Close to You ➳ Antoine Griezmann

Chapter Seven ♔

  ♔ Antoine's POV ♔ 

I slap my forehead and look away. Of course Filipe had to ask something like that, embarrassing me in front of her. Twice tonight as well.

"N-no-no. Of course not.." Marisa quickly responds shaking her head awkwardly. 

"Oh sorry my bad. Anyways, bye. Thank you for the party! " Filipe mumbles quickly getting into the car.

I just stood there feeling embarrassed. I had to say something because I didn't want her to think different of me but after that, Filipe you wait till I get into the car.

"Marisa." I say calmly.

She looks at me and replies, "Yes Antoine?" 

"I'm so sorry about Filipe. And the instagram thing. I'll make sure I sort it out when I get back hom-"

"No it's fine haha. I like Filipe, he's funny. You must be lucky to have him as a friend." She starts smiling. Her smile was somewhat contagious as I immediately started smiling back. 

"And about Instagram, it's fine. I would love to talk to you more, you're a cool guy." She speaks, her hands crossed.

I was starstruck, lost in those breathtaking eyes of hers. I found myself starring at her body again and her beautiful imperfections. 

"Really? Oh okay. Well I would love to talk to you too Marisa." I smile finally saying her name. I didn't know why but I always hesitated to say her name. 

"Bro are you coming? I'm gonna drive off without you if you don't hurry up!" Filipe shouts rolling the screen down.

We both give one glance at him and then burst out into laughter. I stopped laughing when I looked back at Marisa's face. Her eye's filled with tears and her cheeks rosier than ever. It started getting a little windy and a strand of her hair flew into her face, touching her mouth.

Before she could move it, I grab the piece of hair and swept it away from her face so her vision was clear. She just looks down and then looks back up at me and smiles, feeling shy.

I felt shy too. Like why did I do that? Lord knows grizi. 

"Your hair was in the way. I'm gonna go now before he actually drives off without me" I spoke, smiling at her one last time as I rush towards the car.

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"What was taking you so long man?" Filipe asks me, as I strap on my seat belt.

"Nothing I was coming" I lie.

"No you weren't. You were too busy talking to her" he laughs.

"Yeah" I say too busy focused on the phone I held in my hands.

I got this whiff of fragrance from the phone so I brought it closer towards my nose and smelt the perfume. 

"Are you sniffing your phone?" Filipe asks me looking shocked.

"What? N-n-no. I was- why are you looking at me? Shouldn't you be looking at the road? What are you trying to do? Getting us killed?" I snap back as the phone falls out from my hands into my lap.