The Choice

.15

Previously
the only thing giving me hope at this point in my life was the little human being that was growing inside of me.
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it had been 2 weeks since it all happened. I had gone to the doctor and they'd told me I was about 3 1/2 months pregnant. I hadn't heard from Joel. well I mean I knew that the winning band CNCO was going to have a concert but from him personally nothing. I was being homeschooled so I don't go out much. my parents had taken the news not so bad. they were disappointed at first but they supported me no matter what. I had been talking to yoyo but I still hadn't told him the news. he was still best friends with Joel. I didn't really bother me though. him and Allison were happier than ever. i was glad at that at least my friends were happy. I was sitting in bed watching Netflix when the door bell rang. ugh. I pulled a hoodie over and made my way downstairs. my parents were working and Johann was with yoyo.

"coming!" I opened the door to find the person I had least wanted to see. Joel. I began to close the door but he stopped it with his hands. "what do you want" I didn't dare to look at him in the eyes. oh those chocolate brown eyes.

"for you to forgive me."

"the day that you see a fucken dinosaur walking down the streets will be the day I forgive you." and with that I closed the door. I just couldn't be in the same city as him. during dinner I brought it up.

"mom? dad? can I ask you guys something?" I need to get out of here.

"of course dear.  what's up"

"I want to move out of Miami. you know get a fresh start somewhere far away?" I was hoping and praying they would say yes.

"honey I don't think that's a good idea. you need to be here with your family especially in your conditions." my mom said.

"I don't think being near the person that hurt me helps mom. please. just while the baby is born and grows a little." I just needed to get out of here.

"well they did offer me a temporary change to Paris? how does that sounds? maybe you could practice your French a little over there?"i couldn't believe it. my favorite city in the whole entire world.

"really? that sounds perfect!" I need to start a new life.

"well then, we leave next week so start packing." my parents had supported me so much I couldn't thank them enough.

*skips to day Erika leaves*

today I leave my old life behind to begin a new one. with my little ray of sunshine. I told Yoandri I was going away but I didn't tell him where. Joel called and texted me a couple times but I ignored him.

"bye Erika. I'm going to miss you and my little nephew/niece. take care and if you ever need anything don't doubt to call me." Johann was being the protective brother he is.

"we will miss you too. and remember not a single word of where I left to." he just nodded in response. I said bye to my dad and me and my mom boarded the plane.

*skips plane ride*
Paris was absolutely beautiful. more than I remembered. I knew French so it would be easy to settle in. we had rented a loft with 3 rooms. a nursery, my room and my moms room. after we settled in, we decided to go out and eat. Paris was honestly the best city in the world. it was also the most romantic city. seeing couples be happy and loving each other made me sad and nostalgic. I missed Joel, no maybe I didn't miss him. I just missed the idea of someone loving me the way he did.

*Skips 4 years*

Joel's POV
it been 4 years since I last saw Erika. she's left but no one knows where. and it's all my fault. she left because of me. now it's her who left without saying anything. I had dated some models but for publicity only. I didn't love them. The only girl I truly loved was Erika. me and Yoandri were still best friends even though he didn't make it to the winning band. he was going strong with Allison. I was happy for him. after touring for a couple of weeks, we were given a 3 week break and my family wanted to go out on vacation.

"aver y adonde quieren ir?" my mom was driving back home from the airport. my brothers began arguing where and honestly I didn't care. I didn't care where I was if I wasn't with Erika.

"a mí me da igual." I put my headphones back on and rested my head on the window.

"qué tal a París? nunca hemos ido y es una ciudad muy bella. que les parece?" my mom sounded so enthusiastic. my brother all yelled in agreement while I just shrugged. what was the point of being in the most romantic city without the person you love?

we were lucky enough to find tickets for the next day. so I got home and began unpacking and packing again. the flight was going to be long. maybe I could get some sleep. I hadn't gotten much because of touring and because I've been thinking about Erika way too much.

*skips flight*
Paris. what a beautiful city. we took a taxi to the hotel and settled in. I decided to go walk around the beautiful streets while my family got some rest. I decided to stop at a little store. I was kinda hungry since the plane food is kinda ew so I decided to buy some food. I didn't know how much they costed so I decided to ask a girl thay was working here. I tapped her on the shoulder and looked down at the chips.

"um excuse me parlez vous anglais?" my heart stopped when I looked up and saw her face. oh that face that was covered in freckles and had the most beautiful smile id seen in the whole entire world.

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