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He chuckled,
"If you went to Julieta, you could have had this over with without going through this whole routine of yours, waterworks," he teased, using the nickname "waterworks" playfully.

"It's okay, I can totally handle this on my own..." you said, only sounding half-confident. However, as time passed, and the bleeding didn't seem to stop, your resolve wavered.
"Okay... Maybe you're right. Will you go ask her for help while I stay here?" you asked, giving him your best puppy dog eyes.

"Pf, yeah, okay," he replied, leaving with a smile on his face. As he went out to find Julieta, you found yourself going through so much toilet paper that you began to feel a bit guilty for filling up the trash. The situation, while amusing in some ways, made you feel so stupid and the ears certainly do not help.

Andrés, on the mission to find Julieta, discovers her in the kitchen after searching absolutely everywhere else first. That makes sense, he feels he should have checked the kitchen first.
"Hey Julieta," he approaches her.

"Oh hey Andrés, do you need something?" Before Andrés can respond, Camilo rushes in, looking a bit distressed, and immediately hides behind the kitchen counter.

"Don't tell the twins I'm back here, pleasssee," he whispers to both Andrés and Julieta seconds before the twins walk in calling his name.

"Camilooo! Where are you?" the brother calls out.
"Have you guys seen Camilo?" the sister questions.

"No, I did not. Maybe he went to the food table back at the party," Julieta responds with a smile.
"Oh, good idea," the brother says before dragging his sister off, back to the party. Right as they are gone, Camilo comes out of hiding.

"Phew, thanks," he says before sitting on the counter, slouching comfortably.

"Of course, Camilo. Andrés, what were you saying before?" Julieta says, turning from Camilo to Andrés.

"Right, could I have food to help heal someone?" Andrés states, scratching the back of his head.
"Yes, of course, who is hurt?" Julieta questions as she searches the pantry.

"Oh, it's for the new girl, you know, with the gift. She didn't tell me her name, but I've been helping her with her bloody nose," Andrés answers, smiling at the thought of toilet paper stuffed in your nose.
"What happened to her?" Camilo asks, sitting up straight now.

"She fell flat on her face in the party area." He responds casually as if it were normal. He seems used to the idea of you being clumsy.

On the other hand, Camilo's expression turned kinda blank, not really sure how to feel about Andrés being so chill about you, like he's comfortable with you. There was this awkward vibe in the air when Camilo and Andrés locked eyes, Andrés wearing a confused face as Camilo's face was more serious.

Interrupting the silence, Casita brought a plate of arepa's over along with a container of salt to Julieta. She stops digging in the pantry,
"Oh thank you Casita," Julieta sprinkles some salt on one of the arepa's, folds it in a napkin, and hands it to... Both Andrés and Camilo hold their hand out, offering to take it for you.
"Um..." Julieta is confused,
"who am I giving this to?"

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