the scar of the Madrigal

chapter 23

Last time

Mirabel:then might as well teach you how to skin a bear

Isabela:why a bear?

Mirabel:because that's what I hunted

Isabela:YOU HAUNTED A WHAT?!!

*Isabela jumped a bit the movement made the strap holding Mirabel's prosthetic to slip off and made the arm fall to the ground, Isabela looked down seeing Mirabel's "arm" on the ground and gave a high pitch scream*

now

Mirabel: WILL YOU SHUT UP!!

Isabela:SHUT UP?!! YOU WANT ME TO SHUT UP?!! YOU'RE MISSING A FUCKING ARM!!!

*Mirabel walked back to the couch and plopped Isabela back down with a roll of her eyes*

Mirabel:please I've lost more then just an arm I'm used do it

Isabela:MO...

*Mirabel placed her hand on Isabela's mouth stopping her, Mirabel took a few frustrated sighs*

Mirabel:ok....I'm gonna let go. And when i do you better not start screaming. Am.i.understood?

*Isabela nodded slowly as Mirabel let go of her and went to grab her arm*

Isabela:how....how much worse is it?

*Mirabel hummed and took off her ruana and shirt showing her body and pointing at the scars of healed injuries. It made Isabela sick seeing scar cover her hermanita's body*

Mirabel:well let's see there's the obvious ones, the scars on my face because of the candle, set candle attack one of my eyes now everything is just blurry there, a series of scars all over my body from different animals, 3 big scars from the bear that took my arm, aftereffects of malnutrition, I'm 17 but my height is that of a 14 year old and it's staying that way until i die. Pretty sure that's all of them

*Isabela eyes widen as she looked Mirabel up and down, she was right Mirabel should've been at least 2 foot taller then what she currently is. Tears started to fall from Isabela's face*

Isabela:this is all our fault....

Mirabel:you won't find me disagreeing with that statement. But who's the one who told me she wanted my forgiveness? Is crying going to earn it?

Isabela:how can you expect me not to cry when you told me all of that?

Mirabel:just don't. Your tears are not gonna heal me, now get on my back if you want to learn since the bear meat is gonna go bad if I don't hurry

Isabela:i....y...yes

Mirabel:great then help me put this back in to place

*Mirabel tossed the arm to Isabela and sat down. Isabela looked at the fake arm with nothing but sadness, she placed it back in to place and hooked it up. Mirabel blush slightly when Isabela didn't let go and kept rubbing the arm*

Mirabel:are you done?

Isabela:can i hug you...?

*Mirabel looked at Isabela as if she grew a second head,being taken completely off guard by such a question*

Isabela:p..please...

*Mirabel sighed and scooted over close enough for Isabela to hug her sister keeping her close to her chest. Mirabel will admit hearing Isabela's heartbeat was oddly soothing it almost made her fall asleep. But she let go of the embrace and grabbed Isabela like a princess*

Mirabel:ok, that's enough we've got a bear that's needs to be cut

Isabela:you make it sound so romantic