What if Isabela was Antonio's Mother

Antonio (pt 2)

Isabela's pov
It had been a few hours since Antonio was taken away from me when I heard his screaming that woke me up in the middle of the night.

It had also alerted my mother and sister who were sitting up beside me then we heard thunder which must have been my Tia probably also shocked by Antonio's sudden waking.

I looked over at my mother and she saw the problem. Milk was spilling out of me. 

"Don't worry that's normal it will stop eventually." I nodded my head and turned to face the door.

Then after about 15 minutes of listening carefully to his crying there was a knock heard on the door. I tried to get up to answer it but winced away in pain and scooted up to lay against the headboard "it's open" I said.

The doorknob wiggled a bit before the door opened to reveal my Tia with a screaming Antonio in her arms.

"I'm sorry to wake you... The only time he's stopped crying was with you. We only got him to stop because he cried himself to sleep" I nodded my head and she hurriedly walked up to my bed and handed me the screaming Antonio. He stopped crying the second he was safely in my arms I smiled down at him and sighed having him back. Then I looked up at them and my mother said to my Tia "did you feed him he's probably hungry"

Tia pepa looked at me shocked at how fast I got him to stop crying. Then shook her head no. My mother sighed and started to unbutton the top of my nightgown. "What are you doing" I asked. My mother responded without looking up "he's hungry, your going to feed him" I nodded my head and said "oh."

When she was finished with the buttons on my nightgown she pulled my arm up a bit helping him latch on.

He eventually got the hint that he was being fed and after a little struggle on his part he got the hang of it.

I giggled and said "someone was hungry" never taking my eyes off of him. I stroked his cheek with my thumb the same way I did after he was born. After a few minutes he gave me the sign that he was done and I pulled him up and handed him to my mother.

He looked uneasy as I let him go and he started to whimper lightly and I put a hand on his side and said "don't worry your not leaving me again." My hand seemed to calm him I took it away slowly replacing it with my mothers hand and quickly buttoned my dress again.

My mother handed him back to me after I was done. He seemed to settle down when he was back with me laying on my chest. I nuzzled his face with my nose lightly and kissed his forehead. I felt his breathing get slower and more regular as he began to calm down again his eyes fluttered closed as he dug his head into my chest and grabbed at the neckline of my nightgown. I put it in his hand and he squeezed it for dear life.

I started to grow red irises in his hair and I watched as his grip lightened and his hand slipped from my nightgown. I knew he was asleep and I sighed and smiled down at him. Everyone watched the moment in awe Tia pepas jaw dropped at him sleeping "h-how did you get him to..." I shrugged looking up from my sleeping son "I don't know I just held him and rocked back and forth. It always used to calm him down when I walked around... or whenever Mirabel talked for some reason." I smiled up at her.

She blushed and swatted her hand through the air "pfff yea right" she whispered "yes right, remember you used to have to sneak into my room on some nights just so I could sleep." I whisper shouted up at her with one eyebrow raised.

She rolled her eyes and scooted closer to me and laid her head on my shoulder. I put my head on top of hers and she nuzzled further into my neck as we looked down at Antonio.

The two older sisters in the room both looked at each other and I herd my Tia pepa say "do you remember the night Isabela was born?" "Yes I remember. How could I forget."

This happened every night pepa would come into my room unable to get Antonio to sleep and I would get him to fall asleep most of the time feeding him as well.

I don't remember much of what happened next. I think I fell asleep because the next morning I woke up and Antonio was gone Mirabel was asleep next to me and both of the older women were gone.

When I realized that Antonio was gone I shot up so fast I almost pulled off my sisters head. "Ahh" she screamed as she woke up and rubbed her eyes she then looked around too seemingly sensing the absence of Antonio.

We made eye contact clearly thinking the same thing 'abuela took him'. We both jumped out of bed and ran out my door and toward the nursery.

We burst in the door and found a sleeping Antonio with flowers half in his hair and half spread around his head. We sighed in relief as we made eye contact once again.

The silence was broken by abuela saying "well Isabela your certainly looking better I hope to see you at breakfast soon, but don't start doing your chores again just yet you were sick for quite a long time."

I laughed nervously and put on a fake half smile as I nodded my head. She walked away and I relaxed letting out a breath Mirabel looked at me barley holding in her laughter "what?" I asked she giggled and said "you would do anything to please her wouldn't you." I rolled my eyes and said "no I would not"

"Yes you would"

"Would not"

"Would too"

"Would not"

"Would too"

"*sigh* I don't have time for this" I said as I flipped my hair in her face. She spit out the flowers in her mouth and glared at my back.

And that was the start of a feud that would span five years.

All for one comment that she made.

One little joke.

Ok I'll admit that's not the best reason for a five year fight but she started it. And I got caught up in the fighting I didn't realize exactly how much I was hurting her by a few little comments.