Your 𝑩𝒐𝒚𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅'𝒔 Here!

❥ 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒐

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CASITA WAS BUSTLING with activity. Everyone was busy with preparations for the arrival of the Pérez sisters. Treats were baked, flowers and other exotic plants were grown in and around the house, decorations were hung, a room was prepared and the path was showered with yellow rose petals.

The whole familia Madrigal have been at this since breakfast, wanting everything to be as welcoming as they felt. Even Camilo, who wasn't so excited, was running around helping whenever he could.

Sometime after lunch, Dolores perked up and put a hand to her ear. With a wide smile, she announced that their guests had arrived.

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While a smaller girl ran inside, clutching her dress desperately as she looked around in wonder, Eliana, in all her silent glory, strode inside with the grace of a ballet dancer, a small black cat slinking beside her. The feline blended with her shadow, with only his glowing eyes betraying his presence.

As expected, she was still the same. Same silky hair as dark as night tied back. Same big, light eyes and reserved smile. Camilo titled his head to look at her better.

Yeah. The only difference is her height... I'm still taller though. He thought smugly. 

When she flashed him her stupidly polite smile and greeted him, he smiled back while internally screaming.

Hello! Please stop smiling like Mona Lisa! It's making me feel awkward.

Don't get him wrong, he didn't hate her. He actually liked her for a bit when they first met, thinking she was the prettiest girl he'd ever seen and believed it was love at first sight.

But when he got to hang around with her, albeit just a few, brief periods of time, those feelings died down. She was so awkward, quiet, reserved, boring... everything opposite of what he is.

Camilo held some respect for Eliana though, no matter how he felt about her "plainness". She was a good listener and always brought delicious snacks when they met. She also had a pretty laugh, snorting sometimes when she found something really funny.

"Um.. hello?"

The man blinked out of his trance and looked down to see a young girl. She resembled the woman he was just criticizing in his mind. But her aura was radiant and bold, like the rainbow his mami sprouts over her head when she's happy.

"Hola niñita! Whatcha need?" He shifted into her, smiling brightly when he saw the awed look on her face.

"Tell me how you did that."

And that was the start of Camilo and Natalia's friendship.

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•  translations  •

familia ~ family ;
hola niñita ~ hello little girl

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