Reunion (Dan/Nando)
Part 1/3
A beautiful day, the sky was clear, there was hardly a cloud.
After 10 years Fernando Torres moved back to Liverpool, his wife got a job there, and as long as he used to play there years ago, he decided that he will open his 9 fitness club there and start a new life.
After a few months, everything has been settled and he started work.
One day he got home, his wife, Olalla greeted him as usual, she often came home before him, so probably she had enough time to prepare some food.
“Hey sweetie.. what’s in the kitchen?” Fernando said, pecking Olalla’s cheek
“Pasta, hope you don’t get bored”
“Nah, pasta is fine, give me that plate I’m starving”
“Anyway, after you finish eating, I’ll go and pick up the kids from school and you go out to the supermarket and buy some things, we ran out of some goods, the list is on the table”
“Sure” Fernando smiled and finished eating.
He took the shopping list, pecked Olalla’s lips and quickly headed outside and got into his car.
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At the supermarket, Fernando did have some problems with shopping, there are several types of each thing, and he couldn’t determine which one Olalla had asked for.
“Headache” he mumbled, suddenly, he heard a crying sound, turning around, he found out it was a little boy, he was crying, probably he had been lost from his mother.
“Hey kiddo, what’s wrong?” Fernando at the little boy and smiled “Can I help you?” the boy looked at him with curious but suspicious eyes, “It’s okay, I won’t harm you” the boy finally revealed that he had been lost from his father, and his ‘papa’ like he said was nowhere to be seen.
“Okay, I’ll help you find him” Fernando smiled “What does he look like?”
“papa has green eyes, and freckles like you, and tattoos like you too”
“Okay.. how old are you?” Fernando asked the boy
“Nine”
“Great, so, do you have hobbies?”
“Yes, I like reading, and I like football, my father plays with me, he used to be a football player”
“What a coincidence, I used to be a football player too” Fernando smiled, and then he heard someone yelling…
“Jamie? Jamie baby? Where are you? Jamie?” the boy suddenly let go of Fernando’s hand and ran away, Fernando chased after him and finally ended up finding him standing with a man. “Oh my god, I thought you were kidnapped or something” the man said, hugging his son “I was so scared”
“Me too, papa, but I met this man and helped me to find you” the boy said pointing at Fernando, the father turned around, Fernando’s eyes widened in surprise
“Fernando?”
“Daniel?”
The man suddenly broke out laughing
“Oh Fernando, it’s been a long time” Daniel said
“Yeah… I didn’t expect to see you again, here, like this, how have you been?”
“I’ve been good, thank you, and you, Fernando?”
“Good”
“Papa… you know him…?
“Yes baby, we used to ….. we used to play together, he was a good friend” they fell in silent for awhile
“So… it’s really nice to see you here… well I gotta go and buy the things my wife ordered, it’s frustrating, so it will take time” Fernando said, smiling awkwardly
“Oh… I see, do you need help?”
“Sure”
Daniel Agger, he was still the same, his eyes, his voice, his accent, his smile, they were still the same, he was still the very same Daniel Fernando had known.
Looking at his son, Daniel smiled
“Let’s do this”
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After buying all the things he needed, thanks to the help of Daniel and Jamie, Fernando offered them some drinks, and they gladly accepted
“So you are now married, to Olalla, your girlfriend?” Daniel asked, taking a sip of his coffee
“Yeah…”
“Do you have any kids?”
“Yes, two” Fernando smiled “Nora and Léo, so you’re married too? How’s your wife?”
“Well… Uh, I… we…”
“Mama left papa when I was 3, and she married another man, but she calls me every week”
“Jamie…” Daniel sighed
“I’m sorry to hear that, Daniel” Fernando spoke
“It’s alright… I can be a good father” and silence covered them for awhile
“Papa?” Jamie finally spoke “I have homework”
“Oh, right, excuse me, Fernando, I have to go, Jamie has school tomorrow” Daniel stood up and bid Fernando goodbye
“Okay, it’s really good to see you again, I hope we can meet up sometimes, you can come to my office, it’s right next my old house, remember it?”
“Of course… goodbye Fernando, I’ll see you around”
“Goodbye, Daniel, take care” Fernando gave Daniel and Jamie a warm hug, they said goodbye and went on separated ways.