It's always you. - Hector Fort

Chapter 12

I've been in Barcelona for two days now, and I can feel myself slowly starting to settle in. Maybe that one-year break from this place was exactly what I needed. There's something about the city that's feeling right again. On top of that, I've decided to finally start doing vlogs. So today, I woke up feeling inspired, did my makeup, and grabbed Alex to join me for an event happening just outside the city.

Camera switches on, selfie mode
'Heeey guys! It's Sophie here, and guess what—I'm finally vlogging! So many of you have been asking for this, and I thought, why not? Today, Alex and I'—pans the camera to Alex who gives a quick wave—'are headed to this really cool event just outside Barcelona. I'm literally so excited!'

Quick cut to them in the car, Barcelona's streets whizzing by in the background.
'We're on our way now! I can't wait to show you guys what we're about to get into. I heard there's going to be amazing food, some live performances, and... maybe a surprise or two? Stay tuned!'

Cut to the event.
The camera catches glimpses of colorful booths, people chatting, street performers, and Alex looking at something off-camera. There's a close-up of a stall with local foods, and you can almost taste the delicious snacks they're offering.

'Okay, so we just arrived, and this place is incredible. There's so much going on! Look at this!' Camera pans around the lively scene 'I can't wait to try some of this food... What do you think, Alex?'
Alex nods 'I'm down for everything.'
Sophie laughs 'I swear, we're gonna leave here with our bellies full.'

Cut to them trying some street food.
'Guys, you have to see this. We're trying this insane paella—just look at it!' The camera zooms in on the steaming pan of paella 'Mmm, it's so good! I might never leave this place, honestly.'

Later in the day, Sophie and Alex are watching a live performance.
'So we just stumbled upon this impromptu street performance. The energy here is next level. It feels like the perfect way to spend a day in Barcelona, just taking it all in, y'know?'

Final shot of the day, the sun setting over the city.
'Alright guys, that's a wrap on today's vlog! I had such a blast bringing you along with us, and I hope you enjoyed seeing a little glimpse of what we've been up to. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and comment below if you want to see more of this kind of content. I'll catch you in the next one! Love you guys! Byeee!'

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"We got back to Pedri's place because we wanted to hang out with him, and we knew he wasn't doing much besides training. While we were waiting for him, I started editing the vlog. I went through all the clips, cutting them down and adding some cool effects to make everything more engaging and fun to watch. After putting the final touches on it, I quickly uploaded the video to YouTube."

The main adjustments were smoothing out the sentence structure and fixing punctuation.

Then, I hopped onto Instagram to share a post, inviting everyone to check it out.

liked by Pedri and 364 298 others

Sophie.Delgado: Guess who posted a vlog today? Me 😜 Go check it out!

User2983: OMG FINALLY

Alexpadilla: Yeah and im on that vlog 🥰
> Sophie.Delgado: Yeah she da best

sophiesupport: On my way ❤️
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"So i see that you feel better here? You know what i mean" she smiled

"Yeah i do, i think that i needed that break more than anything" i went to get a glass of water.

"Im so happy that you are there, finally i dont have to look at Valetina and Pedri together. Ugh it always made me mad. Like yeah everyone saw that they're together but wtf. Was he writing with you about this relationship or stayed quiet because he was pissing you off?" She asked and when i heard that I dropped the glass after a while.

"Hey! Who's there?!" Pedri ran into the room but it wasn't only him. Unfortunately Hector and Lamine was there too. Perfect timing.

"Shit, shit, shit" i whispered to myself closing my eyes.

"Sophie, Alex? Umm what are you doing here and why the fuck you dropped that glass?" pedri asked.

"You said that i can come here whenever i want and i wanted just to talk so yeah but i guess I shouldn't be here" I started to get the glass from the floor and accidentally hurt myself. "Fuck!" I yelled.

"What's wrong?" Again Pedri asked and everyone was staring at me.

"Nothing! Just leave me alone" i stand up and throw it away.

"Um maybe we should go?.. I mean Pedri she's your family and you didn't see her for a year yeah?" Hector said.

"No, no im leaving, really you can stay. I will talk with him later" I looked at Hector and then something knotted in my stomach. It felt so unreal looking at him. Then i guess we both realized that we are looking at each other for too long. "Alex you coming with me or are you staying?" I looked at her.

"Oh i guess i will stay, im so sorry sweetie" she smiled me.

"Don't be sorry. I know you want to spend some time with them," I smiled, trying to play it off, but my heart felt heavy. I took one last glance at Hector. God, his eyes were still so pretty, just like I remembered. And Lamine... I missed him so much. He was my best friend once, and we ruined everything in the dumbest way possible. I couldn't just let it stay like this. I wouldn't let it stay like this.

I took a deep breath, feeling my hands tremble. "Okay, no, I can't." My voice was louder than I expected, and my hands dropped to my sides.

Everyone turned to look at me, confused.

"We need to talk," I said, my heart pounding in my chest. "I can't just sit here pretending like everything's fine when it clearly isn't."

Pedri looked at me, eyebrows raised. I locked eyes with him first. "Let's start with you, Pedri," I said, swallowing the lump in my throat. "You're my family. My cousin. You're like my brother—and you decided to lie to me? About your relationship? With Val? Seriously?"

I saw his jaw clench, but I didn't stop. "Do you even realize how she messed everything up between us? First, she moves out, then she comes back, and suddenly it's like she hates me. She comments on everything I do. She made everything worse, and somehow, you believed her when she said I did something I would never even think of doing!"

I couldn't help the bitterness in my voice. "I'm so happy for you, Pedri, I really am. I'm glad you found someone. But her? Of all people? I love Val, I do. She was my best friend—god, I need her right now, more than ever. But she gave up on me, just like that. She threw me away, and you let her."

I paused, my chest heaving, and shifted my gaze to Hector and Lamine. Their faces were unreadable, and it stung.

"And you two—Hector, Lamine." I shook my head, blinking back the tears that were threatening to spill. "We haven't talked in over a year. Do I even know you anymore? Do you even know me? I know I disappeared, and I know it's my fault too. But I didn't know how to handle everything back then. So, I ran. I didn't fight for our friendship, our group, and I'm sorry for that. But now I can't let it stay like this."

The room was silent. They were all staring at me, and I felt so exposed, like every word had just stripped me down to my most vulnerable self.

No one said anything. Not yet. But I knew I had just lit a fire that would be impossible to put out.