[You're My Future] Bruno Madrical X Maria (oc)

"Gift Ceremony"

(Maria Pov)

"Thanks Maria!"

"You're welcome señor!" I waved for the man who finished delivering his last patch of decorations.

"I don't believe I have enough ribbon for this part.." an old miss had but ran out of yellow ribbons.

"Don't worry! I got enough here, here!" I called, taking out a half batch of red ribbons out from my pocket from my dress

"Ahw thank you Maria"

"Anytime"

After helping around, I feel like I just finished everything I had to do. As I check around for anyone who is in need of any help, I look on over to see Mirabel leaving decorative candle handles infront of each of her families door. I smile over to her as I was about to walk upstairs, I see Abuela Alma walked on over to her

Quickly, I hid behind a corner, waiting on their conversation to be over,

"One hour!" I hear Abuela Alma shouted, hearing Mirabel startled and hear her grunt, struggling while stomping at the sametime

"Maybe you should leave the decorations to someone else?" Abuela Alma asked Mirabel, I take a small peek on over to see what was happening

"No, I actually made these as a surprise for you--ooh!" Mirabel showed a beautiful sewed on candle handle decoration that was half burned. I smile at Mirabels thoughtfulness and creativity

"Mirabel, I know you want to help. But tonight must go perfectly. The whole town relies on our family, on our gifts," Abuela Alma tells her, I couldn't tell what Mirabel face expression was but, I don't believe what her Abuela was telling her was going to help her in her current situation for tonight

"So, the best way for some of us to help is to step aside. Let the rest of the family do what they do best." Abuela Alma tells her

I hid back from where I was hiding and can't believe what she told her. Was it really necessary for her to tell Mirabel to step aside? I couldn't help but to feel upset for Mirabel, but at the sametime. I have no reason to step in between her and Abuela Alma. As I am not part of their family.

"Okay..?" Abuela Alma asks,

"Mm-hmm.." Mirabel mumbled before we hear thundering from across the other side of the rooms. We turn to see Pepa wiping up a storm while speed running away, in desperate search for someone

"Pepa! You have a cloud!" Abuela Alma calls for her daughter as she looked very unhappy

"I know Mama! But now I can't find Antonio, what do you want from me??" Pepa yells back, thunder clatters

I get out from my hiding spot, about to walk over to Mirabel before me and Abuela crashed onto eachother by accident

"Oh! Señore Alma! excuse me. I wasn't looking where I was going" I apologized to her, completely ignoring how I felt before

"It's alright, but where you heading off to in such a hurry?" Abuela Alma asks me, before I can say. I stopped myself and gave a stern look

"Señora Alma, is it really so hard but to let Mirabel help? She was just trying to help out" I tell her walking beside her downstairs

"Maria, as much as you care for Mirabel. We can't let another slip up for tonight ceremony happen, we are depending on tonight's that our gift will be stronger than ever" Abuela Alma tells me, stopping myself from making it halfway downstairs. Abuela Alma walks away after she run in another one of her daughter as they talk to themselves

I let them be and follow off to where Mirabel walked off too. Inside her room.

As I make it there, I hear voices inside the room as I sat back and listened in,