Different Now (Sergio Ramos) **SLOW UPDATES**

chapter nineteen

It was a Valencia area code. Meaning only one thing. A horrible thing.
"Hello, 'Sergito', is it? My, it's been a while." Her voice echoed through my ears, and my mind begins racing. I automatically recognized that raspy voice, realizing it was the infamous, Pilar Rubio.
At this very moment, instead of listening to this witch, I wanted Marina next to me.
I just wanted everything to go right for once in my life, and Marina was the key to that. But I don't have her, the lock to happiness stays sealed closed.

Her voice felt like glass cutting my skin as her words pierced my ears. As soon as she said Sergito, a trigger was set off.
My angry, bad trigger. Only Marina has the right to call me that, and I felt blood boil in my veins. Pilar has no ownership of me to be saying that.

"Don't call me that." I gritted my teeth, and my tone became flat. She scoffs, then let's out an annoying giggle.

"Babe, Oscar, isn't mine anymore. But you're up in the market now, ri-" She pauses, waiting for my response. Silence fell, yet hearing little chuckles from her.

"No, I'm not." I clench my teeth, so tempted to end this call.
"Oh. Marina. Isn't it?" She scoffs, and tone becomes as flat as mine.
"What do you see in her.." She murmurs, just enough for me to pick up. I decided very quickly to make her piss off, but I wasn't sure it would work.

"You really want to know, Pilar?" I chuckle to myself, walking around the bed room.
"Sure. Surprise me. Isn't like she has anything I don't." She sighs, annoyed. I could picture her lips, all pursed and sophisticated as always. One of the many things I really hate about her.
"Heh, that's funny." I say, about to tap the End Call button.

"What is? The fact you downgraded from me?" She laughs at her own joke, snorting between laughs. Sometimes, I wanted to cut her vocal chords out.
Just to not hear that horrid laugh of hers.
"No, the fact that she is everything you're not." I hung up the phone, resisting the urge to call Marina and tell her about this. But she probably doesn't care. And I really wish she would.
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Suddenly (but not surprising), my phone goes back off.
Valencia area code, again.
Pilar.
"Okay, please leave me alone, Pilar! I really don't appreci-" Pilar begins sobbing, and huffing between each tear.
"Sergio. Please just listen,"
For some stupid reason, I let my soft spot for women get the best of me again.
I softly let a Mhm slip my lips.
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"Thank you. God this is so hard to say....," She starts, huffing between each sob.
"Sergio, remember that one night we spent together two years ago?" She is interrupted by a clatter of dishes reaching the floor, and footsteps stomping toward the phone.
"Mommy!" A little boy yells.
And my heart drops, and my mind begins thinking of all the worst to come.

Marina's POV

"Are you serious, Iker?"
I asked, and his eyebrows raised.
"Why wouldn't I be?" He says, seriousness infesting his tone of voice.

"Marina, I know you think you can trust a lot of people, but you really can't." He says, putting his head down in disagreement. He seemed very down about my situation.

I was so confused. So does he not want me trusting Sergi? Because I have issues with that as it is. And I just can't bare to find anything else out about his "past" with Pilar. I would scream in agony and I wouldn't bother with Sergio anymore. I'd leave him, and that'd be that. I feel like I have given him one too many chances. And there's only so little my heart can take, and it's reaching its limits. God I hate secrets and how they're just slowly coming out at the wrong time.

I start looking around everywhere besides Iker, hoping none of this was
real.
"What do you mean, Iker?" My cheeks turned red and went cold. Iker looks up to meet my eyes, and his brown eyes were ice cold.
"You can trust me on this, but be careful with others. That's all I can say for now, and I believe you should go. You need some thinking to do." He stands up, raising his arm out towards me. His arm points to the direction of the door, leading me out.
"Okay, Iker. You don't have to tell me. I appreciate it a lot. Thank you." I softly say, trying not to show the disappointment in my voice.
I make my way towards his front door, saying goodbye to Sara, she offers me a warm smile. My feet meet the tan concrete stairs of their front door, and I wave goodbye. As I turn my back, I hear Iker murmur (loudly) to her,
"I'm highly concerned for her, Sara. She's very emotional."
"Babe.." Her voice went low and sad, closing the door behind me.
I pretend that I heard none of it, wishing the tears would stay in my eyes, not down my cheeks. Iker just proved to me that Sergio could be lying, about everything. And that just breaks me to pieces.
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