Mi Flor {Camilo Madrigal x OC}

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I sat around the table. Camilo to my left and Isabela to my right.

"Tonight MUST be perfect. No mistakes." Abuela says looking at Mirabel mostly but talking to all of us. I knew all of us were under a lot of pressure, Luisa was stressed and she never gets a break. Isabela was sick of trying to be perfect but wasn't going to ruin that reputation. Tiá Pepa was worried about Antonio's night going perfectly. Despite knowing all this information I refused to say anything to them as they get angry when they find out I've been searching through their thoughts. I can read people's minds undetected, usually, it's intentional but sometimes it's involuntary. I love my Gift, to a point. It's kinda frustrating, knowing everyone's secrets, or how much someone hates you. I one-hundred percent thought that Dolores was being overdramatic when I was younger, she said it was terrible, it was like being all-knowing.

I felt a sharp nudge to my ribs. My eyes shot up from my plate and to Camilo's. 'You good?' He asked without words. My hand went to the tables and started a tapping sequence. Spelling out words like morse code only Camilo and I could understand.

Drag-tap-drag-drag (Y) tap (E) tap-drag (A) tap-tap-tap-tap (H).

'Okay, I don't believe you though. I can see somethings buggin' you.'

Drag-tap-drag-drag (Y).

'I dunno your face is all messed up.' What, no, I thought I looked fine. Maybe my glasses are offset or something. I took off my glasses and closed my eyes and thought of Camilo's name and opened them again. Camilo was still looking at me. I looked fine! He was just bugging me. Ugh, what an ass.

"Ayla, what did I say about looking through others' eyes?"

"Sorry Abuela." I put my glasses back on to cut off the connection between Camilo and me.

Tap-tap (I) tap-drag-tap-tap (L) drag-drag-drag (O) drag-drag-drag (O) drag-tap-drag (K) tap-tap-drag-tap (F) tap-tap- (I) drag-tap (N) tap (E).

'Yes you do, I was just bugging you. Who'd you look through?'

Tap-tap-drag (U).

'Makes sense. I was the only one looking at you.'

I shook my head and went back to eating. I had to push my glasses up a couple of times, the only reason I wear them is so I don't think of someone and see through their eyes. After lunch, we started to decorate the house for Antonio's Gift ceremony. There was a lot of pressure as everyone in the town was coming, so everyone was running around.

"Ayla can you see where is, please. We can't find him and he needs to be ready in the next half hour."

"Yeah of course Tiá." I took off my glasses, closed my eyes and mentally said Antonio's name, I opened my eyes and saw dust particles fluttering around, Antonio turned his head and reached for something pulling it in front of him. He closed his eyes and hid his head in his arms. When his eyes opened again Mirabel was next to him, saying incoherent words, or well incoherent to me, but clear as day to Antonio. I closed my eyes again and put my glasses back on.

"He's in the nursery with Mirabel, I'm sure shell being him when it's time."

"OK thank you cariño mío."

The night grew darker and more and more people started showing up at the casita. Camilo, Luisa and I greeted them as they came in. Luisa was in charge of the donkeys, putting them into a pen and giving the owner a number that matched their donkeys. Camilo shifted into everyone as they walked by, giving them a hug from "themself". I just simply said hello and directed them to "attractions" like Isabela and her flowers, the fireworks, music, food, and more. Once everyone was greeted and such the ceremony started.