Atlas ~ Encanto Fanfiction

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I changed, attempted to fix my mess of wavy hair, and gently drew the symbols that I needed to the back of my hands. When I'm using my gift to send people to the other side, my hands and arms at like a sort of bridge, my right hand representing life, and my left hand representing death. My body acts as that barrier that they have to cross. That's why using my gift is so hard. Because as they pass through my body, a feel whatever pain, sickness, or emotions tha the dying person is going through, and for whatever reason, my family decides during the sick season to put my back to back ot back to back with people I need to help transfer. A person can transfer on their own. It happens all the time and scares me whenever I'm alone, but it's a smoother transition when I help. But when I keep doing these back to back transfers, I start getting sick and drained and last time I kept pushing myself until I couldn[t anymore. By the time I got home I had a incredibly bad nosebleed, I was exhausted and drained, and I was edging of genuinely I'll myself. I passed out in the middle of the casita causing Bruno and Tia Julieta to take care of me.

Julieta's gift stop working on me so I didn;t wake up for several hours and it took several days to recover. After that I was so emotionally scarred that I was scared to use my gift. I swore it off at that point. Since then I have made full recovery but I still have frequent nightmares. Bruno pities me and defends my actions to not use my gift but it has put me in a lot of arguements with my family. Particularly Rosa.

I sighed and went downstairs to find every eating breakfast. When I walked in, laughter and chatter fell quiet before I walk over to Bruno stealing some of his bacon and trading it for a fourth of my omlete. He glares playfully but I know he doesn't;t mind. If he has food on his plate then he's pleased. Everyone else jsut rolls thier eyes. Then I said, "I am going to go ahead go to the village... I have some things to take care of today."

"Where are you going?" Rosa questions

"None of your business, " I snap back

She made a small, Hmph! Before returning to her meal. She likes to get me in trouble, but now that Abuela is gone I don't get in trouble nearly as often.

Julieta looks up and asks, "be careful Atlas... would you like your bedroom door open or closed for when you return..."

I sighed. When I return, I will have to baby cradled in my arms, meaning I'll have it take it across, "Open. Camilo, meet me outside my room when I return, ok?"

He looks up in surprise before nodding. Garcia looks up and says, "Why?"

I sigh and say gently, "I owe Camilo a trip."

Then I wave and Bruno calls, "I'll come retriev eyou later if you don;t come back around noon!"

"Ok! Bye Papi!" I say before leaving. I take a deep breath, looking ahead. I walked along the village until I found the first family that Bruno told me about, the one with the little girl. I knocked and the father answered before he swallows back his anxiety and says, "Come in Senorita."

I nod and walk in. The girl was laying on her bed which was in the corner of the room surrounded by toys, gifts, and get well offerings.

The mother started to weep before the fathe sayss, "I assume it is her time..."

I close my eyes taking a deep breath befoer opening them and holding my hand over the girl's forehead. I could sense her soul. It was there but fading. She only had hours left if that. I looked a them and say softly, "it is... I'm so sorry..."

The mother sank into a chair and father out his hand on her shoulder. I sat on a stool next to the girl's bed. She stirred and looked at me before saying softly, "hello Senorita... are you another doctor?"