1.- When we first met

From a very young age I remember that my parents used to tell me a story about Orpheus. The story soon became one of my favorites. Of how he would go down to the underworld for his beloved, of how he would lose her again, but even so after death they met again, but this time forever. It was not normal for a child to like this kind of story because most preferred superhero cars and robots. But in the family where I grew up, history and mythology was a very normal topic so for me it was normal to talk about it. Until elementary school where they asked me what was my favorite story? Most people made fun of me except Elian who made everyone shut up

- What do they make fun of? - I ask standing in front of the class next to me who by then had my head down as I played with my hands and my eyes filled with tears

-It's a story for girls with love and all that- said a boy in front of it.

- I think it's a great story that includes soldiers, wars and also love,- he said, putting his hand on my shoulder. -He's great because he knows about things that they're teaching my brother in high school while many of you are still wetting your beds,- he said loudly and clearly, then they stopped laughing and started being embarrassed. Already at the end when I was starting to put my things away he came up to me

-My name is Elian and you? - he said with a confident laugh

-My name is Julen- I said something embarrassing so that after he extended his hand to me I took it without realizing that this was the beginning of a long friendship that has lasted until today.

Now we are both 16 years old and Elian has not changed at all as I have. He is still the protector of the defenseless, but now he is part of the soccer team under the tutelage of my older brother Enzo making that pair very popular. While I feel safe under the anonymity of not being well known other than as Enzo's brother.

When I was 16 years old and very surprisingly for everyone my age I had not had a single girlfriend because I wondered what I would gain from it I would not have good grades on the contrary they would just drop and most of my school only looked at whether you were popular or had money and I did not fit into either of those requirements, because there was my brother and my best friend on the other side both were popular and both already had a girlfriend.

Unlike most of the girls Briana, Elian's girlfriend was a nice girl from a humble family. Her hair was constantly changing colors and reflected her cheerful personality, yet she was also determined and strong-willed when the occasion called for it. On the other hand, Enzo's girlfriend, Opal, was the perfect girl from a good family, but with a humble character that spoiled Gina, our younger sister, whenever she could. That's what I had in my day to day life.

Since Enzo and Elian were part of the team, they always gave Briana Opal and me good seats to watch them at the games and today's game was no exception. The game was about to start and a countdown was on the giant screen of the field and with that the people started shouting euphoric for the game and among all that revolt Briana arrived from the hand of another girl who was as dazed as I was by the screams she greeted me as well as Opal and sat down to the girl next to me

-Her name is Anna, she's a friend of mine, we were going to go out, but Elian almost cried when I told him I wouldn't come so I brought her with me- she said happily as she put her things on my lap and started screaming with Opal. The discomfort between us was so present that I could almost feel it. I was going to turn around and introduce myself to her and get away from that discomfort and that alone was enough. For me at least she was the prettiest girl I had ever seen her gray eyes shining brightly even though they were hidden behind thick glasses, she had a light makeup that accentuated her fine features a little bit her straight hair was gathered in a half line with a light and somewhat long fringe while our eyes connected we could feel that around us there was no one else but the two of us. I came back to reality when Opal gave me a little punch inciting me to introduce myself

-My name is Julen- I said extending my hand to her she turned to see my extended hand and took it

-My name is Anna- she said as we shook hands at least that touch made everything else not matter now she understood why Orpheus risked so much for his beloved.

The game went on normally with a couple of people cursing every time the team they were supporting scored a goal, but all that was alien to the two of us just talking about what we could think of to get away from what was happening. The game ended with my brother's team winning and me with a new friend who was very special for the few minutes we had known each other.