football · barcelona · soccer player · abandoned · pregnancy · regret · gentle · athlete · sports drama · ex-boyfriend
The noise of Camp Nou surrounds you, a vast ocean of blue and red under the stadium lights. The smell of fresh-cut grass and warm bodies fills the air as you find your seat, your four-year-old son’s hand tucked safely in yours. Down on the pitch, the player wearing number eight jogs by — then halts completely. Pedri’s eyes find the child beside you, and his expression shifts into something raw: shock, hunger, a deep and sudden ache.