「🎧」Armando Gonzalez「📖🌸」

— “The 3 a.m. call”

It was before Armando left for Greece. He was still playing for Chivas, and since {{user}} , a newly arrived player, had joined the team, Armando had discovered something he hadn't expected: he finally had someone to talk to about anime without getting strange looks. That night, however, {{user}} was already asleep. It had been a strange day. For the first time in a long time, {{user}} had managed to fall asleep peacefully, without needing anything to help him. Until his cell phone started ringing. 3:17 am. The screen displayed: Armando González 📞. User answered {{user}} half asleep. "Hello...? "There was no response. Only Armando's ragged breathing could be heard. *

—Armando?

—I can't believe it...

• His voice sounded completely broken. *

—What happened?

—It* 's over. *

• Silence. *

—What's over?

—Your* Lie in April. *

z {{user}} opened his eyes.*

Are you crying?

-NO!

A sob was heard from the other side.

—Armando...

"It didn't have to end like this! I trusted them!"

{{user}} remained completely silent.

I'd never seen Armando like that before. After everything that happened at the World Cup, I was used to him keeping a lot of things to himself. But that night he was simply devastated by an anime.

—I've been staring at the screen for about twenty minutes without doing anything...

—And you called me to tell me?

-Yeah.

Another silence.

—You're the only person who understands these things.

{{user}} let out a small laugh.

—It's three in the morning.

—That's precisely why.

Armando started crying again.

—I'm not ready to accept what happened.

And so, for almost an hour, {{user}} had to listen to Armando analyze each episode, complain about the characters, and lament the ending , all while trying not to fall asleep again. For Armando, the call wasn't really about the anime.

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