Short Stories - Flaritza

you're coming home part 1

"are you ready my little dumpling?"
Flaca says as she sits back down on the bed after fixing the camera's position

"We're doing this again? Mama it's been 2 years we don't even know if she's alive anymore"

Juliana replies plopping into Flaca's lap

"Don't say that, she's alive and well we just need to get to her. Somehow"
She replies trying her best to sound optimistic

2 years Maritza has been absent from her life. Taken away to Columbia.
2 years Flaca has been taking care of Juliana as Maritza had asked her to. The little girl was now 10 years old.
2 years Flaca has been making videos for their YouTube, the one they were supposed to work on together. Only instead of funny challenges and "like and subscribe" it's more of Flaca and Juliana talking about their relationship with Maritza and asking their followers to "share in hopes that this gets to her"
Unfortunately none of their videos ever did.
Sometimes she'd receive a message saying it's Maritza only to find out shortly after that it was nothing more than a prank. Another dead end.

In today's video Flaca is opening up about her relationship with Maritza. How she made her feel, how it's thanks ti her she survived Litchfield

"Since some of you are finding all of this funny. I'm gonna ask a question only Maritza would know, cause I'm done getting my hopes up with every message only to find out it's not her. You're getting a child's hopes up. One who's dying to be in her mother's arms again and you're getting my hopes up too, and I'd like to be in her arms again too okay?! So just stop this nonsense and try to put yourselves in our shoes. Please she means a lot to both of us abd we just want to see her again"

Flaca says her eyes teary

"What's something only mami would know?"

Flaca says more calmly as she sniffs and fixes Juliana's shirt. The girl is in deep thought for a few seconds and then jumps up in excitement

"OH, OH I KNOW"

Flaca smiles and gestures towards the camera

"Go on then"

"Mami, if you see this comment below what happened on valentine's day and then we can message you privately!"

Juliana says a bright smile on her face, Flaca smiles at the camera too

"Ohh that's a good one"
She says her eyebrows furrowing shortly after as she process the question

"Now hold on a minute, how'd you know about that?!"
Flaca asks tickling Juliana. The girl lets out a loud giggle and in between laughter she manages to answer that Maritza had told her herself

"Oh did she now?"

"Yeah she looked so happy it was so cute. I miss her smile"

Juliana says first happily and then her tone changing to a sad one as she snuggles her her face into Flaca's neck

"We'll see her beautiful smile again soon, dumpling"

Flaca says kissing the girl's forehead. And with that she closes of the video, reminding them to share the video and repeating the question addressed to Maritza.

After a few edits, they upload the video

"Now, your homework"

"But- but mama we need to check the comments"

"No no, we'll obsess over them, we can check them tonight before bedtime okay? Come on go bring your English homework, I'll get us some snacks. In the study room in 5 okay?"