Dos Oruguitas (Camilo Madrigal)

Chapter 2

[Camiloʼs POV]

Vero asked me if I was like that because of Gabriella. I wasn't feeling well, but I couldnʼt hide it from her, I never could. It's like she could always sense it or something.

And, well, yes, Gabriella was the reason I was like that. She has been my girlfriend for about a year now, and, the truth is, I'm not sure how I feel about her.

See, the thing is, sheʼs not the nicest girl out there. She is the biggest diva there could be, and believe me, I would know, when Isabella is my cousin. I just donʼt think that sheʼs exactly perfect for me or something, and I seriously donʼt know why Iʼm still with her.

"Well, yeah, I guess, " I sighed, "Sheʼs going on about the marriage thing again..."

There are many things that piss me off about Gabriella. But one of them, and my main problem right now, is how badly she wants to get married.

She keeps telling me that her parents say itʼs about time she gets married and that she should find some good guy and settle down. You know what? Mine do too, and it makes me angry. But when sheʼs also telling me the same things over and over and not understanding that I want to take my time, it makes me not wanting to marry her even more.

"I see. You know, one day, when she loses you, she will realise how much youʼre worth," Vero smiled at me.

She has a beautiful smile, I always thought she did. But what I like most about my best friend is how she always understands me. Sheʼs supportive and she's always there for me, more than anybody else.

"You should get married only when you feel prepared and when you feel that you have found the right girl," she continued.

The truth is, I donʼt know who the right girl is, and itʼs really bugging me. I even tried asking my tío (uncle) Bruno. But all he told me was that the right one has been right under my nose this whole time. Iʼm assuming he was talking about Gabriella, but what if heʼs wrong this time?

My mood was really down at that point. And Veronicaʼs was too. For some reason, whenever Iʼm upset, she always seems to get upset with me, same as when I am happy. It was like she shared my feelings. And now her mood was down too.

No, I couldnʼt let that happen. Ever since I first met this girl, I promised myself I would never let her be sad again, I would always be there to cheer her up. And now she was sad because of me? Absolutely not.

[Veronicaʼs POV]

Camilo knew that I was sad whenever he was sad, I couldnʼt help it. So, his first action, as always, was to cheer me up. I loved it.

Right then, I saw him use his shape-shifting abilities to transform into Gabriella.

"Oh, Camilo, please marry me," he said dramatically, mimicking her voice in a funny way.

I couldnʼt help but burst out laughing. He was making a joke out of his own problems, he always did that and it made him feel better. I was happy about it.

Still, wasnʼt it weird? Gabriella the Diva still looked perfect, even with Camilo having morphed into her. She was always the pretty one, and I was the fat little girl she bullied. Of course, Camilo never found out she has been bullying me, or else he wouldnʼt want to be associated with her in any way. I know he wouldnʼt.

"She would kill you if she found out you are mocking her, just saying," I giggled.

"I donʼt doubt that," he chuckled as he shifted back to his original, beautiful self.

We kept walking along the village like we did every day, our stroll filled with simple talks. You know, the weather and everything. I avoided talking more about Gabriella and the whole marriage thing, knowing it would make him even more upset. When he was ready to talk to me about it he would do it himself, I wasnʼt going to pressure him.

After about ten minutes, we sat on a bench. Typical, we did it every day. He leaned on the back of the bench as he took a look at me. His eyebrows furrowed. I knew exactly what he was going to say. Oh God, here we go again.

"Why does it look like youʼre thinner every time I see you? Seriously, when will you stop doing that to yourself?" he asked me, but pretty calmly, Iʼll have to admit.

The truth is, I have been trying to lose weight ever since I can remember myself. That means that I often starve myself, and he knows it. I donʼt do it intentionally, sometimes I just donʼt feel like eating anything.

Itʼs just that, when I see food in front of me that Iʼm about to eat, I stop because all I can think about is my weight and how Iʼm going to regret what I ate. That alone is enough to cut my appetite. At least, that way, I might be able to look like Gabriella someday.

"Camilo, please, letʼs not go there again, yes?" I mumbled, trying my best to avoid talking about the subject.

"Well, I think we should go there because what youʼre doing is not right. You are beautiful, Iʼve always told you that. Why do you need to change yourself?" he asked me.

Beautiful. He always told me that. Itʼs true, he always did, and he never minded my weight. But just because he didnʼt mind it didnʼt mean that I didnʼt too. No matter how I loved hearing him call me beautiful. It sounded like the most beautiful melody ever created.

"You know how I feel about this, Camilo, I just canʼt help it!" I sighed, tears threatening to escape. I know I am a crybaby but thatʼs a very sensitive subject that always makes me cry when I think about it.

With that, I felt his arms around me, hugging my shoulders. He knew I was upset again, itʼs like he could sense it. And he never wanted me to be upset.

"Come here, Iʼm sorry," he said, softly, pulling me closer in the hug.

I sighed as I let myself go, and leaned my head on his chest as he hugged me. It felt nice, like it was meant to be, but it wasnʼt. Not with me, I know that.

"Iʼm sorry. I didnʼt mean to upset you. But you need to realise how pretty you are and stop torturing yourself," he said, and I nodded.

How was I supposed to stop torturing myself when he wouldnʼt stop torturing me? Why couldnʼt he realise that he broke my heart every time he complimented me because it just gave me the kind of fake hope I hated the most?

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Hey everyone! This is my first Authorʼs note for this story! I didnʼt do an Authorʼs Note on the previous chapters because I really thought that nobody cares about this story. And Iʼm not going to brag, thereʼs nothing to brag about, nor am I going to be greedy. Still, I only have updated two chapters and this story is already ranking!

I know itʼs not the biggest accomplishment so donʼt judge me, but I still feel proud of myself and I want to thank anyone whoʼs taken the time to read my story.

Just to let you know, Iʼm always open to any sort of judgement and feedback, or anything you wish, so feel free to comment whenever you like!

Once again, thank you, and have a lovely day/night!

(Also, Iʼll try to update in a couple of days if thatʼs possible).

- BC