NJR Short Stories

Product of Love: Last Part

Opening my eyes felt like waking up from being hit by a truck. I put more effort in trying to open my eyes than I did moving my arm.

"He's awake." I heard someone whisper. "Neymar?"

It was Bruna. Fuck.

My throat was dry but I moved my head over to glance at her staring down at me with worry washed over her face.

"Ney are you okay?" She asked.

I closed my eyes once more, feeling exhausted as my head throbbed. I knew I didn't want to be awake right now.

"Your father is furious." I heard mãe hiss. "Do you realize what you've done?!"

"Mãe he just woke up. Let him get up first." Rafaella said.

Now I didn't want to get up at all.

"Meu deus he deserves this! Look at what he's done to that poor girl! What are we supposed to tell her parents?!"

"Mãe." My voice croaked. "Where is she?" I interrupted.

"Where's who?!" She snapped.

"Maia." I whispered. Even saying her name washed so much guilt over me. I felt pain pinch my chest causing tears welling up in my eyes.

"Don't even say her name! You don't deserve to see her. You've ruined her life Neymar. What she's going through is just unimaginable she's just a child herself!"

"Mãe have you seen her?" I whispered, finally looking over at mother. She looked so angry, so frustrated, so worried. I'd never seen her this bad before. I knew I messed up.

Mother sighed and covered her face in her palms. "I didn't get a chance to. I don't know if she'll even want to see me." She shook her head wiping away a few tears that escaped her eyes.

There was a loud knock on the door.

Rafa went to open it.

There were two large men standing with black uniforms.

"May we come in? We need to speak to Mr. Neymar Jr."

Rafaella opened the door further without a word and allowed them inside. They looked straight at me and stood beside the bed I was laying in.

Police. Was I going to be arrested?

"Mr. Santos, we need you to tell us in detail what happened this evening with Miss Hernandez."

Four years later.

"SHUT UP!" I laughed slapping Gil's arm as all the guys laughed as well. "If he didn't come over I wouldn't have said shit!"

"PAI!" Davi came screaming as he ran to me. "Look!" He held up another one of his drawings. He was definitely getting better at it.

"Meu deus it looks so real!" I gasped, taking the sketchbook in my hands. "It's beautiful. Keep it safe alright? Don't lose it."

"Neymar hurry up man." Jo yelled from across the room. I wouldn't have heard it over the noise of the crowd, but it was loud enough.

"Davi go find your aunt." I pat his back and made my way through the people pushing past them.

"Shit!" I hissed after accidentally hitting a girl with my shoulder. "I'm sorry." I mumbled holding her shoulder as she turned around.

But it was who it was that shocked me.

"Mavia?" I whispered.

She stood before me. She looked so different. Her hair was short, till her shoulders now, it had highlights in it as well. Her eyes were as bright as ever and she looked so much more mature... Much more grown up. "Maia.."

It was then that I realized what she was doing. She was trying to lift a blanket back up on her chest. Wait, It wasn't just a blanket... It was a baby.

"Shh." She whispered, kissing it's head.

The baby was beautiful.. Cute little thing. I remember she had a baby cousin. "Isabella, right?" I said remembered her cousin's name.

"No.. Her name is Reia." She mumbled.

I smiled watching her speak. It brought back so many memories. But the pain of guilt thundered back into me. "Maia.. I'm so .. I'm so sorry."

"Maia!" I was interrupted by another male voice.

She turned around quickly and looked around searching for where the voice came from. A man appeared from within the crowds, he was ..   Enrique? Enrique was the guy Gabriel had introduced me to while surfing. Gabriel must've invited him here.

"Hey babe." He smiled and leaned down kissing her. A pang of jealous hit me, harder than the guilt did. They were together? "How's my little sunshine?" He cooed as he took the baby from her hands, a smile plastered on her face the whole time. That was their child? "Neymar?" He looked up at me.

I snapped out of my gaze and walked up to them, not able to look at her at all. "Olá." I smiled weakly.

"Juninho meet my wife Mavia, this is our child Reia." He smiled proudly and introduced us to each other.

I looked at Maia, my chest was heavier than ever. To see her with another man, he held her child, they were a family. She was happy... Something I couldn't provide for her. I failed. And it hurt so bad. It was like someone was shoving me against the wall.. Choking the air out of my lungs.... Like I did to her.

"JUN-" a hand dug into my shoulder from the back. "Maia?" Rafaella gasped.

I heard another gasp and realized mãe had come as well. We were all stunned, Mavia including.

She didn't know what to do.

"Do you all know each other?" Enrique asked, breaking the silence.

"I uh.. Honey we have to go.. Please." Mavia looked up at him and turned away from me. I was surprise she still didn't want to have anything to do with me. I could understand why, but Mavia was the forgiving type, she used to forgive me for all my stupid mistakes. She loved me so much, I loved her too, but I couldn't love her as much as she loved me, and that's why I failed in our relationship. I broke out and ruined it all in one swift night. Because I was selfish...

"Mavia!" A girl squealed and took her arm pulling her into a tight hug. They began speaking and I watched as Maia talked away, happily, without a care. She had grown so much.. If I let her bear my child.. She would have been such a beautiful mother. She would've taken care of Davi and our child. We would have been a family. Yet here I was, still a single father, and regretting my actions from four years ago.

"Juninho.." Rafaella whispered as a tear dropped from my eye.

I shook my head turning to her. "She's happy, the way she should be."

THE END.

Okay honestly... I had NO idea how to end that story! But here it is... Not the best ending I could probably have come up with but I needed a quick one to finish the story!

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