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Landing on your feet

The first weeks of your time with the Madrigals were an adjustment period and a half. Each of the Madrigal children, While still deferential to Senora Madrigal, were far less deferential than you. In truth, you didn’t know what to do with your time. Most household chores were done by the house. Cooking was also an absolute bust.

“Could you hand me the cilantro?” Julietta had asked. Simple enough task right? You looked at the dried ingredients, reading the labels for cilantro, trying to hurry.

“Oh, it’s not in there. The fresh leaves.” She corrected, inclining her head. You grabbed one set of green leaves and offered them. “No, dear, that’s mint, the other one.” You nodded, and grabbed the right one. There was one benefit to failing with Julietta. She wasn’t ever harsh about it.

You scarcely said a word most days, opting to nod dutifully to anything anyone had said. This, however, was not a state of affairs the Madrigal family would stand for.

Luisa and her generation made the first concerted efforts to draw you out. Luisa insisted that you come with them into town and help as much as you felt you could. Then on the walk home she would hang back with you and want to hear all about your day, and tell you all about hers. Isabella found the best way to keep you from nodding or shaking your head was to have her back to you, planting or doing some other task while you held a object for her. Camilo would take the forms of the villagers and tell funny stories about each of them. When she wasn’t busy with Mariano, Dolores would fill you in on the latest gossip around town. Antonio introduced you to each animal and encouraged you to have long conversations with them. Mirabel did everything in her power to become your best friend, barring Luisa, of course. Soon Senora Madrigal and her children began to assist in their own ways.

You would help talk Peppa down when Felix was elsewhere, and Felix would tell jokes when every he saw you. Julietta invited you to learn in the kitchen under the rule that you had to give verbal responses. Multiple different occasions you went with Augstin and managed to keep him from getting as badly stung, although you took on your fair share of stings in term. Senora Madrigal ( Please, call me Abuella.) would have you sit with her in the evenings and she would talk about her family’s history, teaching you what you needed to know to be a Madrigal. Bruno, who had been a godsend from the start, would make odd comments, and show off his rat tellenovelas, which were quite fascinating, if a little hard to follow on occasion.

One evening you found the nursery, where you had been put up with Mirabel until it was time/you and Luisa were ready to be espoused, to be oddly close and cramped. You slipped on a robe and walked to the courtyard, finding a spot on the floor to stare up at the miracle candle.

“You never came to any of the door ceremonies, did you?” A familiar voice asked from the shadows. You looked over and spotted Luisa standing there.

“No. I heard of them from my window but I wasn’t ever allowed here. I only ever attended a handful of church services, mother wanted to keep me pure.” You said, watching the glow of the candle again. It seemed brighter as Luisa stepped closer. She seemed to hesitate before plopping down next to you.

“Be honest, do you like it here?”

“Yes!” You said, giving her a confused look.

“You’re just super quiet. I just wondered.” You blinked.

“I’ve said more these past weeks than I’ve said in entire months.” Luisa nodded and scooted a little closer.

“So you don’t want to go away? You want to stay here, with me? I mean, from what Dolores said, well the vision said you’d stay which is what she had planned for you, and no body really asked you.” She took a quick breath. “You don’t have to stay if you don’t want, is what I’m trying to say, you don’t have to pick me.” You put your hand over Luisa’s, effectively shutting her up.

“The first time I saw you, I was probably ten. You were carrying a donkey. The next time I saw you was five years later, you placed a bridge over the river. I’ve felt drawn to you for so long, I don’t know what else to do” you smiled at her, “I can’t imagine being anywhere else, with anyone else.” Luisa’s eyes grew misty, and she cleared her throat. “What about you? You didn’t get a say either.”

“Me? I get to have you, and you think I’d have a single complaint. Everyone loves you! I love…” Luisa trailed off, locking eyes with you. You moved forward slightly, not 100% sure this was right but hoping like hell it was. Luisa met you in the middle, kissing you slowly, savoring the moment.

A gentle clearing of someone’s throat set you both jumping apart. Dolores stared down from the balcony.

“You might want to get to bed, your mama was stirring.” She said quietly. You both nodded but you took the seconds before hurrying up the stairs to kiss Luisa’s knuckles. It took a moment before you heard her follow you, stopping at the landing with a long pause and the darting away.

You settled back into the nursery, smiling to yourself as you thought about her. It looked like you landed on your feet.

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