You are a madrigal

Part 20

After a while Mirabel ran off somewhere upstairs, once Camilo looked like himself he tried his best to calm his mother. Everyone had to change their clothes before they all went to help clean the mess that was made in the kitchen.

When Alma had come back from trying to talk to the Guzman's to no Avail she was very upset and began yelling at Augustin. "You should have told me the moment you saw the vision! Think of the family!" The tall man frowned at her words and put his hand on his chest. "I was thinking of my Daughter!"

Julieta came from beside her husband and grabbed at his arm as she shook her head. "You've always been too hard on the kids, especially Mirabel. She's only trying to do what she thinks is right. Why can't you see that?"

Just then another crack formed as Alex and Dolores walked in from checking on Antonio. Alma's eyes went straight to Dolores and she held a stern look. "You.." the younger woman shook head and tried to compose herself for what she had to say. "Abuela, please ju-"

Dolores yelped in pain as her head violently turned to the side. Tears were brought to her eyes as her cheek stung. "Have you lost your entire mind?!" She looked at her Abuela and slowly turned her head back to the way it was as the older woman placed her hand back down.

"I was trying to help." Alma shook her head and her frown deepened. "Help with what, Dolores?! What's wrong with you?! What possessed you to go out and get pregnant at 16?"

Dolores winced as she continued to yell. The adrenaline was starting to pump through her as she refused to cover her ears in pain. Pepa was snowing on the stairs and Felix did his best to help as they glared at her mother. "Mama, that is enough!"

Alma returned the glare and pointed to the couple. "I don't want to hear another word from either of you!" She quickly turned her attention back to her granddaughter and looked at her with disgust. "Did you even bother to think about how this would look on our family? You are unmarried, and have already had a child. Do you realize that no one will want to marry you when they find this out?!"

Dolores shook her head as her voice broke. "Abuela if you would just let me explain.."

"Explain what?! que mi nieta es una puta! That she's raised a malparido right under my nose with the help of my own daughters!" Alma raised her hand again and Dolores closed her eyes preparing herself to take another hit.

The sound of skin being hit surrounded the room but Dolores didn't feel anything.

She opened her eyes and saw Alex had moved in front of her. Her eyes widened when she saw the mark that adorned his face and the cut that now bled from his right cheek. "That is enough."

Alma's surprised face quickly changed . She looked him over with distaste in her eyes. "What are you still doing here? This is a family matter, and none of your concern."

Alex's calm demeanor that he has been trying to keep soon vanishes. He was beyond livid with this woman. And what she's just done was the final straw. "It became my concern when you hit Dolores. When you called her and my son out of their names."

She sneered at his words before looking over his shoulder to Dolores. " Of course. Out of everyone in Encanto, you couldn't have picked a better man? You chose a mere boy to sleep around with! Un estúpido inmaduro cobarde who has nothing to his name." She looked back at him.

Pepa flurry started to become a blizzard. The hat Felix had to wave the offending cloud away was blown out of his hands. "Mama!"

He stood up straight to his full height and looked over to the red headed woman softly. "No Senora Pepa, it's okay..." He turned his attention to the older woman in front of him. "You know, the only reason I have kept quiet since the first time I came back was because Dolores asked it of me. I know how much she cares for her family, so I let it be. I took pride in being a patient and observant man, but now I feel like maybe I've held my tongue for too long."