Hurt

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Mama Coco started to cry. She sat down on a nearby fountain, feeling heartbroken that her own great-granddaughter took her, Papa Hector, and Mama Imelda's photo.

Hector and Imelda immediately went on over to their daughter to comfort her. Coco looked up at her mama with eyes that made Imelda wanted to cry as well.

"Mama... does Socorro want us to be forgotten?"

Tears formed in Imelda's eyes too. She got out a tissue from her apron pouch to wipe them off from her cheek bones.

Hector lovingly wrapped his arms around Coco and Imelda. He tried to cheer them up by saying,"Come on now, we've all seen Socorro grow up to be a loving and kind young woman. I'm sure she'll put up the photo back up."

Tia Victoria went up to Hector to tell him with a frown, "But what if she doesn't? I have a feeling she heard the story of you leaving the family and is desperately searching for Imelda to make sure it never happens again."

Hector's jaw dropped, literally.

As Coco went to help her Papa put his jaw bone back into its rightful place, an angry Imelda stood up. Imelda put her hands on her hips and exclaimed, "That is nonsense Victoria!"

"Actually... that does make sense. Julio sheepishly added.

Mama Imelda glared at her son-in-law who in turn hid himself under his hat. Imelda soon sighed sadly. "I can't believe Socorro would act out of fear that our family could supposedly tear apart ."

"I can."

All of the Riveras looked directly towards a teenage skeleton who twirled on one foot gracefully. Rosita asked innocently, "Who are you?"

The skeleton stopped dancing to look at the Rivera family. He simply smiled and replied, "I'm just a trickster spirit is all. You can call me Anthony."

Mama Coco had a puzzling look on her face that soon turned suspicious. "Would you happen to know where we can find the human girl that everyone is talking about?" Anthony smirked and chuckled mischievously. Coco asked sternly, "Where is she? That girl is part of our familia."

Without saying a word, Anthony nudged his head to the right. The Riveras looked out towards the nearby marketplace. That's when they saw Socorro dance in rapid circles.

A crowd of skeletons were watching Socorro dance in a very passionate fashion.

Mama Coco was relieved to see her great-granddaughter alright, but soon gasped in horror. Socorro was seconds away of losing her balance!

Not wanting Socorro to have the same ugly fate as she once had, Coco ran in a speed that caught her family off guard.

But, it was too late...

Socorro fell and could hear a very sharp crack coming from her right elbow.

The pain was so severe, Socorro fell unconscious.

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