A/N: Hey! Okay so this chapter starts with a little introduction of all the new characters. A few we've already met, but here are some picture's and quotes to help you visualize them better! The rest of this chapter will go on with the story.
(Btw I also "upgraded" the first chapter: Characters, so there are more characters there)
Enjoy!
Sira Martinez
Name: Sira Martinez
Age: 22 years
Info: Girlfriend of Ferran Torres
Quote: "WE ARE ALIVE!"
Lela Conrado
Name: Lela Conrado
Age: 18 years
Info: Childhood friend of Pablo
Quote: "The fact that you have a dick, doesn't mean you can act like one."
Carlos Conrado
Name: Carlos Conrado
Age: 19 years old
Info: Cousin of Lela and also childhood friend of Pablo
Quote: "It's kinda funny how jealous he is."
Rosie Gamez
Name: Rosita Gamez
Age: 18 years
Info: Childhood friend of Pablo
Quote: "Don't turn around... but he's looking at you right now."
Vasco Gamez
Name: Vasco Gamez
Age: 20 years
Info: Brother of Rosie and also childhood friend of Pablo
Quote: "It's almost unbelievable how dumb you two are."
Laura Benschop
Name: Laura Benschop
Age: 29 years
Info: Wife of Davy Klaassen and friend of Mikky
Quote: "Okay we saw the Eiffeltower, we can go home now!"
Noa van der Bij
Name: Noa van der Bij
Age: 23 years
Info: Wife of Cody Gakpo and friend of Mikky
Quote: "No! We're not lost!" *They are definitely lost
Anna Lewandowski
Name: Anna Lewandowski
Age: 33 years
Info: Wife of Robert Lewandowski and friend of Mikky
Quote: "You're like a daughter to me!"
Kathrine Fogtfriss
Name: Kathrine Fogtfriss
Age: 24 years
Info: Girlfriend of Andreas Christensen and friend of Mikky
Quote: "If he doesn't like you then he's blind!"
Those were some new characters! Now we'll continue with our story...
(4000 words) <3
He told me the truth... he didn't lie... I try to control my breath while standing in my room.
Did I just hear that right? Pablo didn't lie. I can't repeat that phrase often enough in my head. A feeling of pure joy and excitement flows through my stomach. I want to jump in the air and scream, but I restrain myself. Then suddenly I actually realize what that means... he didn't lie... so he never kissed someone else... and I did.
The feeling of joy gives way to a narrow feeling. How could I be so stupid? Pablo was waiting for me all this time... until I finally realized with my stupid head that he was telling the truth. He waited for me to come back, and instead I kissed another guy after knowing him for a week. And then he found out when he wanted to tell me that he dumped Amila in the hope that I would come back. I've been so so so stupid.
I have to tell him... I have to tell him what I know.
I put my hand on the door handle and wait a minute to make sure everyone is down. Then I push the latch down and walk downstairs. When I arrive in the hallway I see that many people have joined again. The hallway is packed with people who have just entered. Among those people I spot a familiar face. Robert Lewandowski gives me a friendly nod. I smile back. Suddenly I feel something on my leg. I look down and see a little girl laughing clinging to my leg. 'Laura, get off Nina's leg.' Robert says and he lifts his daughter.
'Hello Nina. How are you?' he asks as he puts his floundering daughter back on the floor. I don't have time for this. I have to go to the living room now. NOW. 'Um... well.' I say. I have a dry throat and I am nauseous. I just don't know what to do. Suddenly I feel someone hanging on my leg again. Now I see another girl. 'Clara!' a woman pulls the girl off my leg. 'My apologies.' she says. Then I see that it is Anna, Robert's wife. She smiles kindly. 'I don't mind!' I say and I smile at the little girl. 'You're Nina, aren't you? Mikky's girlfriend?' I nod and shake Anna's hand.
'Nina can you talk?' I turn around and see Ansu. No, I can't talk! I want to talk to Lily now. Then I notice how close we are all to each other in this hallway. Suddenly I feel very trapped. 'Ehm... well.' suddenly my voice stops talking. Like I swallowed my own breath. I try to breathe in, but I can't feel any air. 'Are you okay, honey?' Anna asks. I nod and try to breathe in again, but again I can't breathe. A man bumps into me and then I hear another voice. 'There you are Nina!' I hear. I turn around and there is Lela. Robert looks at me with concern. I feel nausea all over me and still NO AIR. NO BREATH. Too many incentives. To much people. Too little freedom. NO AIR.
Without saying anything I run to the toilet and I slam it shut with a loud bang. Okay okay breathe in and breathe out, in, out, in, out, in, out... I keep repeating that until I can control my breath again. I sigh deeply and deeply. I don't know why I was suddenly so stressed... but I do know that I really hate myself. Really really hate. I just feel like a really stupid little girl. I should have thought more carefully before I just didn't trust Pablo. Then I hear someone knocking on the door. 'Nina? Is everything all right?' it's Ansu.
I open the door and step outside. 'Ehm... yes, I just really had to pee.' I say. Ansu raises his eyebrows. 'Now tell me what's really going on.' he says. Ansu and I aren't very close or anything. But if I had to trust any of the boys, it would be him. He always broke my awkward silences and he was always a little responsible. That was nice. I would like to collapse into his arms right now, cry really hard and tell him everything. But that would be very stupid. I gotta keep my cool, I can't have a mental breakdown in this hallway.
'Um... well. Let's just say I really like this boy. Then I thought he fucked up, so I thought if he's allowed to fuck it up, then I'm allowed to do that to. So I fucked up, but then I found out he didn't fuck up in the first place. So that means I'm the only one that fucked everything up.' Ansu looks at me confused. 'That sounds pretty fucked up.' he says. 'Not funny.' I respond. He sighs. 'You don't have to say "this boy" I really do know who you're talking about.' I look at him. 'Who then?' I ask defiantly. Ansu chuckles. 'Pablito.' he says. My mouth almost drops open. 'How do you know that?' I ask him. Ansu grins. 'It's so obvious!' he says. 'Remember when you kissed in the sea? Then I yelled really loud "What the fuck?!" do you remember?' Ansu asks. I nod. I remember that a little too well...
As soon as our lips touched it felt good. As if we fit together perfectly, like two puzzle pieces: made for each other. Everything is perfect...
'What the fuck!!'
Within a second, our lips separate. I look to the side and there, on the beach, pointing and looking at us is Ansu.
'I screamed so loud, to warn you. When the rest also came on the beach you had already stopped with that nasty stuff. No one has seen you kiss except for me!' Ansu says. He almost seems proud of it. I don't know if I should be thankful to him... or angry that he didn't tell me this before.
'First of all, thank you. Secondly, it wasn't 'nasty stuff' and thirdly, why didn't you tell me that?' I ask. 'I'd known you for a week or so, and I thought it was for the best to just leave you two alone for a while.' Ansu says. There is a silence. 'You two are really, really cute together.' Ansu says. I look at him in surprise. 'What do you mean 'cute'?' I ask him. Ansu shrugs. 'You're the two youngest and "found" each other because you're both still so... immature.' Ansu says. I give him a playful shove. 'You're only two years older than me!' I call. Ansu laughs. 'So? You're still fking young and ignorant.' he says.
I roll my eyes. 'Don't act like you're super smart. Women mature earlier than men.' I say. Ansu shrugs. 'This man is growing up faster than other men.' he says. I chuckle, but then I get serious again. 'I ruined it.' I say.
'No you haven't.' Ansu says and he looks straight at me. 'Nina, he's crazy about you. All you can do now is show that you're crazy about him too. he says. I sigh. I know Ansu is right... but how do I make that clear to him? Ansu sighs. 'I'm hungry, see you later.' he says. I nod. 'Thanks for... yelling "What the fuck."' I say. Ansu laughs. 'No problem.'
....
Arriving in the large living room I have only one goal: find Lily. I need to talk to her, tell her everything, and make sure I don't make stupid choices this time. She is nowhere to be seen in the living room. Then I see her standing in the garden. She's talking to Rosie. I want to walk to them when I see my biggest nightmare.
Pablo is talking to my mother and his own mother. MY MOTHER. Why is that so bad? First of all because his own mother clearly wants to link him to Amila. And secondly, my mother has made it her hobby to report my blunders. Every Christmas dinner with my family, my mother halts my most embarrassing moments. It's terrible! Pablo doesn't need to know when I threw up or when I broke my arm falling off a Shetland pony. (It's a long story.) Even more reason to go to Lily NOW. Maybe she can distract my mother? The last thing I want is to talk to my mom now, or talk to Pablo now, or talk to Pablo's mom now. Just walk by Nina... don't make eye contact.
I walk past it as inconspicuously as possible and I slip through the people so as not to be seen. 'Nina! There you are!' shit. I turn around. 'Oh hi mom. I... hadn't seen you...' I lie. Actually, I plan to just keep walking when my mother beckons me to come here. I press my lips together to keep from screaming in frustration, but I walk over anyway with a fake smile on my face. When I finally stand next to the group, Pablo's mother immediately shakes my hand. 'Pablo, why didn't you tell me you knew such a lovely girl!' she says and she smiles. There is a long awkward silence in which no one says anything.
I don't dare look at Pablo. My mother breaks the silence. 'Nina didn't tell me anything about your wonderful son!' she says. They laugh together, even though the situation isn't funny at all. It seems more like they are complimenting themselves than us. I feel that Pablo is looking at me, but I don't dare look at him. I'm too ashamed. My mother and Pablo's mother are still laughing. This is honestly the worst situation I've ever been in.
'Hello! Can I borrow Pablo for a minute?' it's Amila. As if this situation couldn't get any worse, Amila is now walking towards us. Now I'm watching Pablo for the first time. He doesn't look amused either. 'No sorry Amila... I-' but he can't finish his sentence because his mother gets through. 'Of course Pablo! No problem, we don't care.' she says quickly and gives Amila a smile.
No no no! This is clearly planned to get Pablo back! There is a moment of silence. I can see from everything that Pablo doesn't want to come. By his body language, by his eyes, by his whole aura! 'Ehm... I can't come because I was supposed to go for a walk with Nina.' he says and looks straight at me.
My breath catches for a moment. 'Is that so?' my mother, his mother and Amila say in unison. Now everyone looks at me. My mother with a questioning look, Pablo's mother with a moody look (because her plan doesn't work), Amila with a dirty look and Pablo with a begging look.
'Um... yes... that's right...' I say without losing eye contact with Pablo. Shit... He sends me a grateful look. 'Right now?' Amila asks. 'Yes. Right now.' Pablo says and without any warning he grabs my hand and pulls me away. 'We'll be right back.' he shouts. I bump into everyone as Pablo pulls me through the garden at a brisk pace. When we finally go inside I tear myself away.
'Jesus was that pulling really necessary?' I ask him. 'Yes. I really had to get out of there as soon as possible.' he says. 'Well. You don't have to walk with Amila ... so I'll talk to you later.' I say. I actually want to run back to the garden as quickly as possible and speak to Lily, but Pablo takes my hand again. 'We were going for a walk, weren't we?' he says. I swallow. 'Ooh... if you still want to...' I say. He looks tired, like he's tired of dragging me around all the time. 'I mean... I want to.' I say.
'Nina, he's crazy about you. All you can do now is show that you're crazy about him too.'
This is what I have to do. This is how I show that I really care about him. 'Okay then let's go now.' Pablo says and I see him looking behind me. I turn around and see Amila whispering something to Pablo's mother. 'Yes, good idea.' I say and I follow Pablo to the front door. When we finally get outside I see how dark it is already. The streetlights are already on and the sky is dark blue. It's pretty cold, but I don't mind. I don't really know what to say and clearly neither does Pablo, because we walk side by side in silence. He kicks a stone, I look at the sky, we both look for something to talk about ... but I know very well what I want to talk about. And he knows very well what he wants to talk about. It's now or never Nina... come on.
Then I realize that I have stopped walking in my thoughts. Pablo stops and looks back questioningly. 'Um...' I don't know what to say. I've just opened my mouth to say something when Pablo turns all the way and walks towards me. 'Nina just say it.' he says.
'I'm sorry.' I say. It remains silent, probably because he doesn't know what for. 'That I didn't believe you... when you told the truth.' I say. I suddenly see him relax. He looks at me with a faint smile on his face. 'So you finally figured it out...' he says. I nod. 'Yeah... and I'm sorry I kissed Jude too.' I say. He nods slowly. 'And I ... think of you a lot and... it wasn't fair to not believe you... or let you explain anything. So, I'm sorry.' I say.
He looks up and I almost feel so nervous I almost pass out. He sees it and walks closer to me. He puts both hands on my shoulders., because of the height difference he looks down at me and I look up. In his eyes I see desire... hope... but also something else. Like he's trying to stop himself. 'Let's go back.' he says in a hoarse voice. I swallow... does that mean rejection? I don't know... and there's nothing I can do about it now.
'Okay.' is all I can say.
......
People don't leave until around 3AM. In the end, there are still a lot of people left and some people go to nearby hotels. I already know that I will probably sleep in Pedri's room on an air mattress. Other people who stay are the families of Lela and Rosita, Pedri's grandparents, and Ansu. Pablo, Aurora, Amila and Pablo's parents also stay. After a lot of hassle I finally lie in a room. And of course I'm the lucky one and I'm lying next to Pablo.
We are literally in the corner of the room as far away from Pedri as possible. It was Ansu's proposal and I'm really annoyed. Because I'm in the corner, which means my only option is to talk to Pablo. I lie with my face to the wall. I really fcking need to go to the bathroom, but that means waking up Pablo and stepping over him and that's just going too far.
Suddenly I hear a strange sound coming from under me. The sound of rushing air... huh? How is that possible? I sit up when I suddenly see that my air mattress is slowly deflating. Seriously? There is a hole on the side of my mattress. Of course this happens to me!
I look to the side when I see two eyes looking at me. I almost squeal in shock, but I restrain myself. 'Jesus Pablo you scared the shit out of me.' I say as I quickly pull the blanket over me. Pablo smiles. 'Nice bed.' he says. I roll my eyes. 'Keep your eyes to yourself.' Pablo keeps staring at me. 'Stop staring.' I say and I lie down again with my face to the wall. I know I'll be practically on the hard ground in half an hour, but what can I do? Wake everyone up?
'Nina, you can't sleep on that.' Pablo says. I turn around. 'What do you want me to do then?' I ask. 'You can sleep on my bed, then I'll go downstairs on the sofa.' he says. 'No, I'll go down.' I say quickly. 'No, I'm going downstairs.' Pablo says and he sits up. 'No Pablo stop, I'm going already it's okay.' I say quickly. 'Not if I get there first.' Pablo says. I roll my eyes.
'I'm quieter than you anyway. At least then we won't wake anyone up.' I say. We both look at the door of Pedri's room when we see Amila blocking the door with her air mattress. 'You're not going to pass there anyway.' I say. Pablo chuckles. 'Neither do you.' he says. 'The ground is actually quite okay' I lie. Pablo shakes his head and shifts on his air mattress. Then he pats the empty space next to him. I raise my eyebrows. 'No.' is all I say and Pablo laughs. 'Just come here. We both know you want it.' a shiver runs down my spine. It's either on the floor... or next to the boy I like.
He pats the spot next to him one more time. His eyes pierce me and make me feel goosebumps all over my body. I sigh and then give in. I lie down next to him, facing away from him. He wraps his arm around me and pulls me even tighter. I feel his breath on my neck. 'I think about you a lot too.' he says. A feeling of warmth spreads through my body. 'And I forgive everything.' he says. I turn to look directly at him. The air mattress is not very big and our noses touch. 'Really?' I ask him. He smiles. 'Yes. I can't be mad at you for long.' he says and with his hand he tucks a strand of hair behind my ear.
I want so badly to plant my lips on his now, but then I realize that Pedri is a few meters next to us. And I still made that promise. I sigh and put my face against his chest. I hear his heart beating. It beats really fast, just like mine. We lie still for a moment, both knowing that we are not sleeping. 'And I mean... Jude Bellingham can't kiss better than me, can he?' I hold back my laughter. 'No. Not even close.' I say. I hear Pablo sigh in satisfaction.
.....
The next morning I lie exactly as I fell asleep yesterday: with my head on Pablo's chest. When I look around the room I see that all the beds are still full, except for Ansu's bed. I quickly roll away from Pablo and put a pillow between us, so everyone thinks we slept like this all night. I close my eyes and wait.
After about twenty minutes I hear that people are gone. I count in my head how many times the door opens and closes. Then I open my eyes and look around the room. Everyone is downstairs. I look at Pablo and see that he is also just waking up. I'm still lying next to him and he grins when he sees me.
Last night was of course very nice. Finally we're good again. Finally we can move on from all the drama. 'Good morning.' Pablo says and he smiles. He also looks around to make sure no one is there. 'We are alone.' he then notes. I nod. 'Well spotted.' I say. He smiles and then suddenly gives me a very quick kiss on the mouth. I raise my eyebrow. 'Is that all I get?' I ask. Pablo shrugs. 'Maybe more later.' he says mysteriously. I smile.
I turn around and now we're spooning again. Me little spoon and Pablo big spoon again. The air mattress is quite uncomfortable and I keep moving and tossing to make sure I'm lying properly. Then all of a sudden I hear a little moan behind me. 'What was that?' I ask. 'Please stop moving.' then Pablo says. It sounds like he's trying to hold something in. 'What is it?' I ask and I turn again. 'Nina...' Pablo says softly. Then suddenly I feel something hard on my lower back. And I know exactly what that is...
'Oh...' is all I say. 'I'll go down.' I say and I get up. Pablo remains lying down. 'Um... I'll see you soon.' he says and I see that he quickly covers his body with the blanket. I walk to the door. before I leave I look at Pablo one more time. I see that he has removed the blanket and looks at his pants. I have to do my best to hold in my laughter. He is clearly 'checking' something. 'Nina I know you're standing there.' Pablo says without turning around. 'Turn around and pretend you didn't see that.' he says. I quickly walk downstairs.
When I get there, some people are eating and chatting. Ansu is standing by the kitchen island, staring blankly ahead. As soon as he sees me he chuckles. 'Had a fun night?' he asks. 'Shut up.' I say and I give him a shove. Then I see Pablo coming down as well. Before he enters I see him again looking down at his ....
Doesn't he know that anyone who just looked at the glazed door could see that? Ansu next to me chokes on his glass of milk and he laughs. 'He had to check if he was still hard.' Ansu whispers, as if I didn't already understand that. I smack him with the cereal box.
Pablo enters and deliberately ignores me. After he has greeted everyone, he stands next to me and Ansu. Ansu is still sniggering. 'Jesus Ansu are you five or something? That's a natural reaction every man has.' Pablo says. Now Ansu has to laugh all the way out. 'Yes, but that doesn't just happen.' he says. Pablo rolls his eyes.
'Ansu I thought you grew up faster than other men.' I say. Ansu is still smiling and walks to the table without saying anything. 'Shall we pretend that just didn't happen?' Pablo asks. 'Yes that's a good idea.' I answer. Then suddenly I see Pedri. He sits at the dining room table and stares at me and Pablo. I turn to Pablo. 'We have to be careful.' I say. Pablo nods.
Then I walk away to the dining table and sit next to Lela. Pedri walks towards Pablo. Lela immediately starts talking to me, but I'm not really listening.
I'm just happy. Happy, happy, happy.
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