It's us against the world

1 - the pickup

It's a regular day for me: at school, playing a football match against a fairly good school.
In the first half of the match, I scored 1 header but the other school managed to even it out by scoring quite quickly after. The score is 1-1 at half time and we go out for the second half of the match, hoping to win. I manage to score a screamer from the halfway line to put us 2-1 up. The score stays like that for the rest of the match until one of my teammates lob the ball in my direction and I score a bicycle kick. The final score is 3-1 and I have somehow managed to score a hat-trick. I get player of the match and I am celebrating with my team when I look over to the parents and see someone that hasn't been at any of the matches before. They look familiar to me and I suddenly recognise that it's her.

Leah Williamson! She waves and smiles at me.

I realise that it is her and I start to have an emotional breakdown on the pitch, because it's her. My favourite player is here for me! How on earth had this happened? I turn away from her as I don't want to her to realise that I am crying over seeing her, that's just stupid. I sit on the floor to try and catch my breath, pretending that I am just trying to rest from the game, and I look up at the teachers who already have their phones out and are recording my reaction to meeting her. When Leah realises I am sat on the floor with my head in my hands, she rushes straight over to me and crouches down by me, giving me a light hug. I turn to look at her and my eyes have turned a bit red from crying so much. She pulls me into her chest, gives me a light kiss on my forehead and I embrace her hug.

I thank her for helping me and I tell her that I am very embarrassed from crying in-front of her. She's very kind and assures me that it doesn't matter at all. I gather myself up and she helps me stand up. I ask her if we can take a picture together and she agrees. I go to reach for my phone when Leah whips out her phone and says that we can take it on her phone instead so that she can post it on her instagram later. I let her but ask is she can also send it to me too so that I can have this memory forever. She nods. Leah takes a shirt out of her bag and hands it to me. She tells me that she signed it for me and she shows me it. This makes my heart explode and I free the passage to my growing tears to let them fall down my cheek. I give her a huge hug and thank her for her shirt. I tell her it was always my dream to meet her and take a picture with her.

I then ask why she is here and she replies by saying that she came to talk to me and ask if I would go with her to speak with someone. I have a confused expression on my face and ask who it's with. She tells me she will tell me in the car on the way there. I question her coming to see me as she has never properly met me before. She says that when I met her she followed me on my instagram account because she couldn't forget me and the talent I showed her before that match started. Leah tells me she will tell me more in the car because we would be late otherwise. I look over at the teachers and they all have their water filled eyes and smiles spread across their faces. I ask them if my parents knew about this and they said that they had been planning for Leah to come here for weeks. They tell me it is fine for me to leave with her and that I will be safe with her because she is a very kind person. I say goodbye to all of my friends and one person looks extra jealous that I got to meet my idol but they didn't and I get to leave with them. I get in Leah's car with her and we leave to school to go speak with the mysterious person.

I have a massive grin on my face by this time and Leah notices. She turns the radio on and we are singing together most of the way there. An hour passes of intense singing and Leah turns the radio down and tell me that we are almost there. I ask where 'there' is and she responds by saying that we are going to London Coloney to meet Jonas in his office.

I have no chance to ask why because we pull up into the training ground and are stormed by all the players trying to look into the car to see me. Leah then tells me that they have also seen my instagram account and were all left in awe of my talent. We finally park and I get out the car. The first player to run up to me is Beth and she instantly wants to take a photo with me, obviously I want to too. I take one with her but also one with the rest of the team too. I am so happy to meet them all. Leah spoils my fun and tells me to hurry up or I will be late for my meeting with Jonas. I sigh and without a chance I am dragged away by Leah, looking back at the team I wave back ti the and they all have big smiles plastered across their faces and they have their hands clenched into a thumbs up.

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A/n: first chapter, hope you enjoy.
What will happen in the meeting with Jonas and Jessica?
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