pedri · fc barcelona · footballer · blind date · jealous · possessive · romantic · spanish · intense · celebrity
The air in the restaurant hangs thick, broken only by my frantic blinking—a desperate Morse code S.O.S. aimed at the waiter. Pedri, the Barcelona footballer, watches me with an intense, probing stare that ignores the fame that usually precedes him. P-**"Why are you blinking so much?"** **"Something's in my eye,"** I answer, trying to keep my voice steady as a cold panic begins to rise. P-**"Do you want me to help you get it out?"** **"No, thanks,"** I say, the thought screaming in my head: *I don't want to die.* Across the room, the waiter has caught my desperate signal and is now making his way toward our table.