Only a few hours have passed since the lifeless body of Álvaro Prieto was found between two carriages of one of the Renfe trains. A hard blow for family and friends, who still held out hope of being able to reunite with him. The 18-year-old disappeared near the Santa Justa train station in Seville after a night of partying.
The Córdoba youth soccer player decided to travel to the Andalusian capital to have a good time with his best friend, the last person close to him who saw him alive. And now this is the one who wanted to send him some emotional farewell words.
“My brother, how are you doing there? We miss you a lot, I know that you miss us too, like when you wrote to me and called me to ask me how I was doing in Seville and tell me how much you wanted to see me,” his best friend has started to tell. And Álvaro Prieto moved to Seville that night to be able to see him, after a long time.
The young man’s friend wanted to write this letter 24 hours after his body was found. Even so, he wanted to make it clear that he cannot explain in words everything it means to him. “I want to thank you for being close to me every day from a very young age, holding my hand. The memories that I have with you and that will never be erased from my head,” he continued.
“Perhaps I have had a very hard part in this situation (being the last person who was with you),” he expressed. But if one thing is clear to him, it is that he would “never” change having been the last to be able to say goodbye: “I feel very lucky to have been able to receive that last ‘I love you bro’ there sitting on the sidewalk of the road before entering the nightclub.” .
He also wanted to make it clear to her what her disappearance and death have meant to many people, and the movement that has been created around her. “People love you a lot and that’s for a reason,” she said.
“Down here I will be in charge of taking care of your people as much as possible, your friends, who are many, and your family, I promise you,” the footballer’s best friend continued, making it clear that he will never forget it. “I am writing this with tears in my eyes, but I will try not to let out too many more these days because I know you don’t like to see us suffer,” he added.
As a final farewell, Álvaro Prieto’s friend wanted to make it clear that his “mark is eternal” and wanted to thank him for his friendship and for having “never” failed him. A few words that add to the numerous expressions of affection that the player is receiving in these last few hours.
