Meanwhile in Casita
Luisa was deeply confused instead of her usual workload she was asked to stay behind. She was on the couch waiting for abuela or anybody to call her*
Antonio:hey Luisa what are you doing here?
Luisa jumped from her skin as she turned her head seeing Antonio there On top of his jaguar*
Luisa:Antonio what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be playing with your friends?
Antonio:Mirabel was supposed to take me she was going to give them all new clothes as presents
Luisa:oh uh, well that's nice of her
Luisa said with a forced smile, she counted her lucky stars hearing footsteps coming downstairs*
Pepa:Antonio what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be playing with your friends?
Luisa:uh, Mirabel was supposed to take him
There
Antonio:yeah she was going to give them clothes too
Agustin and Julieta flinched at that and alma hummed*
Alma:oh that's so sweet, I'm sure she'll give them to them some other time, right now she's...busy I told her I needed her help with something
Antonio;why? You always tell her to stay out of the way
Antonio asked innocently as only a young child could. The whole family froze even alma had to take a step back not expecting that*
Alma: I...uh...a..a umm
Alma was left by completely speechless by the words of a 5 year old boy. Felix coughed and stepped up*
Felix:well, your abuela wanted her to do something very special, how about I take you do your friends?
Antonio:it's ok, I'll just wait for her to come back, why do you need Luisa here? Normally she would be helping that mean man
Alma;mean man? What mean man?
Luisa:oh uh it's nothing right now is usually when I carry serñor Raymond's stuff to the market
Antonio got a face as if he was thinking about something really hard when he snapped his fingers*
Antonio;oh! I can find a horse! Yeah me And Mirabel can go to the forest find a horse for the mean man that way you won't have to help him anymore and stand the mean words he's always calling you
Agustín:mean words? What does he call you? Why didn't you tell us about this ?
Antonio:Mirabel did though? Yeah she's been telling you all since I was this old
Antonio pulled out 3 fingers again is just magical how a kid can just cut right through the bullshit. The adults expression changed to a sadder one but alma clapped her hands*
Alma: we're... we're getting off tracked I'll talk to serñor Raymond tomorrow about how he acts if he can't change then I'll ban him from our services. Now uh
Julieta:Luisa
Alma:Luisa, Luisa yes yes I know, of course I know, I'm not gonna forget my own grandchildren's name
Alma said feeling flustered as she turned around and started walking upstairs with the rest of the family joining her*
Alma:now Luisa let's start with moving Mirabel sowing machine
Antonio:why are you moving it? Is Mirabel getting her own room?
Alma:in a way yes.
Alma said thankful that Antonio asked such a simple question*
Antonio:oh that's great! But, you shouldn't move her bed, she hates that bed
Alma". . . he's your grandchild you cannot curse he's your grandchild you cannot curse, he's your grandchild you cannot curse, pepa will smite you with a lightning bolt if you curse with him here"
Agustin;what? Why does she hate it? I made it for her
Antonio:when she was my age, she doesn't fit there anymore, whenever she sleeps she has to hug her legs to her chest just to fit and her toes still stick out of the bed, she always wakes up rubbing her back in pain. So she doesn't like this bed
Antonio looked confused at the looks the grown-ups were giving. Julieta looked at her mother who was looking just was horrified as the rest of them*
Julieta:w..well they're gonna share a room maybe it won't be so bad if they share a bed right?
Alma:y...yes, uh right! Félix Agustin go in to town and get a new bed the biggest they have available, while your going out take Antonio with you so he can be with his friends I don't think mirabel will be finished any time soon
Both men nodded and left with Antonio following them a little sad that Mirabel wasn't the one taking him. Luisa shook her head and walked inside the nursery*
Luisa"man this place is so small compared to my room..."
Luisa thought, grabbing the sowing machine with the table and everything, Casita made the doorframe wide letting luisa walk without trouble*
Alma:good good, take it to Dolores room and place it anywhere we'll wait till those two come back for them to decide how they want there things to be
Luisa nodded glancing one last time at Mirabel's bed before leaving, Julieta, alma and pepa walked inside putting whatever they thought was Mirabel's in boxes, well pepa and Julieta were doing that alma sat down on mirabel's bed feeling lifhtheaded*
Julieta;mom you ok? You need a glass of water?
Alma:yes, please with a slice of lemon
Pepa:I'll get it for her, I'm kinda useless here I'm guessing what belongs to Mirabel i honestly have no idea
Pepa said feeling guilty that she doesn't know Mirabel better, hell she knows and even spend time with Luisa and Isabela but never Mirabel. She walked away and Julieta sat next to her mother, for a minute neither said anything*
Alma; this...bed is really small isn't it?
Julieta:yes, it's...it's bigger then a crib but smaller then a small single. I know what your thinking Mami
Alma;then you know better then to argue with it. It's just a fact this is just another thing I've neglected. I just pray that the next matriarch is better then me
It took Julieta a minute for what alma said to reach her brain but when it did she looked at her mother confused*
Julieta;you mean Isabela right?
Alma:I... honestly don't know anymore mija, I used to think yes was the favorite of the encanto then i find out she's like number 9 i think it was, i used to think people treated luisa with respect then i find out this Raymond man insults her, i used to think this room is fine but look at this best, we barely fit and we're just sitting, how is a growing girl supposed to fit in? When was I gonna give her a new room or a new bed? Was I gonna let her stay here until she's 30?
Alma pinched the bridge of her nose and took a deep shaky breath, Julieta rubbed her back softly*
Alma:I'm... I'm terrified of the answers to those questions Julieta, scared to death of them . I'm simply too old to see the small things anymore, I need time to think, really think who would be a better matriarch then me
Julieta gave her mother a soft shoulder hug rubbing Alma's shoulder*
Julieta:mami, you can't take all the blame, I'm her mother Agustin I her father and we didn't know any of this, god i can't even remember the last time we spend some time with her, for luisa it was last month when she wanted to talk about this book she found, for isabela last week talking things about her wedding. But Mirabel? As much as it makes me sick the last time I remember was before her ceremony
Like mother like daughter both woman pursed there lips in a similar way feeling sick of that fact*
Alma:I... I think things will be calmer by the end of the month, you an agustin should take the day off and spend time with her
Julieta;oh mami you know it's not that simple, the town needs to be fed
Alma;make more food then normal a few days before that day, I can help you, remember I used to be the one cooking before you turned 16 and decided to take over completely. I'm sure the people can deal with not having a fresh plate of food for a day
Julieta:maybe we can get my children to help make it a blue family activity, I worry that they don't know how to cook
Alma;oh that's sound wonderful, what do you think Luisa?
Alma asked as Luisa came back to see what else needs to be lifted and she couldn't help but overhear the conversation*
Luisa:well...it would be nice to know how to make more then just toasted bread
Luisa said with a small blush of embarrassment while on the inside she was looking forward do it*
Luisa"maybe I won't have to work that day and be able to rest"
Pepa came back with water for alma and Julieta, she looked around*
Pepa:uh, is this it?
Pepa gestured to the box not even half full, alma coincidentally started drinking her water so she couldn't speak, Julieta blushed slightly and coughed*
Julieta:sorry, got distracted there's still her clothes, shoes, I still see some sowimf equipment and the old clothes she was fixing
Pepa:...damn knew I should've taken longer getting mama her water
Julieta;ha, you tried and failed miserably
Julieta said in a teasing tone, pepa huffed and the sisters started to bicker. Oddly Luisa saw alma not stopping the fight she had a small smile seeing her daughters argue like that, been so long since alma actually saw her daughter doing anything together, so she patted the place next to her and Luisa gladly took it sitting down and resting her legs for a bit*
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