Special Smile // Jadon Sancho

Chapter 18

Song for this chapter: understand - omah lay
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"What do your tattoos actually mean?" I then asked him out of nowhere. "This one," he said, pointing to his left forearm where several lines could be seen. "My brother died when he was younger and in primary school I wrote a poem that I said at his funeral. I got it tattooed here, it was my first tattoo," I could still hear the pain in his voice. I read the text on his forearm and felt my tears trying to escape. It said:

You and me will stay together, you made us happy.

you brought us joy, you were a special baby boy.

I couldn't wait till you grew up, teach you football and win the cup.

But you're gone what can I do? Baby brother, we love you.

"Wow... that's... beautiful. I'm so sorry Jadon", I couldn't get out more somehow. "It's okay, it's been a few years. Here I have my siblings' initials," he pointed to a spot on his left upper arm.

I watched and listened to him with enthusiasm and interest. "Here I have an angel, a flower, 'heaven', a butterfly, birds and a few more things here". „I love this," I said and kissed his upper arm, which briefly hugged me.

Then he switched arms. "And here I'm pretty much freestyling", he said. I immediately noticed how his mood got a little brighter. "I loved comics when I was younger, so here I have Spider-Man, Sonic, Simpsons and so on," he said, full of enthusiasm in his voice. "I love Spider-Man!" I then said out loud.

"And yet she manages to... get even better," Jadon laughed and kissed my shoulder. He ran his playlist and we just cuddled. Eventually I fell asleep with my head on his chest.

the next morning

I opened my eyes and stared straight into Jadon's eyes. "Are you watching me while I sleep?" I said, still a bit sleepy. "You think it's all about you, do you?" he replied teasingly in his morning voice. I didn't think his voice could get any hotter than it already was. But she was.

"Of course," I said back proudly. He playfully rolled his eyes and kissed me. "You looked so cute. I had to capture that. Both mentally and photographically" he whispered and winked.

"Ohh nooo, you took a picture of me?" full of frustration I pressed a pillow on my face and Jadon got out of bed laughing. "Stand up!" he said motivated and pulled the blanket over me away. "HEY!" I hissed at him. He just laughed and went to the bathroom. "Baby, I have to be at the airport in two hours. Erik wants me to join the training today," he said in a loud voice from the bathroom.

"Is that so urgent?" I sobbed to get pity from him. Meanwhile, I walked towards the bathroom and hugged him from behind. Our eyes met in the mirror.

"I'm sorry, but yes. That's my job. Of course I'm more flexible than others, but I also have to stick to the rules and after my long break I always have to do my best. It's not a matter of course that Erik would give me another chance and been so supportive over the past few months," he turned and wrapped his arms around my waist.

"I know baby. I'm proud of you. You can do this," I encouraged him. "But I still don't want you to leave yet," I said, pouting.

Jadon laughed, kissed my forehead and went back into the room to get dressed. "When will we meet again?" he then asked me as we were both ready to leave. At least as far as packing, mentally neither of us wanted to leave.

"Don't know, maybe I can come to Manchester in three weeks? Then my exams will be over and I could take three days off," I thought. "Can't wait already," he breathed in my ear.