𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧| 𝐂. 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐥

4

[Caught]

FOR A MOMENT CARINA
FROZE,

her eyes locked with his as she admired his features. Her eyes widened however when she suddenly snapped out of her daze.

Carina quickly got to her feet and pulled the shocked boy along into the storage room, careful not to be seen by any of the guests.

"Woah there." Camilo smirked, looking down at Carina who was standing very close to him.

She jumped back with an instant, crossing her arms over her chest as she sighed loudly.

"Surprise?" She awkwardly smiled whilst Camilo just wore a unimpressed expression.

Before Carina could continue, she was engulfed into a bone crushing hug which she immediately returned.

"I missed you." He mumbled, holding her tight as if he was going to lose her if he let her go.

"I missed you to Cami." She said, calling him by the nickname she had given him when they were little.

The two teenagers had spent what felt like hours in the small storage room, catching up on each others lives seeing as they hadn't seen each other in years. Even though they had been apart for years it felt as if they had never been separated.

Their connection was still so strong.

"Wait so all this time Mirabel was visiting you?!" Camilo exclaimed, looking quite offended by the information he had just received.

"Oh don't get all mad at me, she was the one who found me. The girl's got some serious detective skills." Carina laughed, remembering the day when a seven year old Mirabel showed up at her doorstep.

After the incident the Dorada family had moved to a house which was further away from the village. Carina had managed to keep an illusion over her home which made it seem as if nothing were there.

That was definitely her biggest accomplishment.

"But why didn't you come visit me?" Camilo asked, his voiced showing a hint of sadness though he hid it well.

"I was scared, what happened that night at the cave made everyone believe I'm a zombie or something." Carina sighed, remembering all the disgusted stares she had once received.

"Well, I'm happy you showed up." He smiled genuinely, taking her hand in his to which she smiled softly.

"Shit, how long have we been in here." Carina suddenly realised, standing up abruptly as she flattened her dress.

Camilo didn't reply, he was too busy looking at her. Carina looked down at the boy who looked completely hypnotised.

Is he checking me out?

"Ey, keep your eyes to yourself Cami." She warned teasingly as she helped him up from the floor.

"That dress is a little short, no?" He raised his eyebrows, his eyes trailing down to her dress to which she scoffed.

"I wore it just for you." She smirked, putting her hands to her waist.

"Save me a dance, will you? It's not like theres any other good looking guys around anyway." He said to which Carina scoffed.

"I don't know, Carlos looks pretty good." She said with a playful smile as she went to open the door but she was pulled back by Camilo.

"You wouldn't." He said in a daring tone as their faces were close together. He had his arm around her waist whilst she had her hands on his chest.

Camilo had always hated Carlos.

"We'll see." She winked, pushing his hands off of her waist as she made her way out the door.

✽✽✽

Carina felt eyes burning in the back of her head and there was no doubt about it that Camilo was the one who was staring at her.

The ceremony was close to starting as everyone took their spots next to their beloved family members.

Carina looked around the room in hopes of finding her mother but a frown set on her face when she couldn't spot her.

Nonetheless Carina forced a smile on her face once she saw Antonio stood at the end of the room. He looked around anxiously but smiled once he saw the familiar face of Carina smiling back at him.

He seemed to reach out to someone and it was no surprise when Mirabel took his hand and started walking toward the stairs with him.

Those two had always been close.

Everyone was quite once Antonio stood in front of the forming door, the tension in the house could be cut with a knife. He hesitantly reached out towards the doorknob, though as soon as he touched it Carina's eyes widened in surprise and relief.

The door glowed a bright gold colour as it painted Antonio's image onto it. It was a beautiful sight for Carina.

The night went on smoothly and it was no surprise to anyone when it turned out Antonio's gift was talking to animals.

He always was an animal lover.

Once again Carina was stood at the edge of the party whilst she watched everyone dance and have the time of their lives. Antonio's bedroom was absolutely massive and obviously animal themed.

Carina had hoped to spend some more time with Camilo but she couldn't seem to find the boy anywhere.

The teenage girl was stuffing cake into her mouth when suddenly she was met with a rather familiar face.

"Care to dance, hermosa?"