SANTI'S POV
I was walking through the streets of this stupid city angry, but that anger soon subsides and I stop to think if she walked this same street as me right now. If, while walking through the streets of this city, she thought of me or missed me as I missed her in Italy.
I ended up sitting in a park crying and after a while Carla arrived and ended up putting her arm over my shoulders. "I'm sorry I brought you here, I thought..." My best friend started, but I shook my head. At this moment I don't have the strength to argue with anyone or anything, not when the only thoughts invading my mind were of Jess "Never mind, just tell me when the fuck we're going to get out of here."
"We're leaving in two days. Today I have record signing, we must be there in an hour to prepare everything and it will start in the afternoon." She said softly, "You have, I don't do anything there." I assured. The last thing I wanted was to be in a place where I would have to put up with seeing people, it's not what I wanted at the moment "Yes, you do, you're my best friend and it's either that or someone watching you, you decide."
"I don't need a babysitter." I protested, "Obviously L.A. is affecting you, so yes, you need a babysitter." She retorted, "Okay, I'll go with you." I agreed, "Thanks, now let's go at the coffee shop around the corner." We got up from the bench and walked to the cafeteria, which wasn't far away. Carla was telling me what we're going to do for these two days, but at this moment I didn't care about everything. The only thing I was looking forward to at this point was to get as far away from here as possible.
"Santi, are you listening to me?" asked Carla a little annoyed "It's obvious I'm not, don't you think?" I asked ironically "Look, I know you're angry, but I thought coming here might help you recover a little." She said, "Well, you've made a mistake." I muttered, "Now I realize, but I can't back down."
"That's what happens when you don't put Wisky necklace right, Miky. Now you're running late for school, and you can be pretty clear I don't want to get any more of those fights." I hadn't paid the slightest attention to any conversation in the cafeteria, but hearing that little reprimand... That girl's voice reminds me of Jessica's. I couldn't help but pay attention to that particular conversation.
"Sorry Jess, I didn't notice." Someone protested "Next time you'll be the one running after Wisky." The girl with the same name and voice as my girlfriend said, "I will, but don't be mad Jessica." The boy asked. I turned in the direction those two voices were coming from and that's when I notice the girl with her back to me right now. Seeing her with her back to me also reminded me a lot of Jessica, but when she turns around, I see it's her and I freeze in place.
"Santi... Santi, listen to me, come on..." I heard Carla's voice in the background, but at this moment I couldn't believe anything my eyes were seeing "Jessica..." I whispered, "What do you say? ... Wait, what?... No... This can't be real." I heard my best friend say, but I had already gotten up from my seat right then and there and went out after Jessica. I know it didn't take long for Carla to follow me. I still couldn't believe she's alive. How come she didn't return to Italy? How come she didn't tell anyone she's alive? Didn't she want to go back to Italy? Had she met someone and decided to leave everything behind? All those questions made me stop in my tracks looking for them.
"Santi, don't just stand there... Come on... Fuck Jessica, stop!!!" Carla shouted desperately and angrily I say, but it is at that moment Jess seems to realize we're calling her, that she turns in our direction and stares at us. "Are you talking to me?" asked Jess, looking like she didn't understand anything going on. "Obviously we're talking to you, can you explain to me what the fuck is going on here?"
"I'm sorry, but I don't know what you're talking about." She said confused, "Now pretend you don't know us..." Carla murmured, but Jess apparently heard it, "I really don't know who you are... Are you fine?" she asked the last thing, focusing her gaze on me "Jess..." I whispered "How do you expect us to be okay if we thought...?" my best friend continued angrily, but Jess ignores her and starts to approach us, but she passes Carla and that's when I realize she's coming in my direction. "Are you okay? Can I help you with anything?" she asked in a soft tone, "I... I..."
Flashback (narrator)
The children were at break time. It had been weeks since they had met and were best friends. They were looking out for each other at all times, sharing everything, even snacks, and even though they had more friends at the nursery, they weren't separated for a second while they were at the nursery. Sometimes they would meet to play in the afternoon, usually four times a week, because on the other days in the afternoon, Jessica would go to her grandmother's house for the afternoon.
There was a day when Jessica hadn't shown up in the morning at the nursery, and Santi was sad he couldn't spend the day with her, so he had spent the break sitting alone, until something made him look up, although it would be better to say someone.
"Are you okay, Santi? Can I help you with anything?" the little girl asked her best friend "Jessica..." The boy whispered, not believing his best friend was in front of him, "Yes, it's me... I'm sorry I didn't come sooner, I had to go to the doctor."
"Were you feeling bad?" he asked worriedly. "No, it was just a check-up. Why do you look so sad?" asked Jessica with a frown, "I thought you got sick and that's why you didn't come to day-care." The boy said, shrugging his shoulders, "Well, I'm fine, let's go play for a while." Santi quickly got up from where he was and they spent the rest of the break playing as they always did. And it's at that moment that love begins to be born in them.
End flashback
"Jess, you have to take me to school." The boy behind her said, "Shit, it's true... Well, I've got to go... I hope you get better..." Jessica said with a small smile on her face and with that, she almost ran out of my side to go to the boy she was with, Miky. The tears were already running down my face, but this time they weren't tears of pain, but happy, because Jessica hadn't died, she's alive and well, and in a small part, they were tears of sadness because she doesn't seem to remember me, everything we've been through.
"I can't believe it... It was her..." I whispered more to myself than to anyone "But she pretends she doesn't know us, what the fuck is wrong with her?" asked Carla annoyed, "She's alive Carla..." I said louder this time, "I know... I still can't believe it... Listen, we'll talk about this later, but now we have to go to the place where the record signing will be."