Just a note on the dialouge- I've always struggled with how to differentiate between different voices. I do hope that it's sort of clear what I'm doing. If it's not- please drop me a comment and let me know how I could make it more clear. In the meantime- here's a handy cheat sheet. "Plain text"- Mira "Italicized Text"- Matt "Underlined Text"- Renaldo "Underlined and Italicized Text"- Solana "Bold Italicized text"- Maritza Bold Text, no quotations- Narrarator "Woah, woah, woah. Hold up a second. Thats....thats. I.....I don't really know what that means. Mira? You wanna step in?" "Well, if I had to guess Matt, then if the woman in the photo is our mother- and these people are her parents then that would make us...." "Our grandchildren. Oh Renaldo, mi amor, think- we have grandchildren!" "It's a miracle...." "Our children, our girl. They didn't leave us alone. Maritza, she left a little piece of herself behind. Two pieces to be exact. Twins! Just our own!" "I don't know how I didn't see it sooner- those eyes, that hair- you're every bit your mother. Leave it to my old eyes to miss the obvious." "When I started this journey, I never imagined what I might find. This is beyond my wildest dreams!" "But wait- If you're my grandparents....then that means that our mother is....." "Si mijita, I'm afraid our Maritza joined her brother in heaven some 12 years ago." "Twelve years? But that's.....oh never mind. I still can't believe I found you! I know this is really sudden but....would you consider possibly coming home with Matthias and I? We've lost so much time- I don't want to lose anymore family. " "Move? With you....out of Selvadorada? I don't know...." "Renaldo, I think we should go. For the past twelve years we've survived- living side by side with our pain and our loss. Now we have a chance to reconnect with the only family we have left. For the sake of our souls, for our daughter, I think we should go." "You're right, mi amor. As usual. I guess that settles it. Miranda, mi carina, we would be honored to join you in your home." "And Matthias, I can't believe I never noticed- but that's actually my fathers name. I suppose Maritza never really let go of her roots. She was always very close to her abuelo before he passed." "Wow. I never even thought about that. OH MY GOD! I have to call Leah- she's going to lose her mind!" "Miranda?" "You can call me Mira, everyone does." "Only if you call me Abuela." "Deal." "Well then Mira, take a seat with me." "I know we haven't known each other very long, but I want you to know that you can talk to me if you're troubled. In time, I pray that we will be quite close." "I'd like that...Abuela. Is it that obvious that I have something on my mind?" "It's been a while since I had my own moody teenagers in the house, but I know a troubled mind when I see it. So tell me, how far along are you exactly?" "How did you......" "It's a small town, I've delivered my fair share of babies. Not to mention two of my own- I know an expectant mother when I see her." "Well you're spot on- you could make some money with an eye like that. I'm about two months in." "And is this what troubles you? A child is a marvelous thing, but parenthood isn't for everyone." "No, it's not that. I'm excited. Terrified. But excited. It's just, the.....father...of my baby. He's not....around." "Oh my. I'm very sorry to hear that. Have you tried talking to this boy? Do you think he'd be a good father?" "I don't know. I think so. Maybe. He wasn't exactly a great boyfriend, but stranger things have happened.He doesn't even know I'm pregnant. He's broken my heart, my trust...I'm afraid to let him back into my life in any capacity." "I can't speak to this boys motivations, but I think that if he chose to love a girl like you then he must have some sense. And besides, you seem like you have a good head on your shoulders. I think you'll make the right choice for you and for your child." "Thank You Abuela, I didn't realize how badly I needed to talk to someone about this. It's been especially hard since my father died." "Oh mijita, if you ever need anything, I'll do whatever I can to bring you happiness." "Thank you, truly." "Pssst. Matt. PPSSSSST." "Mira. You do know I have a newborn at home right? A full night's sleep is a beautiful and rare thing for me these days- I sure hope you have a good reason to wake me up at 3am." "I'll be quick, I just wanted to let you know that there's one more thing that I need to do before we leave. I should be back before our plane leaves, but if I'm not then I want you to go ahead and take Renaldo and Solana to the airport." "Do I want to know what you're up to?" "No, probably not." "Well alright then, just be careful- the last thing I want to do after all this drama is to lose my twin in the jungle." "I'll be careful, I promise." "Wow. This view is incredible. Aaaaaaand empty. Geez. I don't even know why I came out here." "I mean honestly Mira, get a hold of yourself- what did you really want to get out of here besides and admittedly amazing Simstagram post?" "The view is lovely here." "WAH! What the-" "I've always loved this spot. It was the last place I was ever happy- before...I lost him." "Uhhhhhh, okay. I'm a scientist- I like to think rationally. But you're definitley dead. And that's not very rational sooooooo.....hrmph. Yeah I'm at a loss." "It's probably best to not overthink it." "Why are you here?" "For you. You needed me, so I am here." "I don't mean to sound ungrateful. I mean, I am the one who traipsed halfway across the world to find you, but I can't help but find it a little ironic that you now choose to be here when I need you- given the last twenty some odd years of my life or so." "You're right. I failed you. I failed Matthias. I failed Antonio. I failed my parents. And above all, I failed myself. I let that failure and that sense of sadness consume my whole self until there was nothing left- leaving everyone I love to pick up the pieces. I can never make that up to you. I know that." "I just have to know....why did you do it? Why did you leave us? Were we not enough?" "Oh no- Miranda, Mira please- You. Are. Enough. You were always enough. If you believe nothing else from my lips- believe that you are loved. Leaving you and Matthias was the most difficult choice of my life. But I knew that you deserved a better life than what I could give you." "All I ever wanted was you. My mom. Because you gave me away- I've always felt like no one could ever really want me. And now I'm here- in the middle of the jungle- about to become a mother myself and I've never been so unsure or terrified in my life. I would give up any material possession in teh world to have my mother to guide me." "Oh...Mira....my dear sweet girl....I love you so much......You are so different from me. You have my spirit, my nature, but none of my stubborness or hubris. You are incredible- and you are going to be an incrdible mother. From this day forward- I want you go on and leave me here. Live your life to the absolute fullest and know that no matter what choice you make- that I am proud of you. And that I love you." "Thank You, I promise I will. I love you." "Goodbye Mami." Well there you have it folks! That's the two parter. Let me know what you think! And we have our Fifth Generation on the way!
I have the screenshots done for the next chapter, it's a bit of a transitional one. Now that we've sort of wrapped up this 'arc' we'll be moving onto the next. Keep an eye out!
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