Toxic ~ Kevin Alvarez

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I wished so badly for a João vs Pedro Porro but It didn't happen😔💔
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The women try their best to search the city to ask if they have seen Memo. They ask his close friends if they had seen him come by but unfortunately, they haven't seen him either.

Finally, the police managed to track his phone; the last time he used his phone was on a highway. It's about a 2-hour drive to get to the highway and it's not busy.

The women tell Michele about what the police found and she has the instinct of getting out of bed to get him.
Lainey: No no no, you're staying here, you just gave birth!
Michele: What if he needs me?! I can't leave him alone like this!
Selena: We're gonna find him and we'll bring him back to you, we promise.
Alejandra: I'll stay with Michele.
Lainey: Me too, keep us updated if y'all find him okay?
Selena: Sure, let's go girls.

They leave the hospital room to go with the police officers to search for Memo. All the kids stayed in the hospital with Alejandra and Lainey while Selena and Leilah went with the police to get to the location where the phone was recently opened. They are confident to find some piece of evidence to could lead them to him.

At the camp, they are having a zipline activity in quite a tall tree to get to the next tree. Everyone had to climb a ladder before holding onto a bar to slide to the other side.
Diego: Shit, it's high as fuck!
Edson: You're scared of heights?
Diego: Pfftt heck no! Look, I'll even go first!
Edson: Alright, show us!

Diego slowly climbs up the ladder and mid up, he stops.
Kevin: Keep climbing!
Diego: I wish I can but there's a fucking snake up there!!
Alexis: Bro you're just overreacting!
Diego: I'm fucking deadass!!

Diego was not lying, there was an actual snake on top of the ladder and it was coming down. Diego slowly climbed down so it won't trigger the snake but it jolted toward him. He moved to the side which made it fall on the floor.
Alexis: HOLY SHIT IT'S A THICK SNAKE!!!

It moved towards the group and they quickly ran off to different spots of the forest without looking back. Kevin ran into a rough path away from everyone else. He eventually stopped and looked around him; there was nothing but branches, trees and no paths.
Kevin: Fuck...now I'm fucking lost...

He hears a scream for help and tries to follow the voice.
Kevin: HEY!!! KEEP SCREAMING SO I CAN FIND YOU!!!
Cecilia: I'M OVER HERE!! NEAR A BIG TREE LOG!!! I'M INJURED!!
Kevin: OKAY I'M COMING OVER!!!

He carefully walks toward Cecilia's voice and he finally finds her.
Cecilia: I sprained my ankle while running away...I have a med kit in my backpack...
Kevin: Okay I gotchu.

He takes the med kit from the backpack and takes the essentials to wrap her ankle as much as possible.
Kevin: Can you apply pressure on it?
Cecilia: Barely...
Kevin: We need to get back to the camping spot, if we can find the zip line place, we'll easily find the path to camp. If you can't walk then I'll carry you okay?
Cecilia: Okay, I'll try my best.

He helps her up as they try to retrace their steps to find the zipline place. Cecilia's injury is slowing them down so Kevin offered her to go on his back. She did and he gave her a piggyback ride so they can go faster.
Kevin: Did you run straight or went to different paths?
Cecilia: Different paths...I don't remember where...
Kevin: We'll find a way...

Meanwhile, Memo is still stuck on a tree branch and is incredibly drained.
Memo: HELP!!! SOMEONE HELP PLEASE!!

No one answered him and he started to lose faith; he has to climb up.
Memo: I don't know if I can do this...But if I stay here, no one is going to find me...Let's do it...

He gets up and gets ready to climb. He keeps a strong grip on the rock and begins going up, rock by rock. Slowly, he climbs up without looking down or else he'll be afraid to go anywhere. Memo made progress but when he put his foot on one of the rocks, it broke which made him almost lose balance. 
Memo: Shit shit!! Fuck that was close...

Memo is already high up and he had to continue to climb. He was extremely tired; mentally and physically. Leilah, Seleena and the police are getting close to the highway where Memo's phone was last opened. When they get there, they notice some car tracks going off the road. 
Selena: He didn't get into a car accident didn't he...?
Leilah: No...Maybe he parked somewhere...Let's follow it. 

They follow the tracks for another 10 minutes until they find his phone and a bottle of beer near the cliff. 
Leilah: No...Nonono!! 
Selena: Can someone get down there to see if he's there?! 
Leilah: It's a long fall...I don't know if he can survive that...
Selena: MEMO IF YOU CAN HEAR US MAKE ANY TYPE OF SOUND!!

It got quiet until...

"I'M ALIVE!!! PLEASE HELP, I'M TRYING TO CLIMB UP!!" 

Memo's screaming for help and luckily, the officers managed to rescue him in no time. He lay on the floor holding his rib and coughing. 
Memo: F-fuck that was hell out there...I-I'm so sorry for s-scaring everyone...I know t-that Michele n-needs me...
Selena: Oh she does, she needs the father of their new twins! 
Memo: Selena, they are-
Selena: Alive. They just had trouble breathing at the beginning but they are okay...We'll take you to them alright? 

He nods yes even if it's a big shock to him that Anthony and Esmeralda are alive and well.

"IS ANYONE AROUND?!" Cecilia screamed out while Kevin is trying to get them to the zipline but they have been walking for an hour; they'd been going in circles.
Kevin: Do you have your phone with you? 
Cecilia: Yes, I'll try calling the group chat and see if someone can help us or is around.

She tries to start a call but there's no signal. 
Cecilia: Fuck! No signal. 
Kevin: Let me try my phone. 

He does the same and he also doesn't get any signal.
Kevin: Shit...Okay, at least I remember where the big tree log is. And from there, we'll try and rethink on where we went...
Cecilia: I believe I went straight for a good 10 seconds and then I just went left and right many times. It's getting dark, it's going to be hard to navigate around the woods. 
Kevin: You're right, what else do you have in your backpack? 
Cecilia: Some snacks, a swiss knife and some water. 
Kevin: Okay, it isn't that bad; food and water are good. We just need to stay warm for the night. I only have my jacket. 
Cecilia: We can make a fire with the things around us. Let's do it before the sun goes down.

They manage to make a small fire to try and keep them warm for the night. Cecilia was visibly freezing even if they were close to their fire so Kevin pulled her closer to him and used his jack to cover them. 
Kevin: We need to stay warm as much as possible...
Cecilia: Yeah it's going to be a long night...
Kevin: I can stay awake while you sleep, I'll keep the fire alive...
Cecilia: Okay, sounds good. Goodnight. 
Kevin: Goodnight.

She lays her head on his shoulder and drifts to sleep while he watches over the fire. 

"You have reached Kevin Alvarez's voicemail, please leave a message after the beep. BEEEPPP."

Leilah: Hey babe, I guess you already fell asleep or the signal is just terrible in the woods but I just wanna tell you that we found Memo. He's a bit shaken up but he's out of danger. You should've seen his face when he saw his new kids look at him for the first time; It was special to see. I can't wait to see you tomorrow, Milán misses you a lot and he did score a couple of goals! I'll send it to you right after the voicemail. I've been having headaches and I get tired very easily lately and I don't know why; maybe it's because we used to do all-nighters during our honeymoon! Gosh, I miss that...Anyways, I'll let you have fun with everyone else, goodnight, I love you so much...

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✨ Another situation where Kevin and Cecilia are left alone! Will something happen this time or this is all a friendly process? Also, I was thinking of starting a whole new book but then I'm afraid that I won't be updating actively; should I still do it? Let me know what do you think about this and see y'all in the next chapter! ✨

E.M.M.L 😘