Encanto: The Soothsayer and the Butterfly

Chapter 2 - The Madrigal Triplets

Inside the upstairs halls of a casita, Julieta runs around for one of her three daughters. She opens the teal bluish nursery door. Julieta checked her youngest daughter's bedroom. "Mirabel!" she called. Mirabel was not in her room. Julieta looks to the one balcony. "Mirabel!" she exclaimed. Julieta was worried sick. Her little girl calls back to her mother. Julieta turned around to see who says that. It was Mirabel. She ran in a haste. "Mama!" Mirabel called. Julieta cupped her mouth. She goes to her youngest daughter. Mirabel ran to her mother. Julieta bends down. Mirabel extends her arms. Julieta picked up her baby girl. They are holding on to each other. Mirabel clarified about how she came back to her mother. "Tio Bruno found me." she told her. Julieta faced her daughter confusingly. "What?" she said. Mirabel made a solemn smile at her mother. She efforts again. "Tio Bruno found me, Mama." Mirabel uttered. Julieta encountered one of her siblings.

It was her youngest hermano (brother). Bruno smiles nervously. "Yeah, hermana. She just disappeared somewhere in the casita." he said awkwardly. Julieta detects his appearance. "Was Mirabel in your room?" she asked. Julieta had a quizzical expression. He sighs melancholy. Bruno forgets he's covered in sands. He clarifies about his meeting with Mirabel. "She's just upset that she didn't get a gift from the magical door. I kinda decided myself to meet Mirabel instead of seeing the future in my room." Bruno added, being his honest self. They are just staring at him. Julieta was surprised. Mirabel was happy. He also gets hectic of his first time being a caring grown-up. "I was like 'I'm so relieved you didn't get my gift'. And Mirabel was like 'What is your gift?'. And I was like 'I can see visions'. And Mirabel was like 'You can do that?'. I'm only trying to cheer her up. She just wanted to see what my room looks like. Mirabel was SO curious for what I do with a gift like mine. I let her see it. She was like 'That's it?'. And I was like 'I'm still relieved you didn't get my gift, little butterfly'. And THE SANDS. I go selfless to get my room out for Mirabel. I even shielded her with my ruana. She just doesn't want to get sand in her hair. Mirabel also called me a big sweet awkward sloth. Well I don't care what she thinks I'm like as myself. While Mirabel's so stubborn to-" Bruno got interrupted by his hermana. Julieta hug-tackled him. He was really mystified. "I feel like I missed something important." Bruno said. Mirabel leans on her tio. He looked puzzled at the little girl. The little butterfly was really stinkin' happy. "Thank you for cheering me up, Tio Bruno." Mirabel said. He has the solemn smile again. Bruno patted her head. "You're welcome..." he added, telling her. "You should get some sleep, kid." The little butterfly made a cute baby yawn. Bruno chuckled. "Heh." Her tio said. Mirabel had her eyelids closed. He became a softie. "Good night, little butterfly." Bruno whispered softly. Mirabel murmured in her sleep. "Good night, big sloth." she said. Mirabel sounded asleep. He laughs at himself quietly. "Heh, heh. Cute kid." Bruno said. Julieta carefully shifts her daughter to herself. She had her little butterfly in her arms. He cannot stop seeing how cute Mirabel is when she's sleeping. Julieta was too joyful to be angry at her hermano. She lowers her tone of voice. Julieta doesn't want to wake Mirabel. "Thank you so much, Bruno." she said. He faced her confusingly. Julieta's husband encountered him. It was Agustin. He was confidence as his wife has. "Gift or no gift. Mirabel is just as special as the rest of Madrigal family." Agustin said quietly. Bruno became confident. Julieta cling on her hermano's arm. "We can talk in the morning, okay?" she asked. He doesn't mind. Bruno missed talking with his siblings. He nodded his head. "Sounds good, Julieta." Bruno answered. Just because Abuela Alma told him to step aside, it doesn't mean he's not free to talk with his family. Julieta was a understanding hermana to him. But will Bruno effort to talk to his eldest hermana soon?

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Morning arrived the next day. The two of the Madrigal triplets are in the kitchen. Julieta was making arepas on the burning stove. She flipped one out to the other side. Her youngest hermano are seated on a chair. He was beside of the mahogany table. They looked cheerful. Julieta grabbed one arepa from the arepas pile on a countertop. She goes forward to him. "My daughter takes a liking of you." Julieta added, lending Bruno a piece. He accepted her offer. She mentioned a couple things. "The one with big green beautiful glasses. And who calls you a big sweet awkward sloth." Julieta said good-heartedly. He attempt to make a bite of his arepa. Bruno paused for her last sentence. She giggled at him. He was bewildered. Then, Bruno chuckles himself. "Heh, heh." He added. "Okay, I'll allow Mirabel to be funny. Lindo pastel." Bruno said nervously (Cutie pie). He smiled.