𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐊, pedri

8

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(time skip of 3 months)

"HEY, DO YOU think you could pick me and Elsie up from the airport?" I say to Fermin on the phone. "Our flights in an hour so I should be there in like 2 or 3 hours."

"Yes, of course Maia. Do you want me to drop you straight off to your new apartment or do you wanna come round mine?"

"Can you drop me off at my new apartment, I need to get the keys and put the bags me and Elsie are taking away." I say. Elsie lifts her head up from my shoulder. "You wanna say hi Elsie?"

"Yes." She says. I pull the phone away from my ear and put it on speaker. "Hi."

"Hi Elsie. Are you excited to live in Barcelona?"

"Yes." Elsie squeals, "I like the beaches."

"Yeah, they're nice aren't they. Okay, i'm going to talk to your mami now. Bye Elsie."

"Bye, bye." She said, into the phone. I smiled at the interaction. I took the call of speaker and held the phone up to my ear again.

"Okay i'm back." I say.

"Okay. What are you going to do for Elsie's birthday, considering it's next week?"

"I'm not sure yet." I say, "I'll think about it. I'll probably just take her out or something."

"Okay. More of my friends want to meet her, so maybe they can see her then if that's okay."

"Yes, of course. I have to go now, bye Fermin."

"Bye Maia."

I hang up the phone and put it in my pocket. Elsie moved in my arms signalling her wanting to get down. I put her down and held her hand.

She pulled me over to the big window by the waiting area.

"Is that our plane, Mami?" Elsie asks pointing towards a plane. I bend down and take her arm gently, moving her point over to the left.

"That one's ours, bebé." I say.

She turns to me and smiles, "I'm excited."

"I can tell." I say, kissing her head. I stand up and walk back over to the seats we were previously at. Elsie stayed at the window watching the planes.

I smiled to myself, I got lucky to have a girl like her.

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"Thank you." I say to the cabin crew as I walked off the plane. Elsie was asleep in my arms. She had slept for most of the flight, luckily.

I walked down the stairs and over to those shuttle busses. Those things are annoying as hell. Trying to cram everyone in there.

After a short journey back, I made my way over to the luggage pick up. Elsie was still sound asleep in my arms.

I watched as my suitcase that I had brought over come down the conveyor belt. I struggled to pick it up, but managed nonetheless.

I got my phone out my pocket and sent a text to Fermin saying we were here. He sent a text back saying he was near the entrance of the airport.

I pocketed my phone and pulled my suitcase along as I walked to the entrance. I spot Fermin and quickly walked up to him. He looked up from his phone when I got closer.

"Hey Amaia." He says, pulling me in for a quick hug. "Elsie sleeping?" I nod in reply. "I can carry her for you, give you a break."

"Thank you." I say. Fermin takes Elsie from my arms. "So did you drive here?"

"No I walked 2 miles. Yes I drove here." Fermin says, leading me out the airport.

"Sorry, yeah, i'm exhausted." I say, pulling my suitcase along with me.

"Are you sure you don't want to go to mine for a bit before you go to your new place? You can take a nap. Do you even have any furniture yet?" Fermin stops outside his car, unlocking it. He opens the door and put Elsie in a car seat that he brought.

"It's coming tomorrow." I say, walking over to the passenger side and opening the door. "And I guess I can go round yours for a bit, just to sleep for a bit."

Fermin gets in the drivers seat and nods, "Okay, we'll go there now."

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"Okay, i'm going to sleep now. Wake me up in an hour so I can go to my new apartment." I say.

"When's the latest you have to collect the key?" Fermin asked as he came out of a room he put Elsie in.

"Like in two or three days, why?"

Fermin just shakes his head in dismissal. "Don't worry. Now go sleep." He says.

"Okay." I say, walking down the corridor to a guest room.

I open the door and walk in, flopping down on the bed. I pull off my jumper, leaving me in a tank top and sweatpants. I pull the bed covers on my and roll onto my side. Closing my eyes, I fell straight asleep.