My person

9

"I've missed you so much"

It was Y/n who said the words first. The last two weeks flew by quickly as I was preparing to come back to college. I've done a lot of thinking and I still haven't decided at all. I mean, I know deep down that I want to drop out, but on the other side I don't want to disappoint anybody.

Y/n is the one who came to get me from the airport. I run to her and hug her before telling her I missed her too. I really did miss her. We didn't really talk much, during the time we were away. I mean, we kept contact but it wasn't really like it used to be. Normally, we would see each other everyday and now we saw each other once a month. I missed talking to her. I didn't even get the chance to tell her about Dansby.

Speaking of him, we've been going strong. We've become official. He asked me on a date and I said yes. We met up at a restaurant and talked a lot that night. After that we took a walk through the park and he asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yes.

All my teammates were surprised, except for Christen and Tobin since they knew I was talking to him. The others firstly thought Y/n and I were together, but I don't even understand how they got that idea. We're just friends.

"Let's go to our dorm and get some takeout food. We've a lot of catching up to do", I say and roll my luggage after me to the exit of the airport. We load it into the car, she is lending from Teagan, and start driving home.

"Soo are you excited to be back?", she asks as she focuses on the road. She looks at me briefly and then looks back at the road, trying not to kill us by driving into something.

"I mean, I guess so", I shrug it off.

"That doesn't sound convincing. What's wrong?", she asks me concerned. I guess right now is a good time to tell her about me wanting to drop out of college.

"Y/n", I sigh and lean my head against the window. "I don't think college is right for me. I feel like this is not what I'm meant to be doing. I love playing soccer. And I love playing for the Bruins, for UCLA. I just iMu don't feel right in a classroom".

She hums and parks the car in the parking lot on our campus. "Are you thinking about dropping out?"

"I am", I answer honestly. We step into the elevator,, bringing us up to our floor. "I could go pro. I had a lot of offers before committing to UCLA, but going drom college to going into a professional league is a big step".

She nods while walking into our dorm "that's true, but you should also remember that you already are a world class player. You've already competed in the Olympics against professionals, who had been doing it longer than you. Just know that, no matter what you decide to do. I have your back. I believe in you Mal".

"Do you think my parents will support me?", I ask carefully. I am nervous to talk to them. I don't know where they stand with their opinion.

"Mal", she sighs, "they're your parents and they only want what's best for you".

I smile at her thankfully. Maybe I should call my parents right now. Now that I still have the courage to do so. "I am going to call them", I tell her and step out of our dorm room. I hold my phone to my ear, hearing those annoying beeping sounds.

"Hey mom"

"Hey Mallory, everything okay?"

"Yeah I just wanted to talk to you and dad about something", I answer nervously. I can hear her call dad in the background.

"You are on speaker. What's going on?"

I take a deep breath before speaking "I've been thinking about dropping out of college for a while now. It just doesn't feel like the right fit for me. I don't think I'm meant to be in a classroom all I want to do is play soccer".

It is quiet for a little while before my dad speaks up, "So you've been thinking of dropping out?"

I nod even though they can't see me, "Yeah I could go pro. I got offers before I came to UCLA and I talked to Washington Spirit and they said they're offer still stands. And if I drop out of UCLA and go pro that means more time to improve and out time into training. It will also be easier to grow a name myself. Sponsors and brand deals are more likely to spot me is I go pro. I've talked to a lot of people about this and I think that this is something that I really want".

"Then I'm fine with it. As long as you are happy, we will support you. We love you, Mal"

"I love you guys too"

When I walk back into our dorm, I see Y/n laying on her bed on her phone.

"I guess it went well?", she asks as she looks up from her phone.

"Yeah they told me they support me. Right now, I only need to figure out what the hell I am going to do now"

"But first we need to talk about Dansby"

I sit on my bed. "Right I was going to tell you. He is my boyfriend".

She looks at me with a expression I am not able to read. I don't know what she is thinking right now. "Oh. That's cool. Does he treats you right?".

"Of course"

"That's good"

What is going through her head right now? And why is she acting so weird?