Soy Sol: Chapter 16 (Invisible String)
Ch.1 / Ch.2 / Ch.3 / Ch.4 / Ch.5 / Ch.6 / Ch.7 / Ch.8 / Ch.9 / Ch.10 / Ch.11 / Ch.12 / Ch.13 / Ch.14 / Ch.15 / Ch.17
Itâs the day of the competition. The gang gathers at the competitionâs building. JazmĂn holds her tablet in the air, recording every moment for her channel. Half of them are at the building while the other half are still at the hotel. âLuna, are you coming with us?â Yam asks. âIâll catch up I just forgot my necklace,â Luna yelped. She rushed to her hotel room and grabbed the necklace off the nightstand. When she heads out, she slips and falls.
When Luna gets back up, she sees a bloody scratch on her knee. A woman from the guest relations desk comes running towards her, âoh you poor thing, you have hurt yourself,â she says. âYeah, but itâs okay Iâll be fine,â Luna comments. âOh, donât be modest, you need help. Well my name is Alice Balsano,â the lady says. Thatâs when it hits Luna, itâs Matteoâs mom. No wonder her face looked so familiar for Luna. âOh um nice to meet you, Iâm Luna,â Luna sticks out her hand and Ms. Balsano shakes it.
âOh, I canât believe Iâm meeting the infamous Luna. You look just as beautiful as how Matteo described you. Here Iâll quickly get the ice bucket and wrap your knee up in a bandage. Youâll be at the competition in no time.â Mrs. Balsano guides Luna to a nearby chair and elevates her leg. She was able to find a worker and tell them of the situation. They waited together for the concierge to come back with the ice and bandages.
âItâs a pleasure getting to know you, Luna. My son, heâll probably hate me for saying this but he really loves you. Heâs truly in love, Iâve never seen him like this ever before,â she confided. âI appreciate all the information, but Matteo and I are in a rough patch right now. I donât feel comfortable talking about it,â Luna admits.
âI know, he told me but Luna, if you donât mind me asking, Iâm confused. If you forgave him and know he did all those mistakes, well I know my son can make stupid decisions sometimes but weâre all human, then why are you still upset at him?â Mrs. Balsano questions curiously.
âIâm not upset at him, itâs just that we always end up in some conflict or drama. Since we deal with so many issues together, I couldnât help but think maybe weâre not compatible. Maybe weâre not meant to be together,â Luna confesses. âThis isnât me saying for you to get back with my son because thatâs right, you should be the one to make that decision on your own, but I will give you some advice for life. In any relationship youâre in, you will always encounter conflicts and issues no matter what. Life is not perfect and this isnât something you can avoid. For example, my husband and I just had a silly argument about the broken steering wheel in our car. Itâs normal but I still love him and always will. Thatâs how true love is, going through different obstacles but life still bringing you back to that one person. Itâs okay if you go through things as long as you go through it together with your partner. Going through hardships isnât something you can avoid with anyone but at least you can go through them with the person you love.â
Luna stayed quiet for a moment. She couldnât help but realize that Ms. Balsano had a point. That all relationships arenât perfect but itâs worth it when youâre with the one you love most. âYouâre right. Itâs like an invisible string, I keep going back to him because weâre meant to be together.â The worker arrives with the bandage, ice, and wipe. They clean off the wound and wrap her knee. Luna grabs her backpack with skates and runs away. She returns right after to give her thanks. âOh, I forgot to say thank you Mrs. Balsano, that was great advice. Also, thanks guys for the bandages and stuff,â Luna waves goodbye and runs to the competition building. âGood luck on the competition,â Mrs. Balsano yells out.
Luna arrives just in time to get dressed. âLuna where were you? Everyone was worried,â Nina stated. âYeah, I got worried that maybe Tino and Cato kidnapped you too,â SimĂłn joked.
âDonât worry, Iâm here and better than ever,â Luna exclaims. The gang is all dressed up in their attire. They all hold hands waiting for their name to be called next. Luna holds Matteoâs hand to his surprise, which leads to a beaming expression.
The announcer calls for the Jam and Roller. SimĂłn, Nico, and Yam all walk on the stage and align themselves for the performance. The skating team enter the rink and get into positions. Juliana views from the corner and shows how proud she is of them. They truly worked really hard for this moment and prepared more than ever. The stakes are high knowing they all have to win for the Jam and Roller.
When the Roller Band begins to sing, Luna starts off with her routine. The plot is that the members are all statues in a museum and Luna is the one who wakes them all up. As she glides around every member, they all start skating doing the tricks. Nina sees them all from the audience and nostalgia rushes over her seeing how some of the tricks were ones they use to do back then. Luna and Matteo nod at each other before doing the Fire Serpent.
GastĂłn and Matteo lift Emilia and Ămbar up in the air as Lunaâs turn comes up where she does a triple axle spin around them. The teamâs choreography stuns the audience and everyone is in awe. Once the team finishes, they get a standing ovation.
They enter backstage again all chanting the words âJam and Roller!â They all high five each other as Juliana enters. âYou guys, whatever score you all get tonight just know Iâm extremely proud of you all. You guys got together and worked hard like never before to save the Jam and Roller.â They all go in a group hug. Luna takes Matteo to the side and try to talk to him in private.
âLook Matteo, recently Iâve been confused on why we always end up running into some stupid drama or conflict. Thatâs why I needed my space but then a good friend gave me some incredible advice and that is this will always happen. Crazy obstacles that will try to break us apart but we have what the infamous Taylor would say, our invisible string always makes my path cross into yours. Weâre meant to be,â Luna exclaims.
âYou have no idea how fast my heart is beating right now. Whoever gave you that advice, I owe them my life. Luna, I love you and always will. Nothing is going to stop me from loving you. I was an idiot and didnât listen to you but that doesnât mean weâre incompatible. That just means itâs another conflict we shall have to resolve together. I will always say that you are La Luna but you shine like the sun. You bring forth light to my world and now I canât live without it,â Matteo declares.
âMatteo Iâm sorry too, in being a little harsh and avoiding you. I shouldnât have run away from my problems and instead face them,â Luna apologizes. âLuna te amo, mi chica delivery,â Matteo proclaims. âTe amo, mi chico fresa.â Luna and Matteo press their lips against each other. She holds his neck while he holds her waist. Their kiss feels like it lasts forever.
âShould we interrupt them saying theyâve called the team up to hear the results,â GastĂłn asks Nina. âI think we should just let them be. Theyâve gone through enough already,â Nina chuckles.
The Jam and Roller enter the rink all holding hands waiting for the scores to be called out. The presenter announces thatâŠâŠ.
The Jam and Roller is the WINNER! The whole gang donât stop screaming their cheers of joy and jump up and down. âOkay I think now is when we should interrupt them,â GastĂłn exclaims to Nina. He heads to Luna and Matteo and tell them the great news. Luna is blushed and feels embarrassed knowing GastĂłn had let them in their long kiss instead of telling them to go to the rink.
They all celebrate winning the prize money and having the Jam and Roller saved. A mysterious man approaches Luna though and hands her a card. âI saw what you did out there. It was impressive. How would you feel if I offered you a spot in our Olympic team?â Luna is shocked with the news the strange man has presented to her. Matteo nods to Luna. âItâs your dream Luna, you love skating,â Matteo stated. âIâll consider it.â Luna responds and takes the card the man handed to her. The more she thinks about it, the more she realizes that she can compete sometimes while at other times accompany Matteo to his concerts. They would just have to manage their schedules for each other but itâs doable.
Jim and Ramiro all hug Yam. âAt least we got to share our last times seeing each other on a happy note,â Jim suggested. âDonât forget to facetime us at least twice a day and tell us how itâs all going okay,â Ramiro said. Yam nodded while wiping the tears falling on her face, she has to leave to Los Angeles right when they arrive back to Buenos Aires. âDonât worry guys, nothing will separate us weâll always stay united forever.â
âClose your eyes,â Matteo says. âBut I do have them closed,â Luna whines. âNo, I still see you peaking,â Matteo chuckles. He guides Luna, who has a bandana wrapped around her eyes, to a beach. When he takes the blindfold off, thereâs a table with food nicely placed on top. He even included some strawberries and medialunas on the side. Her favorite dish is laid nicely as the main course and the table is beside the sea. The area is surrounded with canopies and fairy lights. It all looks like a dream.
âWow Matteo, this all looks so beautiful,â Luna in awe with the whole place. Matteo faces her and says his speech.
âLuna, from the moment I met you and we bumped in Cancun, my life hasnât been the same ever since. You have come into my life like a hurricane, and I wouldnât want it any other way. You changed everything and made me the man I am today. I have been so lucky to be in your presence and got to see that beautiful smile every day. You are the sun roller skating around all of Buenos Aires, your unmistakable presence has everyone blown away, including me. (Matteo gradually gets on one knee) I knew for the longest that I want to spend every second of every minute of every day of my life with you. That has never changed, but I want it for sure. I want you to know that I will always be here for you. So, Luna Valente, would you be the sun, or should I say the moon to my night sky?â Luna gasps seeing Matteo propose. She covers her mouth in shock and doesnât stop crying. She nods. âYes! Yes! Yes,â she screams out. He carries her in bridal style while spinning her around and round.
GastĂłn and Nina come out from behind the bushes. GastĂłn is holding a camcorder and filmed everything. When Matteo lets go of Luna, she is surprised to see them two there. âOh wow GastĂłn, I didnât know you turned into JazmĂn,â Luna joked. âNo, I did him the favor of videotaping everything since he wanted this memory saved. I, of course, said yes since now I have actual evidence of him crying. He always bragged about how he ânever cries,ââ GastĂłn jokes. âOh and Mr. Balsano how did you know I was going to say yes?â Luna questions.
âItâs too late to back out now Mrs. Balsano, plus I knew you couldnât resist the charm,â Matteo chuckled. GastĂłn starts zooming in on Matteo. âOh please bud, youâre over here crying a river of tears more than Luna. Yeah, some irresistible charm I see,â GastĂłn laughs.
They all group together for a hug as a family. The rest of the Jam and Roller gang interrupt their celebration and join them in the fun. âAlso Matteo, how did you get my dadâs permission to propose?â Luna asks.
âLetâs just say your mom had to do a lot of convincing for me,â Matteo responds.