do this, I have to talk to him."
The police told him that Marcos had gotten treated for his concussion, and wanted to come visit her but was too ashamed. So with the okay from her parents, Mirabel asked the police to bring Marcos to her.
Later that day, Mirabel was walking around her hospital room; when there was a knock at the door.
"Come in." Mirabel answered.
The door opened, and the police brought Marcos in.
"Marcos." she said.
"Hola Mirabel." Marcos replied in a small voice.
"We'll leave you two alone to talk." an officer said, and they closed the door. At the first they were quiet, till Marcos spoke up.
"Mirabel, I am so sorry about all this. I never should've brought you into this." he apologized.
"But why?" Mirabel wanted to know.
"You see, my brothers wanted me to be like them. They wanted me to find a girl, charm her, and then take advantage of her. They threatened me, they said if I didn't do it, they'd throw me in some foster home in some other country. But after I got to know you, I realized I really did like you. I don't blame you if you never want to see me again. But I just wanted you to know the truth and how I really felt." Marcos explained.
He turned to leave, but Mirabel grabbed his arm.
"Marcos, I appreciate the honesty. And I believe you, your brothers said that you couldn't go through with it."
Marcos smiled a little.
"I'm willing to give you another chance."
"And I promise, that this time I'll be 100% honest."
And the two hugged.
That's chapter 11, plz review