Oh to be loved
Chapter 2 : In case
Mirabel and Miguel were in the land of the dead and since it was the ordinary Sunday brunch they decided to make the best of it, they were making conversation and laughing at the week they had with orders More specifically Mirabel and her workshop.
"I'm telling you he looked me straight In the eyes and asked for something impressive for his wife he whispered so she couldn't hear. I am not even joking I held his stare for a good 5 minutes before he walked out of the shop". Mirabel laughed crying she couldn't hold it in
"You're serious". Julio laughed
Mirabel nodded crying through tears of laughter.
Imelda smiled and laughed at the story, she had been faced with a costumer like that a couple of times. She held her stare Claudia her name was, very kind woman but very stern and serious like Imelda herself.
"Sounds like Claudia ". Imelda said aloud
At that moment both Mirabel and Miguel coaxed their heads to question who Claudia was but before they could ask she explains.
"Claudia was a new arrival in the land of the dead and She wasn't sure that her friends were telling the truth when it came to the best shoes in town, but she was very quick and stern. She held my stare for about 6 minutes before she finally gave in". She chuckled lightly
"Oh I remember Claudia she was tough". Oscar said
"The whole room went silent that day, but if anyone knows Imelda they knew She is very competitive and knows that she will win every time ". Héctor smiled
"I wouldn't count that you should have seen Mira last week when Abel didn't help with the dishes, she could burn and back down anyone". Miguel shivers reminded of it
"Really Mija?" Pablo asked
She nodded.
"You've always a way when something or someone isn't right." Daphne chuckled
Miguel even knew that Mira's stare was deadly even worse when she called his full name when he did something wrong and it wasn't something to be messed with.
"Seriously, I am not kidding when she calls the full name, you'd better run and quickly ". Miguel pouted
Mirabel bit her tongue from laughter and Héctor smiled at this it shows that his granddaughter knew how to handle his shenanigans .
Mirabel smiled at her husband he winked back at her.
They spent the rest of the brunch talking and laughing, before it was time to go so they had hugs and kisses and left.
~~ Back In the land of the living ~~
" I'm not that bad am I ?" She asked
"No". He lied
"Miguel ". She used a warning tone
"Okay maybe a little ". He shrugged
They walked back to the hacienda arm in arm but when they came inside they saw Socorro crying head on her knees. The two stopped and knew they had to fix this, Miguel knew he was going to kill whoever made his sister so upset.
Miguel bent down to his sisters eye level and tilted her head up her eyes filled with tears, eyes red and puffy.
"Chiquita que pasa?" Miguel asked
Socorro couldn't bother looking at her brother and sister, Mirabel put a hand on Miguel's shoulder giving him a look: ' I've got this mi vida' . Miguel looked at his wife and smiled knowing she had this while Miguel went inside and grabbed some food.
Mirabel sat next to her sister as she hugged her and let her cry it out and noticed her dress was torn and saddened at that.
"Ssh Estas bien Carina I'm here". She rubbed Coco's back reassuring her
Socorro finally looked up at her sister and smiled at her. Mirabel wiped her tears away and chuckled softly, but inside just like her loving Miguel she will kill the person who threatened her and tore up her beautiful dress.
"Javier Cortez he sabotaged rehearsal this morning and now I can't-". She stopped
Mirabel's eyes widened she Remembered that Javier's mother made a very difficult order as she was very specific, Mirabel exhausted herself that week trying to make the outfit for her and by the time she was done she could not even move from the bed.
"Wait Hermanita Javier Cortez?" She coaxed
Socorro nodded sadly.
"I know his mother, she ordered a dress a month ago and it was so specific that it took me a month to finish ". Mirabel replies
"What?" She coaxed
"He did this to you". Mirabel was outraged
Socorro nodded and cuddled her sister close and she hugged her tightly.
"He made fun of me for not knowing the steps properly even though I had been practicing all week just because I fumbled."She adds
Socorro looked like she was about to cry Again so Mira lifted her into her lap pressing kisses to her curls.
"Honey, trust me when I say he's just jealous of you he hates that you're different but you know what?" She finishes
Socorro looked up at her and sighed.
"You are precious and beautiful, kind, smart and talented it takes very special courage and love to make pepole see how special you are". Mirabel replies tickling her
"Mira". Socorro laughs
"What? It's not my fault you're beautiful just like Mamá Luisa ". She smothered her in kisses
Mirabel never failed to let her sister know how much she loves her, she wasn't about to let Socorro go through the same pain she went through and feel neglected. Then Miguel came out and smiled at the close bond they had and knew sometimes Mira knew exactly what to do.
"You Alright Chiquita?" Miguel asked
She smiled and nodded at her brother as she got handed some orange juice along with Mirabel. They each took a sip and sat in silence.
"You know what I think I might have something that might help this dress dilemma". Mirabel replies
Miguel smiled and Socorro coaxed her head, Mirabel quickly went inside and then came out with a beautiful custom folklorico dress that she had made.
Socorro gasped as she looked at the dress she felt like crying from utter happiness without saying a word she hugged the life out of the young woman. Mirabel smiled and laughed softly knowing she made her sister happy and that was all that mattered .
"Gracias Mira ". The 8 year old cried
Mirabel crouched down and smiles at her sister and whispers.
"The beauty of having a seamstress for a sister huh". She smiles
Socorro giggles and then gave her kisses and then walked away to try the dress on, Miguel smiled happy to see his sister back to her normal lovely self and so did Mirabel.
"How long have you kept that hidden?" Her husband asks
"2 months ". Mirabel answers
Miguel gasped at the answer jaw on the floor and Mirabel laughed, it wasn't long before Socorro came out with her shoes and dress spinning it as she walked.
"It's perfect ". She exclaimed
"I'm glad". Mirabel smiled
"How did you know?" Socorro asked
"Just had a guess cosa linda". She smiled
"I love it". Socorro chuckled
"Besides I can stitch that one up tomorrow it looks like it seen better days". Mirabel replied
"Really you would do that for me?" She said
"Of course ". Mirabel replies
"Besides you never know when you need these things". She added
Socorro hugged her sister and smiled.
Sometimes you just need things just in case because life is a mystery…