𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 [𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐗 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐋! 𝐎𝐂]

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𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 [𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐗 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐋! 𝐎𝐂]

" " - dialogue 

' ' - thoughts

italics - spanish

(bold) - translation 

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𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗟𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘, so it would make sense that her special gift would relate to nature. 

5 years old - Gift ceremony - Narrator POV

To say Rosaline was 'nervous' was an overstatement, what? Did you expect her to be shaking in her boots? She knew she would get a gift, and a great one at that. She walked through that door with great pride, showing off her smile to everyone crowded next to her. 

But every step up-stairs, would have her growing more nervous. What if she doesn't get a gift? Although that wasn't expected, what if she was the first non-gifted? Being non-gifted means you're not special, right? She was... special, right? 

What if she gets a lame gift? Like...  making a dimly lit flame out of one finger, or being able to turn yourself into water?

What if she falls? 

What if-

"-sa? Rosa? You alright there, mija?" (my daughter) Alma asked her daughter in a worried tone. Rosaline quickly looked up into her mom's eyes, not faltering her smile. "Yes, Mama. I was just lost in thought.." Rosaline quickly said. Rosaline took a deep breath in and out, silently praying she gets a gift. 

Rosaline lifted up her arms and held the candle. she didn't know why she had to though. Her Mom explained to her all the details beforehand but, she still didn't know why she had to touch the candle. 'Maybe all the magic is stored in the candle and when I touch it it's given to me?' Rosaline thought. She took her hands off the candle and looked at the doorknob. 

'You can do this, you won't get a lame gift! You'll get a awesome one, like flying, or something like that!' she thought, hyping herself up. She reached up to the doorknob and prayed a second time. When Rosaline touched it, the door glowed a yellow bright light, one she was so enamored with, although she already saw this 3 times it felt more mesmerizing and special. Rosaline looked at the door, it had stopped glowing. But she didn't know what her gift was. "So what's my gift?" as Rosaline asked that she crossed her arms but a gush of wind came out? Of her arms? 'Huh?' Rosaline thought.

She made another swoop of her arms, but this time fire came out. "Woah", Rosaline heard her brother say. Rosa wanted to make more fire so she did that swooping motion again but she accidentally sucked out the water from the plants and swirled it around herself, making all the people there at her gift ceremony gasp. Rosa saw a rainbow over Pepa's head, and saw Julieta and Bruno wide eyed with smiles on their faces. Rosaline smiled more, and it was a genuine one.

Rosa looked at her Mom and saw her smile, Alma turned to the gathering and shoted "We have a new gift!" as she said that, the crowed cheered and clapped. Rosa felt, loved. To be congratulated felt...nice. It's not liked she wasn't loved, she was loved by her siblings and of course her mom. But feeling loved by the whole town? Felt warm. Fuzzy. It felt nice.

Overtime people began to, not avoid Rosaline, but become sort of... weird with her. Tried to get out of conversations fast. Rosaline didn't know why they were so afraid, like if they speak to her for a certain time they would die or something.

But one day she overheard one lady talking with her friend.

"I saw you talking with that smiling chick, what happened?"

"Oh, I don't know but she approached me, asking for something, I tried to pretend I didn't hear her but she kept on asking. Like, get the hint! I don't wanna talk to a smiling bimbo" The lady spoke with real venom laced in her voice. Rosa's smiled faltered. She quickly ran away and pretend she never heard that.

Now she hasn't smiled genuine ever since then, it was only people asking for help to dry their clothes, help with a fire in their house, build something, fly them up somewhere. They only needed help, and she loved to help, it made her feel good that people relied on her, but sometimes the helper needs help, whether that be physically, emotionally, or mentally. 

She wanted friends, so bad. She thought smiling would make her look more approachable but that wasn't the case. She was seen as this smiling freak. But she learned to accept it. I mean, besides her gift she wasn't special. So why not make herself special? Soon a new name of hers would spread around town. 

'The Girl Who Always Smiles'

Huh

She liked that

a/n: bro instead of 'Rosaline' i keep typing 'you' KADKAHDH 😭 😭 😭 😭 I should've made it x reader but no quitting now lmao

bro you can tell i got lazy at the end 💀n e ways hoped you liked it! This is my first book so please give me critiques on it if you can :) have a great day!!!

also for this i refer to abuela as 'Alma' but this is just for this chapter since next chapter will be her being, y'know an abuela.