The following morning Che gets his tracksuit on, grabs his football and plans to go out to the park. Before he leaves his mother stops him.
''Wait, where are you going?''
''Just heading out to the park and kick the ball.''
''But you haven't eaten breakfast.''
''I'll be fine, see you when I get back.''
He shuts the door before she could say anything else. While walking on the sidewalk he does kick ups with the ball. The streets are busy on a Sunday with people walking up and down, so while doing the kick ups he tries to avoid the people in his way.
He manages to keep the ball until he reaches a stop sign and runs across and finally arrives at the park.
He does the kick ups for an hour and after an hour he gets bored. He calls Solana and she doesn't pick up, and then he calls Leon.
''What's up?'' Leon answers.
''What are you doing right now?''
''Nothing, why?''
''I'm bored, wanna hang at the park?''
''No.''
''Come on bro, I have a ball.''
''You think a ball will persuade me?''
''Call your girlfriend or something.''
Che immediately thinks about Amelie.
''Okay whatever.'' He immediately drops the call while Leon is talking on the phone.
He goes to Amelie's number and calls her, the phone rings for a while until she finally answers.
''Hallo?''
''H- hey! How are you?''
''I'm good and you?''
''I'm good... what are you doing right now.''
''No. Why?'' She closes her book and leans forward for the call.
''I was chilling here, and there's this cafe in my area that sells ice cream I've been meaning to try, and when I thought about it, I immediately thought of you... so I was wondering if you wanted to go try it with me?''
''Now?'' She asks in a high pitch voice.
''Yeah.''
''Yeah, definitely.''
''I'll see you in 30 minutes?''
''Okay good, just send me the location.''
''Yeah...''
Che switches off the phone and runs home. Lana looks at her phone, she buries her head in a pillow.
''Yeah definitely?'' She mocks herself. ''I sounded so desperate.''
Che runs in his house sweating and throws the ball to the floor and runs in his room. He takes a shower as quickly as possible and after washing he pages through his clothes while throwing them on the floor.
''What should I wear?''
He tries on different sets of clothes and takes them off; he does this for 15 minutes and finally decides to go with the clothes he likes. And prepares to leave, just as he is leaving his mom looks at him.
''Where are going now?''
''I'm going out.''
''With friends?''
''Yeah.'' He looks at her confused.
''Okay...''
Che excitingly leaves for the door.
''Che...''
''Yeah.''
''Do you need some money?''
''No, I have enough already.''
''Okay have fun.'' She looks at him suspiciously.
Che bounces towards the Cafe and arrives there 5 minutes before the arranged time. He waits there for 30 minutes, and he starts looking at his phone, and his heart starts racing and nervous.
He keeps looking at the phone to see if he actually sent her the correct location and it was the right one.
He thinks about calling her but stops himself because he thinks about looking desperate. An hour goes by, and Che is about to give up until Amelie walks in the cafe.
The moment he sees her a smile lights in his eyes.
''You actually came.'' He smiles.
''Of course, I'd come. I'm sorry for being late I just... didn't know what to wear.'''
''I like it, the dress.''
''Thank you.'' Her face brightens as she smiles at him.
The two of them sit on the desk and are busy eating their ice cream. She likes it and smiles at Che.
''This is good.''
''I know right!''
The two of them eat together and afterwards the took a walk in the park that Che was in earlier. Walking next to each other.
''Isn't that your third cup.'' She says as he eats on the remains of his last ice cream cup.
''Yeah, but it's so good.'' Che laughs.
The two of them walk until they arrive at a bench and sit there.
''I was watching your game yesterday. Adrian and I.''
''Oh yeah, what did you think?''
''You were so good. I don't understand much of football but according to Adrian, you were great.''
''Yeah, that game taught me a lot.''
''Yeah? Like what?''
''Yeah, it showed me how big life can be if you want it, and I can't be scared if I want something that's in front of me.'' He smiles. ''Amelie, I have a new dream.''
''Yeah, what is that?''
''Before I go on this dream, I want to let go of my old self. The me that was scared and a coward. I want to be strong.''
''That's cool-''
''I like you Amelie...'' He looks at her as she's startled. ''And that's the truth. My truth, if I want to accomplish my dream, I have to at least be able to tell you that I like you. I can't be scared anymore.''
Che lets out a little sigh as he looks out towards the park, ''That was so good, it feels like I've lifted a whole barrier off my back.''
''I... I don't know what to say.''
''You don't have to, it's just something I felt like saying, I'm not-''
''I like you too...''
Che smiles and looks at her in excitement, and then he starts chuckling. She chuckles with him and the two of them start laughing while looking at each other.
''So... what now?''
''I don't know...'' Che looks at her and grabs her hand. ''I guess it's for us to find out.''
He smiles at.