«ʜᴇʀᴍᴏsᴀ» ᶜᵃᵐⁱˡᵒ ᵐᵃᵈʳⁱᵍᵃˡ (ᴅɪsᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ)

|4: ᴘʜᴏʙɪᴀ ɢᴏ ʙʀʀ|

"How did you even do that (Y/N)? I mean I'm usually too shy to talk to a Madrigal, and I thought you were too?" Bianca looked at me with curiosity, and I only smiled. 

"It's a secret!" I winked. I couldn't possibly tell her that Isabela was crying, because then she would ask even more questions. And I would never tell anyone about Isabela's secret.

Bianca groaned and continued walking beside me to casita itself. We soon got closer to the colourful home, and I could see Camilo Madrigal greeting all the guests as he shapeshifted into each one.

"Cecelia, up top!" He shouts before shapshifting into a little girl who was on her dad's back, and giving her a high five. Then my family was the next that he walked up to.

Oh no no no. I thought, after seeing Andrés smirk over at me. But to my great luck, he didn't say anything. Thank god.

"Andrés! It's been a while!" Camilo says, giving my primo a pat on the shoulder. Then he  turned to the other townspeople. Is he one of Andrés friends?

I stared at the big house infront of me in amazement. It looked so... Colourful! I'd love to live in a place like this. My family now walked in, and I could smell food everywhere. I scanned the area in search of Isabela, but she was nowhere to be found. 

There was now so much people here. And well, I hate being in places with lots of people surrounding me. It makes me uncomfortable. When I was much younger, I couldn't find my parents at a friends party we were at, and I burst into tears and had a horrible panic attck. Apparently I have agoraphobia. (Fear of being stuck in crowds)

But anyways, I decided I should go find Isabela.

"Hey Tia, I'm gonna go look for my friend, bye for now!" I waved at her and went off to go find Isa. But unfortunately, My dumbass wasn't thinking right tonight and I got stuck in a big crowd. 

There were people everywhere around me. And I felt like I was in the smallest room ever. I couldn't see my parents, nor anyone I knew. I pushed between some people, but I still didn't quite know where I was anymore and began to panic. I hated this. It felt like I was allergic to people.

It's okay (Y/N). Just take a few deep breaths.

That's what I tried telling myself, but I couldn't stop worrying. Why did there have to be so much people here? I could feel myself start to sweat. I wished I'd just stay home at this point. My breathing began to speed up, and this wasn't good. 

But to my shock, that was until I felt someone grab my wrist and pull me away from all the people. I soon found myself to be in... The kitchen? 

I turned around to see who it was that took me here, expecting it to be Isabela. But actually, It was Camilo. The one who shapeshifts. 

"Hey, your (Y/N), right? I talked to you this morning." He smiles and I nodded, still trying to process everything that had just happened.

"I thought so. You didn't look so well back there, and your still breathing really... Fast. Are you okay, senorita?" His hazel eyes looked at me with concern, and I blushed when I noticed his hand still holding onto mine. 

"Well um, I kinda hate being surrounded by people like that so... I guess I was panicking." I explained, but then his free hand trailed up to my neck. "What do you think your doing?!" I felt my face heat up, but he didn't pull away. 

What the hell-

"Chill out, I'm just checking your pulse." He says, before his eyes widen. "Wow, that's fast. Come sit down!" He led me to the other side of the counter, and I sat down onto a barstool.

"I'll get you some water, just stay here." I stared as he walked to the fridge, then came back with a cup of water, as he promised. " Here you go, please drink it." His eyes were filled with worry as he handed me the water. I couldn't stop staring into those eyes of his, thankfully he didn't mind.

"How are you feeling now?" He asks as I finish the cup.

"Better. And, thanks for helping me get out of there, Camilo." I smile at him as he stares at me for a few seconds before replying.

"Oh- it was no problem! And your Isabela's friend, right? I'll go get her! Just stay here for a bit, okay?" I nod, before he runs out of the room and comes back a minute later with my best friend, who immediately ran over to me.

"(Y/N)! Camilo told me about what happened. Are you okay now?" She asks with worried eyes, and I smile. 

"I'm much better now, Isa. And, where should I put my stuff?" I ask, before Camilo walks back to the party, knowing I was going to be okay.

"Casita can do that for you. Just put your bag on the floor!" I do as she said, and the tiles moved it out of the room, and it was probably moved to Isabela's room.

"I'm starving, can we get some food now?" I groan, and Isa laughs.

"Of course! Just stay near me."

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Antonio got the gift of being able to communicate with animals. And his room though, was amazing. There were animals, everywhere. Everyone was now dancing to the music, but I can't dance. So I kept on going back downstairs to grab more food. Specifically arepas. It was my third time going back to Antonios room with a stack of food on my plate when I ran into Mirabel, who was walking out of his room.

"Sorry!" We both apologized at the same time, which made us laugh. Then we went our separate ways. But just as I walked through the door to the room, I heard a cracking noise? I shrugged it off and walked back to Isabela.

"Wow (Y/N), that's your third plate! That's more then Camilo eats!" Isabela says as I walk up to her, who was sitting on a tree branch.

" Yea, but they taste so good! Plus, its only one night." I giggled before we continued our conversation. Just then, Mirabel burst through the door in a panic as the music stopped.

"The house is in danger!" She shouts, grabbing everyone's attention. " There were cracks every where! A-and... The candle. It almost went out!" 

What was she talking about? Cracks in casita? How would that even happen? And was it really possible for the candle to go out?

The was an unsettling silence, and then abuela Alma spoke to the girl with green glasses. 

"Show me."

Mirabel began walking back to the door with abuela and almost everyone else in the room. Isabela looked at me with worry.

"Let's go check it out, (N/N)." She jumps off the tree branch and I follow her outside. But as we walked through the glowing door, I saw nothing that expected. There were no cracks at all, and the candle looked completely normal as always.

Mirabel stared around the home in disbelief. I was still wondering about what she said. I really don't think she would lie like that. Mirabel as a kindhearted friendly person in my point of view. And she loves her family so much. She would never ruin a night like this.

"B-but.. They were there! Abuela I promise you-" 

"That's enough." Abuela whispers, though I could hear it since I was leaning on the railing. She then turned to the worried townspeople. Then Isabela whispered in my ear.

" Don't worry, Mirabel's probably doing this for attention." I found it hard to believe that, but I nodded.

 "There is nothing wrong with out casita, the magic is strong! And so are the drinks." She joked, receiving laughs from many people. 

Music then began to play as everyone returned to the new room. I looked back at Mirabel, who was looking at the crowd sadly. I wanted to hug her, but I couldn't. People would judge me for that.

"Are you coming girl? You've been standing there for an awful long time now." Isabela glanced at me, leaning against the doorway.

"Oh- yep! I just zoned out for a bit, sorry!" I rubbed the back of my neck, as we both began to walk back inside.

"Hey, you don't need to worry about her, She'll forget about it."

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