Something Always Brings Me Back to You

8) Never Would Have Guessed

A/N: Dun dun dun... For the chapter you've all been waiting for! You'll find out why Sophie and Cristiano broke up and why it's so hard for her to think about him. If you're an emotional person, grab the tissue box... I don't think any of this chapter is happy, although it doesn't lack in the drama department😊 Even though this is the saddest chapter yet, it's also kind of my favorite! Enjoy!

NEW YEAR'S EVE 2006
Sophie's POV

I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes - the eyes he'd promised to always keep dry.

I could feel my teeth biting a gash into my huge lips - the lips he said he'd always love.

I could feel my breath catching in my throat - the breath he said he'd die for.

And I could feel my heart breaking - the heart he swore he'd always treasure.

I couldn't believe it. Everything was true. And he couldn't deny it. The proof was right here, on this tiny screen in my hands. Jorge had been right. The press had been right. My parents had been right. The little voice inside the back of my head that I'd tried to keep stifled for so long had been right. And they were right about one thing: I hadn't been enough for him. I hadn't given enough up for him. I hadn't given it up enough for him. And although I had originally felt guilty for looking at his phone, all that guilt had washed away the minute I'd seen what Cristiano should feel guilty for.

13/12/06 20:47 Message from Nereida:
I had a great time last night ;)

13/12/06 20:48 Message to Nereida:
She can't know.

13/12/06 20:48 Message from Nereida:
It'll be our little secret...

15/12/06 22:01 Message from Nereida:
So you wanna come over tonight? ;))

15/12/06 22:13 Message to Nereida:
It was a mistake can't happen again

15/12/06 22:14 Message from Nereida:
You know you want me.

15/12/06 22:17 Message to Nereida:
I don't. I love her not you

15/12/06 22:18 Message from Nereida:
Babe you know what we have isn't about love

15/12/06 22:27 Message from Nereida:
It's easy no strings attached. No one has to know

I threw the phone back into the Cristiano's training bag and walked backward. I stumbled until I hit the end of the wooden bedpost, which I grabbed with both of my hands in a futile attempt to steady myself. I was sobbing, completely destroyed and at a lost as to what to do next. I had no plan. Up until now, I had naïvely believed he was my future.

I sobbed for a few more minutes before the door creaked open and Cristiano padded in. He immediately ran to me and put his arms around me, trying to comfort me. I squirmed out and went to sit on the desk of the hotel room we were staying in in London for the new year. We had just returned from Portugal seeing Cristiano's family a few days ago.

"What's wrong, nena? Why are you crying?" He said, confused as he watched me squirm with the hem of my blouse for a few minutes before going to the closet to retrieve my suitcase. I was going to pack. I needed to leave.

"Don't call me that. I'm not yours anymore."

"What? Sophie, nena, why?" He sounded alarmed, like he knew why I might be leaving him but like he wanted to conceal it until I said it first. He rushed over to me and grabbed my waist from behind, massaging his fingers into my skin before I yanked myself away from him.