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"Sergio believes we've stayed enough. There will be a feast in a few days' time according to their traditions, and it won't include the family of the bride."
"But Cisco… We just got here."
"And now we're leaving."
Noelle was silent as she watched the exchange. She didn't understand why Sergio wouldn't allow Cisco and Yuyu to stay longer. It was odd, indeed, that they were instructed to leave as soon as the ceremony was over. All at once, Noelle saw the red flags. But she didn't voice them out loud.
"You should go," she nodded.
She was done begging her family for anything. She would deal with everything on her own from now on.
"Noelle…" Yuyu turned to her.
"I don't need you here. Your duty's done, so you should return back to your home," she repeated in an emotionless tone.
"I'm sorry. You'll never know how sorry…" Yuyu continued.
"Spare me," Noelle rolled her eyes. "If you'd hurt me, just me, maybe I could have forgiven that in time," she said as she turned to her brother. "But you went after him. You went after my heart. That is not something I would forgive anyone. You are dead to me. Both of you. And from now on, stay dead. I will take care of myself."
"I didn't do anything to Rafaelo," Cisco finally said.
Noelle narrowed her eyes at him before she released a deep sigh.
"But you would have."
"To get you to the altar? Yes," he answered without qualms.
"So it's the same thing. It doesn't matter if you actually harmed him. You would have and that is enough for me."
"You're more important to us than a stranger, Noelle," Yuyu said.
"Really?" She mocked. "I hadn't noticed."
"That's enough, Noelle," Cisco snapped as he placed himself in front of his wife, his hand blanketing hers. Of course, when had Cisconotdefended Yuyu?
"At least tell me one thing," she swallowed hard. "Do you know where he is?"
Cisco shook his head.
"No one knows."
She nodded, worry eating at her. Turning, she didn't even bother saying goodbye to her brother and her sister-in-law as she went back to the bedroom, closing the door and locking it.
It didn't take long for Cisco and Yuyu to get the message and leave.
Only then did Noelle get out of her room again, her eyes moistened by tears, her heart heavy.
If Cisco hadn't been behind Blue's disappearance, then where was he? How was he?
Her entire body was trembling as she leaned against the wooden frame of the door.
Where are you, my Blue?
"Give me strength, please. Give me strength to find you again," she whispered.
She was in a foreign country. A foreign house. A foreign man's wife.
And she didn't know how to deal with it.
