Chapter 55: Chess Friends

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🎶 Wake Me up When September Ends — Green Day 🎶

Gavi POV

On Monday, we flew out to Hamburg before our CL game against Shakhtar Donetsk. We had already played half the games of the group stage and just needed to maintain our lead. We had an advantage though, and that was that our opponents didn't play at home - the reason was horrible obviously, but hey, we had to think about winning and playing away was always a tad bit harder.

While we were on the plane, I was reading Vicky's newest article in today's Vanguardia and my head was hidden behind the newspaper.
"You look so intellectual" Ronald joked and I put down the paper.
"Does it make me look a bit older?" I asked and grinned.
"Don't wish to be older. Man, what I'd do to go back being 19. And playing at your level, you have it all, Pablo - the girl, the career, the friends." he replied and I sighed.
"But still, I'm 19. I always have to act more mature to meet people's expectations. Sometimes, I just want to be a normal boy, sometimes I wish I didn't have to pretend that I wasn't missing my girlfriend..." I mumbled.
"And that's completely normal, no one expects you to be fine and happy, given the circumstances she's in. But imagine everything she's going through by being with you: she's getting death threats, her boyfriend is away every three days, and it will only get harder in time, I see it now that I have a kid, the work is all on Abi, I'm not around much..." he said and I nodded.
"But will she be around? She left now for three months, what if next year she leaves for six?" I replied, opening up about my fears.
"Man, she's young. She can only do it now, when she's married and has kids that won't be possible anymore. And I've talked to her at her goodbye party, she just wants to get that experience done in her life. She is all yours Pablo, she loves you very much." he reassured me and I smiled. I picked up the newspaper again and continued reading with a grin on my face. Ronald was right, she was the best thing to have ever happened to me.

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While we were riding to the stadium on match day, my phone dinged, showing me various messages.

Vicky - Israel ❤️
Good luck for tonight 🫶🏼
My German colleague Katja has come over to watch the game with me, she can't believe I landed someone as good-looking as you 😋

Left Back in Barcelona

Kike Hernandez
All the best tonight, boys!!!
Forca Barca 💙❤️

Chiara Morales
We're watching all together at Vicky's!
Kike has her keys and says she has the better TV 😄

Ana Cordero
Good luck Pablo! 😊

Irene Garcia
Ferran, Pedri, Ale and Fermín need no luck apparently

Ana Cordero
I forgot they were in the group 😂

Ferran 🦈

Ferran 🦈

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