Mein Liebe

Chapter Five

        Mats' birthday was near. And I really wanted to plan a party, but something more special, maybe a surprise party, exactly! So I started to plan everything. It was giving me a lot of work so I asked the help of some friends, Nora was taking care of the place and music, Evelise was taking care of the food, Heidi the guests, and I, needed to get the best gift of all, which obviously would be not a easy task.

        Nora got a ballroom not far from Signal Iduna, and a German musician loved by Mats. Evelise  got the best Triple-Decker Strawberry cake, and Heidi made the guest list, with approximately 150 guests (including teammates, from BVB and the national team, close friends, people related to football etc). 

        With the reflection of the excellent work done by them, I was feeling horrible because 3 days away till Mats' birthday and I had no idea what I would present him with. So, in this December 13, 2013 I decided to go to a bakery, and eat what gives me inspiration: PRETZELS

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        After I've got that flu I promissed to myself never ever even think (and bet something) that I could beat Mats in FIFA. I  had taken some medicine and I got a little better. But the constant cold made ​​me have to wear an overcoat, scarf, warm socks and boots. 

        At the bakery, I bought many many pretzels; and when I was leaving, trying to get rid of the package, I saw the not-natural-blonde-haired lady, which I found out that was called Genevie (because of the name written down in her Starbucks cup), arm in arm with Robert. He had seen me, and had no escape, we were walking from the front to the other, he seemed a little embarrassed but seeing that we would pass on the side of each other, it seems he decided to come to greet me. I stopped, curious to see how he would present Genevie.

     "Hi Amanda, she is..." it was clear his shame. But, before I could say hi back, Eveliese showed up, kissing my cheeks with the cake on her hands.

     "Hi Mandy, hi Robert and hi.." - she was reading the name written on Genevie's cup- "Genevieve"

      "It's no Genevieve, it's GE-NE-VIE" she said spelling her name.

      "Ok, so hi Genevie" Eveliese said with a big smile.

Genevie, clearly upset, turned to Robert and said: "I will go now, see you later?" Robert was paralyzed and didn't even answer. Genevie turned around and walked away.

      "Hmm, so, I better go too, but not not to the same way, you know, to my house, to meet my wife that I love so so so much"

I looked at him suspiciously and said "Okay, but take these invitations, for Mats' surprise party, " he took them and went away.

      "Bye Robert" Eleviese said when he was away from us, and he just waved. "Wow, you didn't tell me Robert had a mistress" she said while we walked down the sidewalk.

      "I don't know if she's his mistress and I have enough problems to myself, Mats birthday is in 3 days and I don't have a gift yet" 

    "Really!? even I already have." I am at rock bottom. Eveliese is that friend that always leave everything until the last minute and she's already got Mats gift and I, who am his girlfriend don't.

      "Better, because now you can help me" everything has its good side.

      "Fine, I will leave the cake in the fridge and I'll meet you later" I said okay and kept walking.

        3 hours later, I finally decided the best gift, which I wasn't going to buy in any store but in my house, in my old stuff box.

        So I run, fast, very fast. And when I got home I didn't even realized Mats stopped in front of my building. I went straight to the room, and kept in my closet was the box, I opened it, and took a France NT jersey autographed by none other than Zinedine Zidane (Mats' idol in football). I know I should have told him I had this jersey but I just forgot, it was so long buried in that box.

        Narrowly Mats didn't found the shirt. And when he entered the room, I kept it and tried to look natural.

        "Gee! are you training to run a marathon?" he laughed and then I laughed nervously.

        "Haha, well I just tought I had left the stove on" he looked suspiciously to me and sat on the bed.

        "Ok. So, december 16 is close..." he looked at me kind of child.

        "Yeah so...?" I pretended I have forgotten.

 He looked at me sorrowfully and it made ​​me want to hug him and shower him with kisses.

        "Come on Mats I am so busy now, will you tell me or what?"

        "Just forget" he looked at me coldly and left.

      I swear, I almost ran up to him and made him stop thinking I had forgotten his birthday, but I couldn't ruin the surprise party and everything.

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Mats' POV

        I could not believe it! She forgot my birthday! How could she?

       I walked to my car parked across the street, but got paralyzed because leaning on my car was Cathy, my ex-girlfriend. I thought about turning around and go back to Mandy's apartment and say sorry and be okay with her, but the sound of the driver honking at me to get out of the middle of the street woke me up. I cautiously walked up to her, but ran when I saw that her right arm was bleeding.

        When I came up to her and grabbed her arm, she let out a scream.

        "Cathy? What happened for God's sake?!" she groaned in pain.

        "I-I was walking to my apartment and I saw your car and I wanted to meet you to say happy early birthday since I am flying to France tomorrow and I won't be here in your real anniversary day. And then a man with black mask attacked me pulling my bag, then I did not let it and he cut me with a penknife, incredibly it sank deeply into my arm and it was even more painful when he withdrew the penknife and ran." I gaped, a maniac roaming near Mandy's home.

        "Shit. I better take you to the hospital soon, you're bleeding a lot." I said and led her on my car.

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Amanda's POV

        He left my house and my heart went with him. God, I don't know if it was the right thing to do in making him feel sad just because it's a surprise party and such; maybe I should come up with an excuse and follow the plan. 

        A loud honk out there took me out of my reverie, and that's when I saw Mats led Cathy to his car. If my heart was with him, now he was stepping on it.