𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲✽ (Camilo 𝘅 Reader)

𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓇 3: Disturbing truth

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I walk in front of Mirabel and stare at the abuela, "Just...check it out. Please," I pleade

The abuela looks at me in confusion, "And who are you?"

Mirabel interrupts me before I can say my name, "That's, uh, a conversation for later"

The abuela looks at the crowd and stands up more confidently, "Show me," she says.

I let Mirabel walk with Abuela and follow not too far behind with the crowd.

There was a moment of silence and I see nothing has changed. No cracks.

"What...no-that's- The cracks were there! They were everywhere. The house was in trouble. The candle was..."

I stare at everyone who was looking at Mirabel in fear, disgust, or anger.

Camilo was the only one to stare at her with sympathy. He was hearing her. He believed her.

I held my tongue, careful not to say anything wrong. Even if I wanted to help Mirabel out

Right now wasn't the time

"That's enough," Abuela says before turning around and flashing a fake smile, "There is nothing wrong with La Casa Madrigal. Their power is strong! And so are the drinks. We need music," Abuela yells, clapping her hands and expecting someone to bring a piano

Soon enough, everyone walked back inside as I walk down the stairs with Camilo

"Mirabel, I believe you," I say, flashing a comforting smile her way

Camilo puts his hand on Mirabel's shoulder, "You should go get some rest. It's been a long night for you," he says

His voice was surprisingly soothing

Mirabel nods and walks upstairs, feeling like her life had just fallen apart

The boy has his hand out the second Mirabel was out of sight, "Let's get some air"

I furrow my eye brows, "Is this how you want to spend your brother's big night? Walking with a stranger," I ask, laughing

Camilo grins and starts walking outside without me

I think for a second before following him

It was chilly but the moon was bright and fireflies were out

"I knew you would follow me," he says, smirking

I scoff, "Don't get cocky"

It stayed silent. Not an awkward silence. This was a comforting type of silence.

"I never caught your name, hermosa," he says, picking up a stick and throwing it

𝐻𝑒𝓇𝓂𝑜𝓈𝒶

I smile at the ground, "(Y/n) (L/n)"

Camilo stops in his tracks, "(L/n)," he repeats

Oh, no

I nod and look back to see he was still standing there

"You mean, you're apart of the family that took my Abuelo away?"

I look at him in shock, "They WHAT"

"Why are you here, (L/n)," he says, the sound of the last name sounding harsh

I thought about blinking (a word I use to say "teleporting") out of here, but I couldn't. I needed to know more.

My heart quickens as I think of my question, "What do you mean my family took away your abuelo"

Camilo's face turned sad

"Years ago, my abuela and abuelo lost their home. Your family was attacking their city. And your family killed my abuelo. Abuela started the miracle and threw them out with the magic of the candle, not knowing that your abuela was trying to stop all this and carried a candle in her hand as she followed the rest of her family to stop them. The magic and force of my Abuela's candle gave light to yours and that's how your family earned a miracle. If I can even call it that," Camilo explains

My heart stops for a minute, before quickening again

I look at the ground in shame, feeling as if I had done something wrong, "I'm terribly sorry," I whisper.

Camilo lifts my head with his hand, "It's alright, (y/n), it wasn't your fault."

Once again, it went silent

We stared at each other and he sent me a friendly smile

I slowly smiled back, causing him to feel accomplished

"Friends?"

I nod and giggle, "Friends."

The moment we walk back to the casa Madrigal, I felt shame walking into the house.

Though, that walk most definitely helped me understand things I never knew.

Especially since he was there with me the whole time

I felt eager to learn more about this boy.

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Hey, readers,
I know this chapter was probably boring, but trust me, you needed to know this information to understand the story better as it continues

Thank you,
-Ailee