Emerald green eyed dream / Pablo Gavi

Chapter 50 - Gavi's pov

"Start talking you idiot," I say between my teeth as I drag Pedri to the elevator. Why does he have to act like this? I don't know what has happened between them but Madeline clearly didn't want to see him so why did he even try to go up to her?

As the door closes Pedri slides his back along the wall so he is sitting on the elevator's door. The floor looks nasty if you ask me but at least I'm not the one sitting there.

I have never seen him cry that much. Not even when he broke his hand five years ago. He is always the cool big brother who has it all together no matter what. And I'm the stubborn little brother who is causing problems. I don't even know how I could play football if Pedri is not there calming me down. It's so weird that now I'm the one who is trying to calm him down.

"I can't live like this. I lost the love of my life and it's all my fault," he cries out.

"So you did fall for her?" I ask. He surprised me with that statement about love.

"No, I didn't say that," Pedri answers way too quickly. I'm not believing that. He acts just like a man in love does.

"Whatever," I'm not going to argue with him since we reached the right floor. Pulling him up from the floor is harder than I think because his limbs are like slime. Use your muscles man! I want to get in our comfortable room as fast as possible. I'm not going to argue with him right here.

"Start your story bro. My girl is coming here at some point and she won't be happy if we haven't talked at all", I tell him as we get inside our room. I'm curious, what has he done that makes him this upset?

"Can't we just hang out here and watch Formula 1 to make me feel better?" Pedri asks and drags himself to his bed.

"No we can't. Pedri, intenta incluso," I answer. He is not even trying to solve this problem.

"Do I have to threaten you? Do you remember that video about you and Ansu at the party after our 20th Barca win in the season? The one you and him dance close to each other and when you lean towards each other it looks like you're kissing him. I could post that on my Instagram to cheer up the mood. I have good hashtags in mind as well. How does #brotime #morethanfriends #kissandtell sound like?" I add grinning.

The video is hilarious. When I first watched it a day after accidentally filming it I almost couldn't believe my eyes. The angle makes it look like Pedri and Ansu are making out although really Pedri just whispered something in Ansu's ear but managed to nod his head in a way that makes it look like something else. Ansu laughed about the video but Pedri was like no, you're never going to post that anywhere. What a great moment to have something like that in my back pocket.

"Uhh, fine," Pedri growls.

He takes his time before starting, "As you have concluded, I did something I wish I could take back. But I can't and that messes up everything."

"Little more details?" I ask. He is still not telling me anything. And I'm not good at this. Can't he just tell me everything without me asking specifically because I don't know what am I even supposed to ask?

"Just start from the beginning and tell me everything. Then I can try to help you," I add when Pedri just stares at the wall behind me expressionless. He looks like he's thinking about something but I'm not sure if it has anything to do with this conversation.

"I don't know what happened to me. They asked me about dating in the press conference after the game and, mierda, I just froze. The only thing my brain could come up with was to deny the rumors and tell them that I didn't plan on dating anyone any time soon," Pedri says and looks at his hands. Oh no, I'm not sure I want to hear the rest of how this is going to go. I have a feeling this is not going to end well.

"But I really started to fall for her. She made me want to date and do something besides football. And that freaked me out, because football means everything to me and I want to give it full focus. And I don't want her to date someone who is away a lot and doesn't give her his full focus. She deserves so much more than what I can give her," He continues on and starts to tear up again.

"Pedri, you have a life outside football as well. Everyone does," I say but he goes on without stopping to listen to me.

"The worst part is that she wasn't supposed to be in that press conference. We were going to meet up afterwards and spend some time together, because I haven't really seen her the past few days. But then I saw her dart out of the room and my world collapsed. She heard how I basically called her a temporary fun," He whines and it almost makes me cry too. I know Pedri cares about Madeline, anyone can basically see it.

They fit together so well, they're both playful and challenge each other in the best way. But I think Madeline also calms Pedri down and makes him more focused. If you asked me, I'd say that he plays better now than before.

But oh hell, he really messed up with that statement. That's probably the worst thing you can say about someone who you are sort of dating. He really has a lot of work to do if he wants her back. I can understand why Madeline doesn't want to see Pedri ever again.

"That woman has value, you can't call her temporary fun!" I almost scream to his face. He has to understand he messed up big this time.

"I know, she definitely does," Pedri cries out. Tears are flowing down his face again. "That's why I don't deserve her anymore. Actually I never did. She was always way too good for me. She deserves someone who is not scared to admit his feelings and brings the best out of her," he goes on.

Now I feel bad for threatening him. He didn't deserve that after all this. On the other hand he really needs to learn a lesson from this. You can't say things like that about anyone who is important to you, especially not about someone you love. 

"Bro, you can be that for her if you want to. It takes work but it's worth it. I want to give my princess everything in the world but I have to work for it. Anyways it's up to her if she wants to date you or not after this but you have to show her you are willing to fight after messing up. Don't make that decision for her by running away because you're scared. You don't ever give up on the court so why are you doing it now? Be a lion not a chicken. Despierta idiota!" I say.

"But it's a different thing. Football means the world to me. I can't sacrifice my future in that field because of a girl I have feelings for," Pedri protests, still crying.

Arg, do I have to hit him on the head with something to make him understand. "You're not going to play football forever but you are going to spend the rest of your life with someone so stop pushing her away. You and her balance each other. I think you two are an excellent match who have a long future ahead," I tell him.

Pedri freezes. He still can't accept that he has fallen for someone. No matter how hard he tries to tell himself otherwise it's not working.

"Now you freaked out about that forever thing, didn't you? But you have to understand you have a life outside of football and that life is going to be much more enjoyable if you have someone with you there," I say.

I don't know why I'm telling this to him since I don't have experience of that yet but I think that is how it goes.

"But first it is your obligation to apologise since you're the one who fucked –" I start but loud knocking interrupts me. Someone is slamming the door in a way that makes it feel like the third world war is starting.