Enrique's pov
August 5th after the finals in swimming for men
Earlier today was a big day. Today was the finals and I won my first ever medal, a gold medal! I think I couln't be happier than that. Now I'm starting to ask myself why I was mistreated all those years. Everyone told me that I was never gonna go in the olympics even less winning a gold medal but yet here I am with a gold medal on my neck. I feel blessed, happy and other emotions I can't understand. Even I didn't think this was possible after all. After winning a winning a gold medal I hugged my coach so he knows how much I recognize his efforts to make my dream come true. When I come back home I will hug my parents and my friend Ian so they know how much happy about the fact that they were the ones that pushed me to make my dream come true. I know this is weird but a small part of me.. ok no a part of me wants to say thank you to Enzo because he somehow brought me confidence in me. Speaking of that guy, he asked me to hang out with him tonight saying it's to celebrate our victoties and all. I told him I wanted to talk to him. He agreed. When I mean he brought me confidence. Well I mean that during the quarter finals he kept on smiling at me, looking at me before jumping in the water with eyes that later were meant to reasure me everything would be okay. He started talking to me briefly after the quarter finals but it wasn't before the semifinals were over that we really started talking. Yesterday, I told him about my situation and he understood me even giving me reasurence saying that he had a feeling I would win a medal. I don't know why he spents that much time reasure me and not so much time thinking about the fact that he needs to win a medal as well. Earlier today I finished first in my race but that's not what's the most shocking thing that happened in that race. No.. it was the fact he finished fourth. That's something I will have to ask him later. He only won two medals instead of five. Which is odd. What's even more odd, is that he hugged me, yeah hugged me..! I'm still kind of shocked he did that knowing full well he should have been frustrated he didn't place in the top 3. Normally he always finishes in the top three everywhere. This time he didn't. The worst thing is that he didn't seem frustrated nor angry nor repulsed no nothing about that he seemed genuinely happy that I finished in first place. That's not normal that an olympian thinks about an other olympian success and not his very own. I'm sure he does in some way but still... I didn't think we were close enough to hug and definitely not in front of everyone because of that i had to denie any sort of things that resembles us being in a relantionship, being friends and so forth. Even trough I know Enzo is not the kind of guy I tought he originally was but I still don't think he would want the world to know about our friendship and his well how to I put it... his metal health is getting worst but he tries to hide it. Oh! That most be one of the reasons why it didn't go well for him today.. I feel bad about that knowing today is his birthday. Shoot! I don't think he wants to talk about something as serious as that... well I still have to clarify things with him noneless. I'm currently heading towards his hotel room for the night and no I'm not sleeping there because it's not allowed to have someone that is not your dormate sleeping in your hotel room whatever country you come from but I still I don't plan to sleep there anyways. He said his dormate will be celebrating the after finals in a another hotel room. So we will be all alone by ourself not that it bothers me.
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It's currently 7pm and I just entered Enzo's hotel room. His hotel room looks similar to mine so nothing is different here. Enzo looks happy to see me but at the same time it looks like he had a long day.
Me: So how was your day it seems you had a rough day.
Enzo: Yeah sorry I wasn't really in the mood to compete which I know it is not normal for an olympian.
Me: Sorry to ask that but what happened?
Enzo: To be honest I was overthinking again and after the 100 meters race the interviewiers kept on asking me questions about what happened as well as my relantionship with you. I kind of got irritated at their questions since I only wanted to think about swimming and not the fact I didn't finish in the top three like I always do in almost every race.
Me: Oh.. I'm sorry to hear about that but what did you tell the interviwiers about us?
Enzo: I just said that I know who you were and that I only wanted to congratulate you by hugging you...
Me: Ok that's fine but what's the truth behing the reason why you hugged me?
Enzo: Uh.. I'm sorry if you didn't like that but I was only thinking about how proud I was in the moment that you won a gold medal that I completely forgot that I'm not a normal person. Yeah I kinda forgot I was Enzo Buckley at that very moment.
Me: Oh.. still next time just maybe don't do it in front of the whole world? Since it seems you probably don't want the whole world to know we are friends.
Enzo: If what you're trying to tell me is that i'm ashamed of you, well that's obviously not true. You're right about the fact that I want to keep this friendship a secret but not because I'm ashamed of you.
Enzo hugs Enrique while talking to him.
Enzo: I want to keep this friendship a secret because I feel at ease when I'm with you even trough I only known you for two days. I feel like I'm a normal human being even trough you are an olympian like me. I know that you mignt become famous sooner rather then later but I will probably still feel the same way since you're the only one that truly understand me. Even Jessica doesn't know as much information as you do.
Me: Oh wow... I didn't expect this coming out of you... well I'm fine with my friendship with you being a secret. You know I only known you for days but I think opening up to me helps you a lot. Like you said you feel more at ease when you do that with me.
Enzo: Hmm.. thanks I think I will take that in consideration. Aren't you scared people would suspect that we are dating each other?
Enrique stops hugging Enzo and starts lecturing him.
Me: Enzo! Geez... why are you even asking me this question. You are dating Nevaeh and everyone knows that. Why would people suspect us being in a relantionship or being gay when you're clearly straight.
Enzo: What about you are you gay..?
Me: Well.. I don't know about that. I was to busy focusing on making my dream come true and I also never became friends with a girl. I never liked anyone like that in my entire life. I can assure you that I don't like you like that if that's what's bothering you.
Enzo: Oh... okay well I never questioned my relantionship since I only liked girls as well as my family being homephobic...and all..
Me: Oh I'm sorry to hear about that. I have nothing against gays. In fact my friend Ian is gay himself and I support him.
Enzo: Oh.. I have nothing against gays either! Just my family.... Time has passed and I accustom to accept people being gay and also other sexualities...
Me: Okay that's nice to know but I think we should stop talking about serious stuff and instead we could talk about your birthday!!!!
Enzo: Hahaha.. you're right.
Our serious discussion stopped there. We celebrated our victories and Enzo's birthday. I left before the curfew and that night I dreamt about Enzo. I guess the reason why will be a mystery.
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