36. Wreak Havoc

❝ there's a hope that's waiting for you in the dark, just get out there and make your mark.❞

"I'll skate" I tell him and his eyes widen. What is it with people who widen their eyes at me today?

I can hear Sirra gasping as she takes my shoulders "You'll what?"

The surprise fades from Jack's face and in return a smile appears. I can see that he had sort of been expecting me, expecting me to fight, because that is who I am.

If I fall I get back up and I fight back. Be brave and Fly.

"Come in, we have a lot to discuss" Jack opens the door and Sirra and I enter. He makes a large pot of coffee and we get to work.

Lucky for me a skater dropped out so there is a large gap to fill up tomorrow. The male and female free skate had been merged together and Jack will give me time to skate during the break.

This will be just before Celeste has to skate her free program which is perfect, Yuri won't have to skate until way after Celeste so that is also good. Tammy is right before the break so I am sure they will all be watching. Jack had already called the others to confirm my return and to make sure that it stayed a secret, that was vital.

Three, or so, hours later everything was settled and I could see Sirra looking at me.

"What?"

"I am so proud of you" she says "this was way more than I expected, you have come so far" she is tearing up a little.

"Don't go crying on me" I laugh and she shakes her head. Jack smiles with me, but suddenly my mood drops.

"I can't do this" I sigh

"What, no, you have to" Sirra tells me

"But I don't have a costume and I am guessing you didn't pack an extra mask and dress to skate in"

"Oh right I completely forgot about that" Sirra says. And I put my hands up to my face again tasting defeat.

"Don't you worry" Jack says and he hands me an address "go here, go alone and everything will turn out okay" he says and I once again furrow my brows.

"Just go" he assures me when he sees my face, "I will round up the music and the timing with Sirra. Now go"

I look at Sirra who smiles "Go!"

I grab my coat from the chair and fly down the stairs. I put the address on my phone and make my way through Barcelona. It had been my second time here and it felt even bigger than the first time I was here.

It is quite a long walk and I look around me. Barcelona is covered in lights and the air seems relatively warm. I watch people in love and smile a bittersweet smile. My thoughts go back to Victor and I can't help but feel a little sad.

The past two days I had been able to block him out as much as I could, but talking to him today had brought back all the pain, the heartbreak. I unlock my phone and once again find myself staring at the picture of us. In the past two months I had not changed it, my heart hadn't allowed it.

I shake my head, lock my phone and shove it back in my pocket. It was not worth pondering over things lost. I need to focus on tomorrow and on getting to the address Jack had given me.

I take the next left and if my map is correct I have arrived. I glance around and find a shop.

Ropa para todos.

I don't speak Spanish so I have no clue what it means, I open the door and hesitantly step inside. I hear the bell of the door ring as I glance around. I look around me and it is an old fashioned clothing shop. How does Jack expect me to find a costume for tomorrow and how was I going to explain I need a mask, here in Barcelona almost everyone knew about figure skating.

"Hello?" the store is completely deserted and I try to look in the back, but I don't see anyone. Maybe this was a bad idea, but that was when I see it. My old dress.

It was the one I wore when I won gold for the third time. It was deep purple and I marvelled at it, how did it get here? It must be a duplication. I go to it and take it down from the wall.

I run my hand over the fabric and notice a small spot on the shoulder. It seems to be chocolate.

"Here eat this, it is against the nerves" Alan Said. "Seriously Alan, I wasn't attacked by a dementor" I laugh, but it did help, it calmed down my nerves. I took a bite out of the chocolate bar he had just handed me, but somehow some of the chocolate ended up on my shoulder. However there was no time to take out the stain.

"Hey you can't touch that" I hear behind me and am brought back.

"How did you get this?" I ask and turn around "Leo, Leonardo?" I ask and my mouth falls open.

"Oh my" the old man says "is it really you?"

"Leo what are you doing in Barcelona?" I quickly put back my old costume and I make my way to the old man. When I was still skating he was the one who made my costumes, he knew the secret and promised me to never share it, he never disappointed me.

He takes me to the back and tells me how he ended up in Barcelona. After I had disappeared he decided to head back to his home country and opened a shop right here in Barcelona. How did Jack know?

"But more importantly dear heart, what are you doing here?" He asks.

"It is quite a long story really" I smile and for the second time today I share my story, but this time I add everything that happened today and why I was here, as in his shop.

When I am finished he keeps quiet for a while, but after some time I can't take it any longer.

"Can I please borrow the costume?"

"no"

"than—" wait, did he just say no?

"No, you can't" I stare at him dumbfounded, he stands up and I just stare at him. "follow me!"

Hey!!! Another friend from the past, what did you think?? I hope you like it!

Xx Es