Chapter 8: CHAPTER SEVEN - flashback

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CHAPTER SEVEN - flashback

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I was at recovery when I got a facetime call from Hector. In the last days we hadn't talxed to each other on the phone but been texting a lot. I accepted the call. "Holaa, Hec" "Hola, Eli. Look what I found. Wait where are you?" "Recovery, but I can talk for a few minutes. What did you find?" He turned the camera around and it showed a gold medal in his hand. "Do you remember?" "Oh my god is that-?" "yeah. Last time we won something together."

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27th of May 2022 2:36pm; Barcelona, Spain

The referee finally blew the final whistle and I ran towards Hector. He hugged me and slowly more of our teammates came to us and joined. There was a lot of talking or well yelling over each other. I grabbed Hectors face with both of my hands. "¡Vamosss!" he grabbed my face too "¡Campeones!" "Otra vez" I said before hugging him again.

"That was our last win together, huh?" Lamine asked. "why would you say that?" Pau asked. "aren't you moving to a womens team now, Elisa?" Lamine asked. "Yeah" "Did you already talk to the femini coach?" Marc asked "something like that. I have to tell you guys something about that" "What is it?" the other Marc now asked "later" I couldn't tell them. Not now, later. They were so happy and I knew they'd get mad or sad or something like that.

I was eating breakfast with Lamine, Pau and Marc Bernal. "So what was with the femini coach? what do you need to tell us" "Well I talked to a womens team coach. He said that if I impress him enough and put a lot of work in I might make my debut this year" "seriously?" "senior debut?" "that's great!" "yeah" I said quietly. I didn't know how to tell them. "First of us to make their debut for Barça" "It won't be for Barça actually" I told them. They all looked confused. "Wait what?" pau asked. "I'm moving to Munich" "so what? You're signing with Bayern?" "yeah" "no. You can't do that" Marc said. "Marc-" "No. You're just going to leave us just like that?" "No. It's more complicated than that" "No it's not. You're going to Bayern for what? This is your home, Elisa. We're your family" "yeah but-" "no I won't have this" He said and got up. "You're seriously leaving?" Pau asked. "yeah" Pau got up as well. "Lamine?" "I-" he didn't even his sentence before going after Pau.

I was walking down the hall when I saw Marc. "Why is Bernal upset? He said it's something you said. What's up?" "I- I'm leaving" "what?" "I'm going to Munich" "what? you can't leave" "I am" "You can't. You belong here. We're your family. You can't just go" "Marc please listen" "no" he said before storming off.

I went outside. I stood by a pitch where a U7 or something like that was training. It's where it all began for me too. "Elisa!" Hector. Great. "Is it true? Bernal told me you're leaving. He's joking right?" "No I am" "Seriously?" "yeah" "where to?" "Bayern Munich" "Bayern? You can't." "They made me a really great offer" "You can't leave. This is your home. You can't go to Bayern!" "I'll start training with the senior team right away. If I'm good enough I'll still make my debut this year. I can't pass that up. I'd have to wait another year here for that opportunity at least." "Bayern womens is so much worse than Barcelona though. " "easier to prove myself there. If I work really hard I might play for germany before I'm 18. Imagine that" "You're leaving us for that! Is it really worth it?" "maybe" "Unbelievable. Seriously unbelievable, Elisa!" he yelled and then also stormed off. In that moment the mens senior team walked by. I guess they just finished training. "What was that about?" Ale asked. I turned around and was tearing up. "oh" he hugged me. "Whats up?" "I think I just screwed my whole life up" I said. "What did you do?" "I'm leaving to Bayern and just about everyone is now mad at me" "You're leaving?" he asked softly no yelling for once. "yeah" "What am I supposed to do without you here?" "We made it when Xavi left. You can do it without me" "I'm not so sure. But seriously Bayern?" "Best club in Germany. It's Germany" "Is that why you're leaving? Germany?" "Well as much as Barcelona is home, so is Germany. I just have to go back. I feel like I'm losing more and more of my german side. I speak horrible German. I really have to get home. My other home. Plus I might make my debut soon at bayern" "how soon?" "this year" "You are 14 years old. You can't make your debut yet" "I'll be 15" "That's crazy. So everyone is mad at you?" "Yeah. Marc, other Marc, Lamine, Pau, Hector. I hope I can make it right with them before I go" "You are leaving me on my own. You get that, right?" "You'll be fine."

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"Have you talked to Bernal again?" "No. Not since our argument" "That was such a long time ago" "over 2 years. I miss him as my friend, but I don't think either of us are ready to have that conversation yet" "I think he misses you. We all do. It's been different since you left. It got more normal with time, but when you were here it was just better I guess" "So I should come back?" "Anytime. The sooner the better. Just come back" "I want to but I love my life here in Munich. I don't know if I'm ready yet to give a whole life up again."

"Who were you talking to?" Jamal asked from the other side of the room "Just a friend from Spain" "Just a friend?" "yeah" "from Spain?" "yeah" "What is this friends name?" "Hector" "How and when did you and Hector meet?" "La Masia in like 2013. Why are you asking all these questions?" "Just curious. Wait La Masia? He's not a Barcelona player still?" "yeah. Was on the bench when you guys played them" "Okay I don't support you talking to him" "I have a lot friends that play for Barcelona. You know that, right?" "I try to ignore it" "I am supposed to ask you when you are coming to Barcelona" "From?" "Pau and Ale" "Tell them they have to wait a little" "Are you thinking about switching to Barça?" "It's a great club and I don't know what the future holds yet. Are you?" "I either stay here or move to Barcelona. No other option for me"

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A/N: I just finished writing chapter

9 and I'm so excited to write the

next few. I also kind of like Chapter

9, not a great chapter but I do like

it. Also I wrote this chapter in so

little time that was crazy

.