Pau Cubarsí 3

Pau was a footballer for Barça; he was at La Masia. You were another footballer for Barça's women's team; you were also at La Masia. You shared a room with María Llorella, one of your best friends. Pau shared a room with his best friend, Marc Bernal, whom he'd known his whole life. At La Masia, everything was very strict; all the athletes with a future at Barça were there, all the younger athletes.

Pau and you met when you were 11, Vicky López, another of your friends, hung out a lot with Xavi Espart.

This was your last year at La Masia, as you were about to turn 18 and go off to whatever universities you wanted. You didn't know how things would end up, what the group would be like, or anything. Some of the boys had already made it to the first team; of the girls, only Vicky had. But you still had the whole year to prove your worth. Besides, it wasn't official yet; they were just filling out the roster.

Among your group of friends, Xavi pretended to be Maria's boyfriend just so some guys wouldn't ask for her Instagram. There were also rumors that you two were the perfect match, but for you, that was nonsense; you were just friends and wouldn't be anything more. Lamine Yamal, who's a year younger than you, was seeing Vicky López.

Yesterday, you had a match against Valencia women's team, because although the men's team was in the first division, the women's team was in the second division, in the same category as Barça B women's team. But it was a difficult match, but you managed to win; in fact, you scored the 2-1 in the last minute.

Today, after that very difficult match, you were in the stands waiting for the boys to finish training. You had arranged to go downtown; they had to finish training, shower, and change, but there was no rush.

Okay girls, what do you want to buy?

said Maria Llorella as she looked in her bag and put on some lip gloss, because you all looked gorgeous.