Chapter 19: Chapter 19
"What is happening? This is the father's voice. But to whom is he shouting?" Adela wondered, somewhat shocked. She had never heard him so furious.
They took a few hesitant steps out to the corridor with outstretched ears, searching to perceive where the voices were coming from.
"NO, I DID NOT DO IT ON PURPOSE. I SWEAR. IT WAS WRONGLY DONE. HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD I TELL YOU? "
"Oh, my God, Adela, this is your mother's voice."
"Indeed. This is the first time I hear her shouting. What is the matter? Why all this argument about a shirt? It doesn't make sense. Let's check it out." Adela suggested, and Agnes agreed.
"They must be in their chamber. It seems to me that the voices are coming from in there."
"Let's see what is happening."
"I do not think it is a good idea to get involved, Adela." Agnes stated.
"Don't worry, Agnes. We will not go inside. We will stay outside. I just want to know. They are my parents after all."
"Okay. Let's go."
They passed Emily's arch. Her door was closed.
"I hope Emily being in her room and doesn't understand anything of all this," Adela said worryingly, and they moved on.
"IT WAS NOT DONE BY MISTAKE BUT BECAUSE OF YOUR ENDLESS IMBECILITY!" the shouts heard again.
"How does he talk to her like that?! Oh! Adela do you hearing this? She's crying," Agnes said, looking at Adela, whose face had become a mask of pain and despair.
In the meantime, they had approached the couple's chamber. A little further on was the door, which was half-open. That's why the two girls could hear them.
They stuck to the wall and waited.
"Why are you talking to me like that?" they heard Margaret saying now calmly, complaining among her sobs.
"Because you deserve it!" Agustin replied sharply but without shouting anymore.
"For a shirt?" her voice sounded cracked. "The thing is that I love you. I always loved you and now, your behavior is hurting me so much."
"You know it Margaret I never loved you. You know very well, from the beginning, I was in love with your sister Virginia."
Adela's eyes widened, and she would escape a scream if Agnes did not manage to shut her mouth with her palm.
"Shh, you will betray us." Adela took Agnes' hand and took it down from her mouth.
"Okay, do not worry I'm fine."
Margaret's outburst startled them.
"I KNOW THAT YOU WANTED HER AND YOU STILL WANT HER. THAT'S WHY I HATE HER, I HATE HER, I HATE HER, THE WITCH, THE WHORE."
"SHUT UP! I FORBID YOU TO SPEAK LIKE THIS ABOUT VIRGINIA. "
Heavy footsteps were heard, and then a loud 'slap.' A heavy thud followed from something that fell.
"He slapped her," said Adela, shocked, "I do not believe it. That was my mother falling down."
Crying was heard from her parents' chamber, and then the pain broke a voice.
"This is so unfair. I love you so much and you… Why did you marry me?" The broken Margaret's voice heard.
"To have the chance seeing her." His voice was now almost whispered.
"But she was already married. And she loved her husband." She told him, emphasizing the words intentionally to hurt him.
"I know. I just wanted to see her. And only if I married you would this happen."
Margaret remained silent. Only her crying could be heard.
"We have heard enough. I cannot bear to hear more."
Agnes said in despair, but Adela seemed lost in thought.
"I'm talking to you, Adela" she touched her gently on the shoulder.
"I thought of something," Adela told her. "But I have to hurry."
Agnes' eyes shone. "I caught your thought! Let's go!"
They returned to Adela's chamber.
"Are there any glasses here?" Adela asked impatiently. "We don't have much time. Any time my father may leave the room."
Agnes handed her the glasses, and Adela filled them with water. Afterward, she took the small bag from the belt of her skirt. She opened it and took out the bottle with the magic potion. She lifted it and smiled at Agnes.
"Hurry up," Agnes told her.
She opened the cap and dropped a drop into one of the glasses. She closed it again and put it back to its back. She didn't want to lose sight of it. She will always have it in its bag hanging on her belt.
"What if your father doesn't get the right glass?"
"I will give it to him personally. Look, I take it in my left hand. I'm not going to confuse the glasses do not worry. Stay here. If Emily comes out of her chamber keep an eye on her. Keep her company until I return."
"Okay, I will do that."
Adela came out of her room. Meanwhile, maids had gathered on the stairs, and she drove them away with a savage nod of her head. Maids left displeased.
After the maid's withdrawal, she took quick steps towards her parents' room. She came in with a big smile without knocking on the door first.
She did not show them that she knew. She felt the bad energy scattered in the room. It was so intense that it made her shiver down her spine.
"Hello, my dear parents." She spoke to them cheerfully. As if nothing was happening. "I brought you cool water. Today is so hot."
"We have water, Adela. It wasn't need to come." Margaret informed her. Adela stared at her and saw that her eyes were red and slightly swollen. Margaret turned her gaze elsewhere.
"I am not thirsty." Margaret said stubbornly.
"Too bad because it's so cool and refreshing!" Adela insisted in a melodious voice.
"I want some, thank you Adela." Father said suddenly and approached. Adela gave him the glass she was holding in her left hand. She rested the second glass on the low table next to the bed and went back near her mother.
Adela whispered in her mother's ear, guiding her. "When he's done with the water, talk to him. Get his attention. Even for a while. Do anything."
"What are you talking about, my child?" Margaret was confused.
The father finished the water and left the glass next to the other glass. "Oh, I do not have time to leave the room," Adela thought, concerned, and with a quick movement, hid behind her mother.
"But what are you doing my child? Why are you hiding?" Margaret moved, but Adela was clinging to her dress behind her.
"Speak to him mother." she whispered to her and pushed her lightly.
"But what can I tell him?"
"Anything. Just to it, please."
"What's going on there, Margaret?" Augustine asked, approaching her.
"I do not know. Adela is behaving strangely."
"Tell him how much you love him," Adela whispered near to her ear. She had started to get disturbed by her mother for not doing what she told her.
Margaret touched Augustin lightly on the arm and looked at him; he also looked at her. "Remember that I love you and I will always love you. You're everything to me."
She looked at him deep in the eyes. Suddenly she saw them change color and turn purple.
She was scared. She let out a scream and took a step back, and stepped on Adela's foot.
Adela widened her eyes in pain, but she kept silent because she feared drawing his father's attention on her instead of Margaret.
Augustine stared at the terrified Margaret. He felt something inside him change, and his eyes returned to their standard color.
"Margaret?!" he was looking at her differently now. With a look of a man in love!
"Y… Yes?" A knot closed her throat, and her heart started racing in her chest. Is it possible for what she wished for so many years to become true?
"Oh, my dear Margaret!" he hugged her longingly and started kissing her everywhere on the face.
Margaret at first felt lost in the new situation, but then, crazy of joy and happiness fell in the arms of her beloved husband.
Adela came out of the room discreetly with a big smile from ear to ear. Before closing the door completely, she heard noises of kisses and her mother's giggling. She closed the door and, dancing with happiness, returned to her chamber.
Agnes was there waiting for her. Full of agony, it was impossible for her to remain seated, and she was pacing back and forth into the chamber.
"Well?" she implored Adela as soon as Adela entered the room.
"Well…" She said, prolonging her answer. "Everything is perfect!" she continued, excited, leaping with joy.
Agnes was watching her with a big smile. That was great news!
Adela grabbed Agnes by the arms and looked at her deep in the eyes, telling her. "The magic potion is really magical, Agnes. It worked!"
Adela's eyes shone with contentment.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone