an unexpected blonde

the meeting

a few hours had gone by and the group of girls were all still doing their thing, my mum and dad doing their pt sessions so it was just me stuck on reception. i was changing the music on the surround sound speakers until i heard a strong irish accent.

katie - hello i'm katie do you mind showing me to the toilets.
willow - of course follow me.

i had guided katie to the toilets and checked the time on my phone it read 1:21pm. as i was on my way back to the desk i had bumped into that blonde that had been so rude earlier, if it wasn't of being for that i would have happily gave a nice hello but them words did not leave my mouth. a couple more customers came in until one stuck out to me from the other end of the gym. we made direct eye contact and that when i got up and jumped into her arms.

willow - oh my god ella what are you doing down here.
ella - i went to your apartment and alex said all of your things had gone.
willow - it's a long story.
ella - okay let me say hello to the girls and we will talk.
willow - wait you know them.
ella - yes they play for arsenal. hope they have been nice.
willow - hm the tall blonde could maybe not be so rude other than that all lovely.
ella - really.

ella went and spoke to the girls that had all now stopped what they had been doing. me and ella have been best friends since childhood when she used to once live in milton keynes, and we finally reconnected when i moved back to manchester i went to all of her games and also became really good friends with alessia, she is such a lovely girl just wish what happened with alex didn't.

ella soon came back over and we began chatting about why i moved. she took me into the toilets and brought a first aid with her to luck at my bruised and swollen ribs. she delicately placed cream but it still stung. i began crying at the pain, i knew that nothing was broken so it didn't really scare me. me and ella had finished in the toilets and walked back out to all the girls having a break. ella dragged me over to the girls as they began to talk about going out for a drink later and that's when a blonde spoke and it just irritated me.

leah - are you joining us?
willow - no thanks i think i will pass.

you could tell the annoyance in my voice, the fact i didn't even look at her when speaking and that i walked away straight after, i knew that this was childish but i'm going through so much right now with alex and i wanted to have a new fresh start but when i've been here 5 minutes and i'm already being scoffed at, just isn't very welcoming. after a few minutes ella walked back over to me and begged me to go so after a while i agreed, she told me to wear fancy as we was going to an event i had been invited to anyway.

i had left the gym and my mum said she would just travel back with my dad so i got home and began to get ready. i had decided on curling my hair whilst my old makeup artist worked on my face, luckily prada had sent me a dress as i hadn't unpacked my clothes yet. the dress was a silk slim fit to puffy burgundy with a slit down the leg and decided on wearing my gucci rhinestone heels.

after around 3 hours i was finally ready ella had come to mine so we could travel together. as we arrived at the event me and ella walked down the red carpet with paparazzi flashing their cameras every second until we reached the building and was seated due to ella being a footballer and me being an influencer and a donor we wasn't seated next to each other. the ceremony had began and a few awards had already being presented, as they announced the name of the next award it kind of rung a bell so as the little girl was called up with her mum and dad that's when i recognised this little girl.

presenter - and please welcome abby collins with mum lisa collins.

*applaudes*

presenter - how are you feeling tonight.
abby - good.
presenter - shall we talk to your mummy.
*nods head*