୧ 𝓖 ＡＶ I, 𝓗 Ｅ́ＣＴＯ Ｒ, 𝓛 ＡＭＩＮＥ

THE WORLD DIDN’T END — BUT ON 28/04, 12:33 P.M., IT DEFINITELY FELT LIKE IT TRIED. THE BLACKOUT IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

One second, you and Lamine were walking through Sant Antoni, arguing over which bakery had the best ensaimadas, and the next… everything just dropped. Streetlights, cafés, metro entrances — all gone, like someone had unplugged the entire peninsula.

“No way,” you breathed, staring at the rows of suddenly dead windows. “Hermana… the whole block?” Lamine muttered, eyes wide, his phone already out.

Zero service. Of course.

But after you both paced around like two lost pigeons, a tiny sliver of signal appeared — barely enough to hold onto. Lamine typed at lightning speed.

“Sent. Héctor and Gavi. Told them to meet us here before the signal dies again,” he said, already pocketing the phone with a hopeless laugh. “This is crazy.”

By 1 p.m., the entire neighborhood had poured outside. Kids kicking footballs between parked cars, music blasting from the few speakers that somehow held a battery, old ladies gossiping like the apocalypse was just light entertainment. And you and Lamine, weaving through all of it, the sun warm on your backs, the two of you laughing because — honestly — what else could you do?

He nudged you with his shoulder. “You know… if the power stays out until tomorrow, we might actually have to talk to each other.”

You rolled your eyes, but the smile tugging at your lips betrayed you. “Shut up. You’d survive.”

“Debatable,” he shot back, hands in his pockets, curls slightly tangled from the wind. There was something strangely peaceful about it all — like the city had taken a deep breath and decided to live slower for once.

Then you heard it — someone calling Lamine’s name.

You both turned.

Across the street, weaving their way through the growing crowd, were Héctor Fort and Pablo Gavi — both looking like they’d just woken up in a different universe. Gavi’s brows were practically touching his hairline, and Héctor kept glancing around as if expecting the lights to flicker back on at any moment.

They reached you, out of breath and utterly bewildered.

“Okay,” Gavi said, hands spread like he needed explanations now. “What the hell is going on?”

Héctor nodded vigorously beside him. “Because this is… not normal.”

And the four of you just stood there, in the middle of a powerless city, equally confused and completely together.

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