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I graduated high school and my parents didn't let me take a gap year before going to university.

The truth is, I had no idea what to study, there were things that caught my eye but I didn't see myself doing it for the rest of my life.

Neither was there something I was passionate about at the level of passion my friends had for their careers they had already chosen since freshman year.

It was like everyone knew perfectly what to do with their lives but me.

I hadn't a plan. Absolutely nothing, but desire to be in the sofa watching Netflix 24/7. But there was no career related to that.

I chose the last career on my list by checking off all the other options: nutrition.

This last year, I started to be interested in taking care of my body and to be aware of what I eat, so I thought it'd help me also to improve my diet in the future. But, the main reason why I chose that career was very simple: it doesn't have maths.

These last weeks I've been in my process for admission into university.

After so many tests, the next month I'll get into Barcelona University, I managed to be selected, it's official and I couldn't be happier.

Now, I just had to come and deliver my documents. It was draining, there were many first year students like me standing in line ahead of me, so I had to wait several hours.

It was summer, and it was super hot, so I was craving something very icy.

Once I finished my University stuff, I walk to a nearby coffee shop. There I will wait for my brother to pick me up.

Even though I'm of legal age, I don't have a car nor can I drive. Well, I do consider I know the basics because my dad gave me some driving lessons a few years ago, but according to my parents I still need practice.

I thought I wouldn't walk that far but the coffe shop was farther than it looked, to that you add the current weather: walk with the sun in all its glory and the feeling as if a dragon spits fire in your face. Not a great combo.

As soon as I get to the establishment I open the door, I desperately need air conditioner and a mocha frappe with lots of ice.

To my bad luck another person comes out faster than me and pushes me making my ass hit the ground.

My folder with my documents fall too and now all my papers are scattered on the floor

I curse in my mind.

My eyes are set on the perpetrator, my gaze run through his grey jordan 1 retro high up to his face, I blink several times as I recognize him.

"Wanna a picture?" he looks at me with disgust.

In another situation of course I'd have wanted a picture to show off my brother, but I didn't like the tone he just spoke to me.

"You should better watch your step" I stand up from the ground and shake my ass with my hands to clean my levis.

Finally I pick up my papers, it should be mentioned that at no time did he offer to help me and I didn't even notice when he left.

I walk into the coffee shop and most people were pointing their cameras in the direction the football player had gone.

He didn't even care that people were recording him to helping me and yet they looked at him as if he were a god when he was a complete cocky lout. Ridiculous.

I order the frappe I needed and I finally sit down to rest.

Alex doesn't take long to get to me, the first thing he does is steal what was left of my frappe and on the way home, I told him what happened with Gavi but he didn't believe me.

Like I said, my brother is the best.

When I get home, I keep reading on my mobile, it's the only thing I do lately.

I have to take advantage, once I get to class I won't have much time.

My door opens suddenly and my heinous and annoying dear brother appears.

"What do you want?" I ask without taking off the view of my cell phone. there are priorities.

"You didn't lie"

I lift my gaze and I see him confused.

He throws himself to my side in the bed and puts his phone in my face.

It was a tiktok someone had recorded inside the cafeteria at the exact moment Gavi threw me to the ground.

My face looks perfectly clear while he was on his back.

Awesome.

"It has to be a joke" I take his mobile and play the short video again several times.

"You're famous now" he laughs beside me. "You can upload a storytime and will increase the number of followers"

"How funny" I throw his mobile at his chest. "And obvious that what I told you was true"

"It's just, because you're obsessed with Gavi I didn't know whether to believe you. By the way, why didn't you ask your boyfriend for a picture?"

"I'm not obsessed with that guy!" I scream as I stand up. "Just because I said he wasn't bad it doesn't mean that I like him, he's not even my type and if he were, an ugly personality destroys a pretty face"

"Whatever" proceeds to settle into my bed and look at his mobile.

"Get out of here!" I literally throw him out and lock my door.

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I was at my best friend Valeria's, I have always called her Bal, we met in high school and since then we have been inseparable.

We are watching Sex Education in her bedroom, is a series that we both really like.

"Hey, Angie"

"Mmmh" I take a fist of hot cheetos to my mouth while Otis gave one of his great sexual advices.

Bal pauses the episode, we were watching the first season again while we waited for the fourth season.

"I forget to ask, you don't want to join us for a game tomorrow?" she takes a brief pause. "My little brother got sick so he can't go"

Bal and his family had this tradition of going to all Real Madrid games. They were madridistas to die.

"I'm not sure, you know I'm not a big fan"

"It's versus barça, you can ask Alex if he wants to go" suggests.

"I will" I nod without giving much importance to the topic and we continue to watch the show.

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The first thing I do when I arrive at home is to go to my brother's room and tell him about the match.

"How are you gonna miss this BIG game like you said?" I emphasize the word "big" unbeliever.

"Simple, I refuse to sit in the stands of Real Madrid"

"No matter where you sit, you will go to support your team and uppermost FREE"

It was just stunned that he missed the chance to see his team play live for that.

"It goes against my principles" repeatedly shook his head. "Go away, temptation"

One second he pushes me out and slams the door in my face.