#deardolores

how great.

luisa was in the marketplace, helping fix a broken stall. she wasn't paying much attention to anything other than the person she was helping. well, until a trio of musicians began playing her favorite song. damn. she couldn't leave her job, so she stayed, and worked, and kind of hummed, and kind of nodded her head along to the music. when she was done, the song was still going. why? because kate was dancing. hooray!

luisa loved watching kate dance. the way she moved, was so delicate and calming, like words flowing from a pen, to create beautiful poetry, admired for years afterward. her smile was a light of its own. so bright that it could go against casita in a shining contest. her hair flowed in the gentle wind, and the sun hit the right angles on her face, at the very right second.

what a lucky woman.

kate must've noticed luisa staring, because she grinned, and waved her over. suddenly, luisa turned into a shy little girl. not the strongest madrigal. she was very visibly shy. embarrassing. but kate must've liked it, because she began clapping, single-handedly causing the small crowd to clap too.

a small sliver of luisa hated kate at that moment. but it was soon replaced with admiration, as kate gently took her hand, and led her into the circle that formed.

"come on, luisa, let's see you dance," she challenged, raising an eyebrow playfully. luisa laughed, and shook her head. "come on!"

"i can't dance," luisa laughed.

kate smiled and nodded. luisa danced with kate once. it was really nice. but it was in front of abuela, so that made it weirder than luisa (and probably kate too) preferred. "yes you can! come on, you three, play the song again." she said, nodding. the trio smiled and then began playing.

kate took both of luisa's hands, and just started moving. nodding, luisa followed suit. but she didn't look at anything else besides her dance partner. she saw happiness. she saw warmth. she saw comfort. she saw...her future?

no, she was not turning into tio bruno!

but whatever she was turning into, whether it was tio bruno, or an in-love madwoman, she didn't really mind. she didn't mind the beautiful smile kate gave her. she didn't mind the way kate mindlessly swept a loose hair from her forehead, without a word.