Odyssey of Birds

𝓒𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓮𝓭 𝓟𝓸𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓸𝓮𝓼

Josephine leads Griselda to the kitchen for some food. Griselda looks around the place as they walk. The walls have small photos of different places of Latin America. A large house plant is at every corner. The color of the walls is white and the carpet is a dark gray color. The windows are round as they light the morning sunlight enter the building. The furniture is a bit old but still functions. The overall design of the house is a colonial Spanish design and structure.

Both of them walk across the courtyard to the west side. Griselda sees white lilies, hyacinths, roses and marigolds planted and in pots all throughout the courtyard. There's some benches in the courtyard. Lamps are hung on hooks on the pillars. The color of paint is a brown terracota color. Griselda's eyes widen in awe as she looks around. Josephine smiles to herself as she observes Griselda's expression.

They go through the door on the other side of the courtyard. They enter the dining hall. The windows are on the left side where purple curtains cover it. The dining table is long enough to fit 20 people. There are candles in the center, next to a fruit bowl. On the right side, there's paintings of carnivals of different countries worldwide.

Josephine stops at another door and turns to Griselda with a smile. She speaks to her.

"Here's the kitchen! Take a look and I'll see if there's anything to eat. Natalia should be here by now..."

Griselda's trance is broken from Josephine's words as she mentions someone else. Griselda is about to ask about question when she sees a pot of cheese filled potatoes on the stove. Her pupils widen in awe and relief as she goes to the pot.

"Finally! Food!"

Josephine looks back at Griselda and widens her eyes. She speaks up to her.

"¡Espera, Griselda!"

As Griselda is about to take a cheese stuffed potato, someone opens the door. Both Griselda and Josephine look at the figure who entered. The person speaks.

"¿Quien esta comiendo las papás que eran para la cena?"

Griselda looks at the person with shock. The person is a female like her. She's is her age. Her hair is also dark brown but it's in a long pixie haircut. Her hair is also puffy. Her skin is in a slightly dark tan color. Her body shape is almost the same as Griselda's but Natalia is a bit taller. She wears a long, dark magenta, opened front cardigan. Blue and yellow strips endow it. A white shirt is underneath and she's wearing black leggings with short, black heeled boots. Her necklace is beaded black. Her earrings are blue and yellow with beads. Her eyes are an aquamarine blue and shine compared to Griselda's soft baby blue eyes.

Both Griselda and Natalia see each other and stare with wide eyes. Natalia snaps out of the daze and speaks back with her eyes narrowed.

"Are you stealing?"

"No! I didn't know that it was for dinner! I'm sorry..."

Natalia continues to look at Griselda. She realizes that it's a new member that joined. She softens her look and speaks quietly.

"Forgive me for being harsh. I didn't know that you're new."

"Esta bien. I'm sorry for taking something that wasn't mine."

"But you must be hungry! I'll give you some of it!"

Griselda smiles softly as Natalia goes to make a quick meal for her. Josephine watches with amusement in her eyes. She chuckles and speaks to both of them.

"I thought you were going to yell at her for trying to steal a potato, Natalia. You did that to Tivi the other day."

"It's because she was eating most of the fruit salad the other day! Especially the mangos!"

Griselda watches the interaction with curiosity. She wonders how many people work in the agency and how she'll meet them. She speaks up.

"Who is this "Tivi"?"

Josephine and Natalia look at each other and then back to Griselda. Their eyebrows are raised up in a surprised manner. Natalia speaks up with a dramatic voice.

"Natividad, also known as Tivi, likes to eat fruits. Especially mangos."

"What's she like?"

"Natividad is an energetic and confident woman. The first to join the agency when Laferte established it. She knows all the places that need patrolling and what to do in a serious situation."

Griselda nods and thinks about what she learned today. She feels relieved but a bunch of questions pop into her head.

"Natalia, what's your ability?"

Natalia snaps back to her senses as she hears Griselda's question. She speaks up to answer.

"Basically, I can teleport to another location. Depending on the distance, it can take a lot of my energy to teleport to somewhere far. If it's nearby, it wouldn't take much energy."

Griselda is amazed at her ability. Her eyes sparkle in awe as she looks at Natalia. Natalia smiles at her. Griselda then asks Josephine the same question.

"¿Y usted, Colón?"

Josephine looks at her and thinks. She then smirks and speaks up.

"Vas a ver, Chimborazo..."

"¿No vas a decir a me?"

"No."

"Aww..."

Griselda pouts at Josephine. Both Natalia and Josephine laugh softly at her. Natalia checks the potatoes in the pot and then starts to make rice and bean sauce to go along with it for dinner. Josephine nudges Griselda to leave her alone while she cooks. Both of them say their farewells until dinner.

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Griselda continues to follow Josephine until they reached to the backyard. The backyard has flowers and a few trees planted. There is a fence a few feet away from the villa. On the other side, it's the fields of grass and wildflowers as they grow freely. Griselda's eyes widen as she smiles. She finally feels like she belongs somewhere. Josephine speaks up as they watch the sunset. The orange paint the sky as the sun lowers for the day.

"You'll meet everyone else. They're just like you and me. They have backstories, different ones but they are human as well."

Griselda nods understandably. She softly smiles and speaks.

"Thank you for everything, Colón."

Josephine smiles back and responds.

"It's my pleasure. Now, let's enjoy this before we have to eat dinner."

"Està bien."