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Mirabel shouldn't have done this.
She knew that Abuela would hate her instead of just ignore and dismiss her and she might even get her own parents disowning her.
but Mirabel wanted love.
Javier said he loved her.
So the two of them decided to do it.
Once.
And then they had kind of...avoided each other.
Mirabel liked to say it was because they were planning for Antonio's gift ceremony that everyone was nervous about.
But she was actually avoiding him because she felt embarrassed and ashamed.
Dolores made sure for the past few days that she spent as much time with Mirabel.
Either Dolores heard what happened, (which Mirabel would rather die than have her cousin know) or Dolores was just doing this because she was worried getting close to another gift ceremony would make Mirabel spiral.
One morning, about a month since they had done it, and just when Mirabel was thinking that she should talk to Javier, at the very least invite him to Antonio's gift ceremony that night as her guest and reveal that the two of them were dating, she was at the table for breakfast.
but her stomach churned and she ran.
"Mirabel!" Mama and Abuela called, Mama sounding worried and Abuela sounding annoyed.
Mirabel vomitted into the toilet.
Which was weird.
it had come on so suddenly.
She didn't even feel sick beforehand
And if she did, even when she felt nauseous, she knew to push herself to eat one bite of food which would heal her enough to fix that.
If she didn't know any better...
The door opened.
Isabela and Dolores were there.
"Are you okay?" Dolores asked. "You've been in here long enough Abuela was starting to get worried."
"And I need to use the bathroom." Isabela tried to seem disinterested, but a little bit of concern shone in her eyes.
Mirabel knew that if she told anyone other than Dolores, Dolores would know.
So she bit the bullet.
"Can you get pregnant after doing it only once?"
Isabela and Dolores' eyes widened.
Isabela grabbed her wrist.
And Mirabel was terrified her sister would drag her to Abuela.
"Where are we?"
Not at Abuela's.
"Senora Tobar, she's a midwife." Isabela said.
Dolores was listening out.
"...If I am are you going to tell..."
"No." Isabela and Dolores said in unison.
Isabela flushed and looked away. "Obviously you need to tell the familia at some point..."
"And we'll be there when you do..." Dolores cut in.
"But when you tell them it should be your choice."
"if they haven't already guessed..." Mirabel muttered.
"Look we don't even know if that's what it is." Isabela said primly.
An elderly woman entered. "Oh, this is a surprise. Isabela..."
"No it's not for me."
Well at least that explained why Isabela wasn't judging her. Isabela had done it herself.
Isabela helped Mirabel stand up. "It's for Mirabel..."
"Oh okay...come here Mija."
Mirabel nodded.
"Is the boy nice?" Isabela asked as soon as Mirabel left.
"Pretty nice. He is Javier."
"Awkward boy." Isabela said after a few seconds of searching her memory.
"yeah."
"I didn't even know she was dating him."
"If it makes you feel better no one did."
Isabela frowned.
And then the door opened and Dolores and Isabela looked at her expectantly.
Senora Tobar lightly squeezed Mirabel's shoulder. "Your okay Mija..."
"I'm pregnant." Mirabel said, sounding like she was struggling to keep her voice emotionless or else she would cry.
Pepa did it all the time.
Isabela hugged her sister. For the first time in years.
"Your okay." She whispered into Mirabel's hair.
Mirabel cried.