Coco(Hector x OC)

Chap 4

All of Miguel's Ernesto merchandise are now in a pile on the ground. Maria and Miguel are busted and there's no going back.
"What is all this? You keep secrets from your own family? Abuelita asks with a slightly frightened tone.
"It's all that time they spends in the plaza." Berto says
"Fills their heads with crazy fantasies." Gloria, Berto's wife continues.
"It's not crazy. That man was Ernesto De la Cruz." miguel reaches for the photo only for enrique to pull it back and say, "We've never known anything about this man. But whoever he was, he still abandoned  his family. That is no life for my son, you too Maria."
"But papa, you said my family would guide me. Well, he is family, I'm supposed to play music." miguel starts.
"I'm supposed to sing." Maria finishes.
"Never! That mans music was a curse!" abuelita gasps.
"If you would just listen to us..." Maria began only to be interrupted by Enrique.
"You will listen to your family. No more music."
"Just listen..."
"End of argument."
Miguel starts strumming the guitar only for abuelita to snatch it out of his hands.
"Do you wanna end up like that man? Forgotten, left off your family's ofrenda?" Abuelita shouts, pointing at the photo.
"I don't care if I'm on some stupid ofrenda!" Maria shouts.
"I don't care if you forget me!" Miguel retorts.
Gasps are heard from everyone in the family besides Miguel and Maria. Abuelita looks at the handmade guitar and lifts it into the air.
"No!" Maria and Miguel yell in sinc.
"Mama!" Enrigue reaches out for her only for her to slam the guitar on the ground, shattering it into sticks and splinters. Miguel stares at his broken guitar and starts tearing up.
"Oh, come. You'll feel better after you eat with your family."
"I don't wanna be in this family!" Miguel snatches the photo and he and Maria run away, following the cempasúchil. Dante and Pepe see them and run after them on the way.
"Can we still sign up?" Miguel asks after running up to the lady taking contestents.
"You got an instrument?" She asks.
"No, but if I can borrow a guitar, we..."
"Musicians gotta bring their own instruments. You find a guitar kid, I'll put you the list." She walks away so Miguel and Maria ask around for a spare guitar only to turn up empty handed.
"What now, Miguel? Do we go back?" Maria asks as they walk to the statue of De la Cruz.
Miguel looks at the statue for a moment, then at the photo in his hands. Maria sees a spark ignite in his head and they start walking to the grave yard.
"Miguel, what are we doing?" She asks him.
"If we're going to perform, we need a guitar. And there's only one guitar that I know of that's not in use." He continues trudging toward the cemetery. When they get inside, Dante and Pepe run up to them, barking and meowing for attention.
"No, shh. Be guiet." Miguel reaches for a chicken leg and throws it, making Dante run off for it and Pepe follow him.
The two kids walk away and soon end up at the side of Ernesto's monument shrine. Miguel looks through the window at the guitar hanging on the wall under Ernesto's large painting.
"Miguel, I don't know about this. What if we're seen, or heard, or..."
"Maria, calm down." Miguel climbs onto the window sill and tries to open it. "If you're worried, keep watch." After trying to open the window and failing, he looks up at the fireworks and waits for the right time. Once a large and loud firework goes off, and slams his body into the window, breaking the lock