'it's great to finally have you back sergio.' says zidane with a smile before giving me a hug.
'i'm just in a good place right now.' i reply with a smile.
we just played against betis at the bernabéu, they scored within the 24th minute but we fought back and we won. cristiano scored just before half time and i scored one of my infamous last minute goals that pisses the other teams off.
'hey sergio, marco is having a meal at this place with the entire team, you want to come?' asks dani.
'yeah sure, i'll come.' i say with a smile.
'oh and invite adira.' adds marco with a smile.
'sure, i'll ask her but i can't guarantee you she'll come.' i say slight confused before we get ready for our group photo.
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'you look ridiculous.' says adira bursting out laughing.
'what are you even doing?' she says pointing at me on the her phone, 'you look like an utter twat sergio.'
'everyone looks normal and you just had to be that slightly bit extra, you could have least put some shorts on at least.' she says wiping her eyes.
'i'm sorry, i'm sorry that's the funniest thing i've seen all day.'
'are you done?' i ask her, she takes a deep breath and nods.
'good, marco invited us to dinner tonight. do you want to come? i told him that you might not come just in case.' i say shrugging.
'of course, i'll come.' she says with a smile, 'but does he know we're not together?'
'i think so.' i shrug.
'right, looks like i need to get ready!' she says before turning around and going upstairs.
it's been a month since the night adira forgave me but we're now closer than ever. we're not together as she still hasn't made her mind up yet. but i will wait a year or ten if that means she'll get to mine once again. right now, i'm just blessed to have her in my life, even if it's just as a friend, it's better than nothing.
around an hour later, adira comes down.
'what do you think, too much?' she asks gritting her teeth and looking down at her outfit and back at me.
'you look beautiful.' i say nearly speechless.
'you think so? this dress is just a cheap thing i got from primark, nothing special.' she says looking down at her black dress.
'you could put on a trash bag and still look gorgeous.' i say laughing.
'okay, i'm going to take that as a compliment.' she says before putting on some red lipstick on.
'ready?' i say putting my arm out.
'ready.' she says with a smile taking my arm.
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'sergio! adira!' says àlvaro excitedly giving us a hug as we walk in.
'àlvaro i saw you like two hours ago.' i say rolling my eyes.
'yeah but i haven't seen adira in over a week!' he says with a smile then marco walks over.
'so lovely for you to come adira.' he says in english.
'thank you for inviting me.' she replies.
'would you like a drink of anything?' he asks and she nods, 'follow me, i'll get you a drink.' he says and she follows him.
'so sergio, what's happening between you both?' says cristiano walking over to me.
'well, we're friends. she hasn't mentioned about us being a relationship but i don't to bring it up just in case. we're in a good place and i don't want to ruin that.' i say.
'fair enough, she's a great woman. you guys are made for each other.' he says with a smile.
adira comes back a few minutes later, looking slightly in shock.
'you okay?' i ask her putting my arm on her, making her jump and look at me.
'y-yes, i'm i'm fine.' she says stuttering nervously. i look at her slightly confused and worried. adira never stutters and i've never seen her act this strangely before.
i look over at marco who is talking to karim, he looks back at me and smirks making me frown.
'sergio can we go home.' says adira quietly looking down at the floor.
'um sure. what's wrong?' i say quietly.
'nothing, i just want to go home. i don't feel well.' she replies quietly.
'alright, i'll go and tell marco.
'no!' she says quickly, 'i mean just tell cristiano or someone to pass it on. i'll be outside.' she says before walking away.
'everything okay?' asks àlvaro.
'i'm going to take adira home, she doesn't feel well. could you tell marco for me and tell him we're sorry.' i say and i walk out the house.
what has happened to adira for her to react this way?
