Dear Cristiano,
I could honestly say you’ve been on my mind
Since I woke up today. I look at your photograph all the time
These memories come back to life and I don’t mind.
I remember the simple things. I remember when we both cried
But the one thing I wish I’d forget, the memory I want to forget
is goodbye…
I listen to our favorite song playing on the radio
Hear the D.J. say he loves a game of easy come and easy go.
But I wonder does he know? Has he ever felt like this?
And I know that you’d be here right now, if I could let you know somehow.
Well it was good to hear your voice when I called you last night
I’m glad you made it safely to Madrid. You sounded so alone.
I hope you’re doing fine, and if you ever wonder, I’m lonely here tonight.
I’m lost here in this moment, and time keeps slipping by
and if I could have just one wish, I’d have you by my side
I miss you and I need you.
I love you more, than I did before
and if today I don’t see your face…
Nothing’s changed, no one can take your place. It gets harder everyday
I’m sorry it’s this way
Well I try to live without you. The tears fall from my eyes
I’m alone and I feel empty, I’m torn apart inside
I look up at the stars hoping you’re doing the same.
Somehow I feel closer. I never want to lose you
You’re the one that I hold on to and my heart would stop without you…
We both agreed to stay friends…
but I know I could have saved a love that night, if I’d known what to say.
Instead of making love, we both made our separate ways.
Sincerely yours,
Hayley
HAYLEY:
She laughed when she read his text message. Somehow she felt chemistry when they talked. But she didn’t want to feel it. She hated his behaviour. But she also loved it. It confused her. She didn’t text him back anymore. He was not going to get what he wanted.
The next week she went out for dinner with her ex boyfriend. He had called her and wanted her back. She had dumped him last year because he cheated on her. She wasn’t planning on taking him back, but she wanted to hear what he had to say. She hadn’t talked to Cristiano anymore and hadn’t seen him either. When Hayley and her Ex boyfriend named Jesse entered the restaurant. She stood quiet, very shocked. She totally had not expected this. Cristiano sat there with Marcelo, Pepe and Ricardo having dinner. She didn’t want him to see her with her ex boyfriend. But it was too late. He saw her. Hayley decided to just play the game. She walked to Cristiano’s table. ”Hey there” She said smiling at him. Jesse stood behind her akwardly. She couldn’t care less. She didn’t want him back anyway. ”Do you mind if we sit with you guys?” She asked them, but only looked at Cristiano. ”Sure” He answered, ”If you will introduce me to your friend” He said. Only looking her in the eyes. ”This is Jesse. Jesse this is Cristiano”. Jesse finally talked ”Nice to meet you. You’re a great player” He said. Cristiano smiled and thanked him. ”So how do you know each other?” He asked Jesse. ”I’m her boyfriend” Jesse said. This made hayley very mad. How could he say that? She was just about to say it wasn’t true, when she saw Cristiano’s reaction. He almost looked jealous. ”Really?” he answered, looking at Hayley. ”Yes” Jesse answered him. Hayley couldn’t speak yet. She didn’t know what to say. Cristiano used this silence to make her feel even more uncomfortable. ”So Jesse…. how do you feel about all my posters in her room?” He asked.
”Oh well uh.. She also thinks you are a great player”. Jesse answered. Cristiano seemed to think it was really funny. He laughed. Hayley finally came to her senses. ”Jesse can I talk to you for a moment?” she didn’t wait for his answer and pushed him into the toilets. ”Go home. I don’t want you” She said. ”But baby..” ”I am not your baby!!! How could you tell him you are my boyfriend? I never want to see you again! This was a mistake” She yelled at him. She hated him. All her hate from last year came back in her. ”Ok, if that’s how you want it…you are never going to get Cristiano and you know it” He once more tried to hurt her. ”I don’t even want him. Goodbye” She said. He then left the restaurant. She looked into the mirror and fixed her hair and make up. ”I’m sorry” She said to Cris when she sat next to him at the table. Ricardo was already gone, Marcelo and Pepe were still there, talking with each other, leaving Cris and Hayley alone. ”You dumped him?” He asked smiling. ”Maybe..” she said
”Still denying huh?”
”Guess so” She said.
CRISTIANO;
This girl was driving him crazy. When he just saw her with that other guy, he got so jealous. It was a new feeling for him. He imagined how she could have loved another guy and it was killing him. He wanted her to love him. And look at him the way she did when she stood in that line, waiting for his autograph. He ruined that by being a jackass. He needed her to trust him again.
- ”What do you want to eat? I’ll order it for you” he asked
- ”I can order it myself, thank you very much” She said sarcastic.
- ”I’m sorry” he said
She looked at him confused.
- ”Did you go to a Nice Guy school or something?”She said.
He didn’t want her to think bad about him anymore. He didn’t like it that she thought he was a bad guy.
- ”No, why? I can be nice, you know. You just won’t give me a second chance” He answered.
She looked at him again, and her face got serious ”I will”
”Let’s try and be friends ok?” She said.
He nodded. It wasn’t what he wanted but it was a good start. She needed to trust him again.
HAYLEY:
Cristiano suddenly got all serious and she liked it. Finally he showed her his feelings. And she saw from his face that he really wanted a second chance. She ordered her dinner. ”So who is that guy you were with really?” He asked. She sighed. She didn’t want to talk about him. ”He’s my ex-boyfriend” She said looking down. ”Why were you on a date with him?”
”It wasn’t a date…”
”It sure seemed like it”
”He wants me back” She said still not looking at him.
”Do you feel the same way?” He asked.
”No i hate him. Still can’t believe I ever loved him, and why I went out on a date with him. I’m so stupid!!”
”No you’re not”
She finally looked him in the eyes. ”Thank you”
They were quiet for a moment and her food arrived.
She ate quietly and felt his eyes on her.
CRISTIANO:
He was wondering what was going on in her head. She was so quiet suddenly. He hoped this was the beginning of a beautiful friendship… and maybe something more in the end.
The next day when he woke up he went to training. He had a lot of fun with Marcelo. When they finished, Cristiano gave Marcelo a ride back home. ”So who was that girl yesterday?” He asked.
After Hayley had finished her dinner, Cristiano had wanted to take her home but she refused it and went home alone.
”She is going to College here”
”You like her?”
”We’re just friends”
”So what are you gonna do when preseason is over, and we go back to Madrid?”
”I don’t know…” He said.
He hadn’t thought about that yet.
He brought Marcelo home and thought about what he was going to do with the rest of his day.
He texted Hayley
- Hey. Do u wanna go do something today? -
He got a text back.
- What did u had in mind? -
- It’s a hot day… Let’s go to the beach -
- Sure. Pick me up. I’ll send u my adress. -
He got a text with her adress after that.
He went to his hotel room first to change his clothes and then went to pick her up.
”Hey” He said
She stood in front of her house waiting for him
”Hi there” She said smiling. She wore a bikini with a dress over it. She looked beautiful.
She got in his car and looked at him. He smiled at her. ”So how are you today?”
”I’m good” She answered.
They went to the beach and they had a really great day.
They talked a lot and by the end of the day he felt like they had been friends forever.
HAYLEY:
What was happening? She had such a good day with Cristiano. She really started to like him.
But they were just friends, and she wanted to keep it that way. She had enough of guys. She just wanted to be single and enjoy life. No complicated relationship problems.
After that day, she and Cristiano spend every day together. After his training they were always together. They talked about everything and she trusted him.
She hoped this could last forever… but she knew the summer was coming to an end.
She had to start her college soon and he had to go back to Madrid. Those last days of their summer together, they didn’t go anywhere. They just lay on his bed listening to music and talking.
The last day she felt like crap. In these few weeks with him, she had started to care about him so much. She didn’t want him to go away. But she knew he had no choice. They lay on his bed and it was quiet. The music had stopped. They both realised it was time to say goodbye soon. ”Promise me you’ll write” She said. She knew it was old school but it had way more meaning than some stupid text message or email. ”I promise” He said, looking at her. He looked sad. ”I’m not going to survive without you”
She sighed and took his hand. ”I’ll write you everyday. We are going to make this work okay?” she said. Her voice cracking, because she started crying.
”We’re going to make this work. I promise” He said. She saw tears in his eyes.
Then he got a call. It was time..
Well it’s good to hear your voice
I hope you’re doing fine
And if you ever wonder
I’m lonely here tonight
Lost here in this moment
Time keeps slipping by
If I could have just one wish
I’d have you by my side
I miss you
I need you
And I love you more than I did before
And if today I don’t see your face
Nothing’s changed, no one can take your place
It gets harder everyday
Say you love me more than you did before
And I’m sorry it’s this way
But I’m coming home, I’ll be coming home
And if you ask me I will stay.
Well I tried to live without you
But tears fall from my eyes
I’m alone and I feel empty
I’m torn apart inside
I look up at the starts
Hoping you are doing the same
And somehow I feel closer
And I can hear you say
I never wanna lose you
And if I had to I would choose you
So stay, please always stay
You’re the one that I hold on to
My heart would stop without you
Love At First Sight
Aishy lived in Madrid with her parents and her 20 year old brother. She was very nervous. Her brother was a football player at the club Real Madrid. He played in the 2nd team, but he knew all the players of the 1st team too. She was nervous because he invited some of the players he’d become friends with for dinner. She asked who were coming but he didn’t want to tell. She had to stay upstairs and not interrupt them he had told her. So now she was sitting in her room, hearing all the voices and laughs from downstairs. She looked at her wall. It was full of posters. She loved football and she loved Real Madrid. She wasn’t obsessed with any players though. Many of her friends were obsessed and in love with Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos or Gonzalo Higuain. But Aishy just loved the football. Her brothers dream was to play in the first team and she hoped it would happen for him. She loved her family very much.
She was trying to hear the conversations but she couldn’t understand what they were saying. She was really curious which players her brother had invited. She couldn’t wait anymore and she walked downstairs pretending to get something to eat. They all looked at her when she came inside. ”I’m sorry for interrupting” She said. ”I’m just here to get something to eat”. She looked at the table and she couldn’t believe her eyes! CR was there, ad Higuain! Her favorite players! She knew it would disappoint her brother if she talked to them so she walked to the kitchen without saying anything else. In the kitchen Aishy suddenly heard footsteps behind her and then the door closing. She turned around and bumped into Higuain. ”O my god!! I’m so sorry!!” she said, not believing what just happened. ”Don’t worry it’s my fault” He said gently, with a smile on his face. ”I didn’t know Enrique had a sister. Though he said something about an Aishy once. That must be you” He said. Enrique was her brothers name. They looked into each others eyes and they were both quiet for like 5 whole minutes. Then Aishy felt uncomfortable standing so close to him. She didn’t want him to think she was into him or something. He laughed at her in a way it made her heart beat faster. What was happening? She wasn’t like this. ”I’m sorry again” She said, not knowing what else to say. ”Let me take you out for dinner some time, to make it up to you” He said. That suprised her. Why would pipita want to go out with a normal girl. A younger sister of the 2nd team player. Not even on the bench with the first team. Why would he be interested in her? So she asked ”Why?”
- ”Because I would love to get to know you better”
Aishy really wanted that too. She fell in love that moment they had looked into each others eyes. But what about her brother? He wouldn’t like it.
- ”I don’t know Pipita, what about my brother”
- ”I think he wants you to be happy”
That was true. So she said yes.
When all the guests had left, she talked to her brother about it. He said he was okay with it, but he didn’t want her to just do it for the money. She knew it wasn’t like that at all. something had happened between them in that moment of eyecontact. She went out with him. On a first date, a second date, a third date etc. She lost count. She had fallen crazy in love with this guy. She loved to be with him. They were unseparable. Some of her friends were jealous. That hurt her but she found out who her real friends were.
One day she was walking with higuain on the beach. They were holding hands and walked quietly. When they were at a beautiful place, with palm trees and flowers, he stood still. He looked her in the eyes. And then sat on one knee. ”Dear Aishy, i’ve loved you from the moment you walked into that room. You are the light of my life. Will you marry me?”
Her heart was beating faster. She loved him so much! There was no doubt. ”Yes I will” She answered.
Chapter 1:
Am I Obsessed With You?
Why do I just lie awake and think of you?
I need some sleep, tomorrow I have things to do
Every time I close my eyes, I see your face
So I try to read, but all I do is lose my place
Am I obsessed with you?
I do my best not to want you
But I do all the time
I do all the time …
Chapter 2:
HAYLEY:
Hayley was obsessed with Cristiano Ronaldo. It wasn’t normal anymore. All she could talk about was him. And she had never even met him. She watched every game and her room was full of his posters. People said she was crazy. Then one day she heard he came with Real Madrid to her University in California. Her dream came true!!!
She was in front of the line to get his autograph and a picture.
”Hey” She said when he was writing his autograph on her favorite picture of him. He said Hi back, but not very gently.
Then suddenly he asked if she wanted to come visit him that night. ”Sure” she said. She knew she didn’t really know him, but it felt like she did. She knew everything about him.
When she came to his house he opened the door and she sat on his couch while he grabbed her something to drink. He sat next to her. They watched a little TV and Hayley felt very uncomfortable. Then suddenly he tried kissing her. ”Stop it” !! She said. And she pushed him away and ran out of his house. She had imagined this so many times in her head, but this wasn’t romantic at all. It was like this was a whole other guy than the one she had been obsessing over the last year. She cried and went home.
Chapter 3:
CRISTIANO:
He couldn’t believe this. Girls never denied him! They always wanted him. Who was this girl? She was beautiful, but he didn’t like her. Why had she pushed him away? This question bothered him. Then suddenly he remembered that she had given him her number before, at the university. He texted her: - I KNOW YOU WANT ME -.
He got a text back an hour later. It was killing him, normally he was the one playing games. She texted: - I DON’T. - Damn. He thought. He was gonna do everything to get her.
Chapter 4:
HAYLEY:
She was so disappointed in him. She didn’t like him anymore. She ripped all of his posters off the wall. The next day she was walking on campus and she saw him training with Real Madrid. It almost seemed like he was looking for her. Almost. She walked up to him and waited till he was done. She waved and he walked up to her. ”Couldn’t stop thinking about me?” He said with his stupid laugh. Hayley didn’t answer and gave him a fake smile. ”Actually….” She said. ”I came here to give you this” She grabbed her bag and pulled out all of her posters and pictures of him. ”I thought, because you like yourself so much, you might like this too”. And she gave it to him.
He took it with a suprised expression on his face. ”Sure” he said looking really amused. He obviously liked this. He was so full of himself. It made her feel so annoyed. ”You want my mirror too?” she said just because she wanted to ruin his mood. But he laughed. ”No thank you, i have enough mirrors, babe”. He looked her in the eyes, daring her to say something back. ”Oh i thought since you don’t have one with you now, you might need mine. In case your hair wouldn’t look okay. Which it doesn’t, by the way”. He smiled looking even more amused than before. This wasn’t working. She needed to try another strategy. ”Do you want to set me up for a date?” She said. ”Finally you realise you want me huh?” He answered. ”No ‘babe’, not with you. With Pipita. He’s sooo hot”. He looked suprised for a moment, not knowing what to say. Yes! She thought. She finally got him where she wanted him. ”If you like him so much, then why is your room full of my posters? And why did you wanted my autograph?”. ”Well, first of all, my room WAS full of your posters, and second, that’s because your line was the shortest”. His mouth fell open. Then he got that amused look again and sighed. ”You’re good” He said. Hayley opened her mouth to say something back but he continued. ”You’re good in denying your love for me. You’re living a lie until you realise that”
Now it was her turn to look suprised. ”Well” she said ”Then i hope to live with this ‘lie’ for the rest of my life” She faked her smile again and then turned around.
Chapter 5:
CRISTIANO:
He watched her walk away, checking her out from behind. She was so hot. Then he got a text: - Oh and don’t forget to ask Pipita’s number for me -
He lauged. She was so different than all the other girls. She wasn’t easy and predictable… at all. He texted her back:
- Stop Living The Lie -