After wishing the boys good luck on the pitch, I took my usual seat in the stands. The seat that has been empty for so long. The seat I missed so deeply.
Hugo Ekitike was sitting next to me, as he was missing today's match.
'Are you sure you're okay here?' Luca quickly came up the few stairs separating me from him and the benched players.
'I'm okay.' I smiled softly. 'Seriously.'
'Leave her.' Kylian quickly grabbed Luca before stepping on the pitch. 'I missed seeing her there.' he said sternly.
We all shared a light chuckle, Luca returning to his spot while Kylian ran towards his position on the pitch.
As the match was about to start, I feel someone bothering me.
'Excuse me.' he said in a soft voice.
Recognising the voice instantly, I kept my eyes frozen on the pitch. I slightly move my legs to the side, giving space to Neymar to join me and the rest of the players that were not playing.
'Can you please move?' he asked somehow politely.
'Can't.' Hugo replied.
'What do you mean you can't?'
And even though I wasn't looking at him, I knew his eyebrows were frowned, a confused look on his face.
'Are you glued to the seat or something?' he asked annoyed.
'I have special instructions not to move.' Hugo said. 'You can sit next to me.'
'Move.' Neymar said sternly.
After a few moments of silence, who probably had some death stare exchanges, Hugo got up and moved to the free seat next to him, who was actually for Neymar.
Great.
Neymar quietly took a seat, my eyes still on the match.
I haven't seen Ney in what felt like years. I was fighting so hard not to turn to my side and catch a glimpse of the man I was once so madly in love with.
I felt a hand grabbing my leg, my eyes instantly moving towards the seat in front of me. Kimpembe had his body now turned around to face me, gesturing me to lean in.
'I can tell him to move if you want to.' he said quietly, but loud enough for Ney to hear. 'I can swap seats with him, trust me.'
I shook my head with a light chuckle. 'It's fine.'
Kimpembe nodded his head in understatement, both of us returning to watch the game.
'I didn't know you hired bodyguards.' Neymar said softly after a few moments, a chuckle escaping his lips.
'I didn't hire them.' I smiled, my eyes still fixated on the players. 'The club did.' I shrugged my shoulders.
'How are you?'
'I'm good, thank you.'
'I didn't know you were coming.'
'It was last minute.' I shrugged my shoulders. 'I wanted to surprise Luca and Kylian.'
He didn't say anything, but I could swear I heard his eyes roll so hard in his head at Kylian's name.
'How are you?' I asked.
'I'm okay, thank you for asking.'
I smiled in response, praying to God that the conversation will end.
All of a sudden, Messi scored, making me jump up from my seat in excitement. 'YESSSSS!' I screamed. 'YES!'
This. This is the feeling I crave.
