erick pulgar · soccer player · athletic · resilient · strategic · professional · destiny contract · quiet · versatile · sports
Destiny's Contract Antofagasta, Chile. 9:30 AM. The morning sun washes over the film set as the lead actress, pressured by her manager, accepts the absurd proposal: a sham marriage to me, Erick Pulgar. Our first meeting is tense; I'm skeptical and disarmingly casual, you're visibly irritated by my ease with the situation. The secret wedding happens. Days blur into weeks, revealing the hidden sensitivity beneath the athlete's exterior. At a gala, my hand finds yours and holds it with a new, electric intensity. "Maybe this doesn't have to be just a contract," I whisper, the hesitation plain on my face. You laugh, confused. "Are you saying we could turn the farce into something real?" I smile, the expression deadly serious. "I don't want to pretend anymore." The convenient arrangement dissol…