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“Helloooo?” A voice called from outside, giving the door a few knocks.
The twins had arrived to La Casita just yesterday. Well, not arrived, more like kidnapped and held hostage to Adella. To Adriel, they had finally found somewhere to stay. Their dinner was relatively quiet, the entire family not really knowing how to take in the two new visitors.
“Rise and shine! ¡Lántate, levanta! ¡Es hora de irse! ” A girl mused as she opened the door. She was a fairly short girl. She had green glasses, her hair was short and curly. Her skirt was three beautiful shades of blue, with many colorful stitchings and embroidery. “I, Mirabel Madrigal, will be your- uh- tour..guide..Yeah! I’ll be your tour guide, and show you the beauty of Encanto!” She proclaimed.
“Okay..Mirabel..” Adella said, getting up from her bed, before being pushed down by her brother. “Yeah yeah, lovely to meet you, Mirabela.”
“It’s Mirabel. No A. Not Mirabela, just Mirabel.” The girl responded.
“Mirabel, Mirabela, whatever. You got any food? I’m starving.” He said, stretching.
“My mamá makes breakfast every single morning.” She said. “Come on! There’s seats for you at the table. After you’re done, me and my Tío Bruno will take you around Encanto.” With that, Mirabel closed the nursery door and left.
“Adriel, you can be so rude sometimes!” Adella scoffed, putting her sandals on. “These people are giving us a roof over our heads and food in our bellies, and this is how you treat them? ¡Dios mío, Adriel, endereza!” She lectured, leaving the nursery to join the Madrigals at breakfast.
“Come on, hermanita, a little teasing never hurt anyone! Aligera, diviértete, lame-o!” Adriel quickly slid on his sandals and chased after his sister.
“ ¡Deja de llamarme así! We’re the same age!”
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Breakfast turned out to be a drag to the twins. Abuela was giving a long speech about helping the village and earning the miracle they received. It dragged on so long that Adriel almost fell asleep at the table.
“La Familia Madrigal!” The family said, jarring Adriel awake from his partial slumber.
“Come on you two!” Mirabel said, grabbing the twins’ hands. “Come on, Tío Bruno!”
A man, who looked around fifty, stepped outside from the kitchen. He was fairly short, almost as short as Mirabel. He had curly brown hair that flowed down to his shoulders, with little gray streaks that could be seen glistening in the sunlight. He wore a green ruana and what looked like a purple shirt underneath.
“Do i have to go with? I have no problem staying here.” Bruno protested. Mirabel shook her head.
“You need some sunlight. Walking in the village will do you some good, Tío. I promise.” Mirabel claimed, starting her journey down to the village with the twins in tow. Bruno reluctantly followed.
As Mirabel dragged the two children around town, she explained everything, from the villagers and their jobs, to the history of Encanto itself. Her family, their gifts, the Casita crumbling. Everything .
“And Antonio is also Tía Pepa and Tío Fèlix’s kid.” She said, turning around to talk to the two kids. “Tío Bruno doesn’t have a wife. Or kids.” She shook her head. “It a little sad, to be honest.”
“Mira-“ Bruno said, nudging his niece. “Stop it. None of the women in the village are interested in me, therefore i have no wife or kids.”
Mirabel chuckled. “My mamá keeps saying he should adopt a kid. She says he’s a really good uncle, so he’d probably be a great dad.” She explained, laughing at Bruno’s reaction.
“Let’s change the subject.” He said, walking off. Mirabel kept the two kids behind her.
An idea sparked in Adella’s head head. ‘ Since Mamí and Papí don’t want us anymore, we’re technically orphans, and if people say he should be a dad..then that means..!’
“Uh, hello?? Earth to Adella?” Adriel said, waving his hand in front of his sisters face. She snapped out of her trace and stared directly at Bruno for a minute before shouting.
“Be our dad!”
The group fell silent after Adella’s outburst.
“What?”