𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗨𝗦 ; 𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘳 𝘫𝘳 [SEQUAL - COMPLETE]

chapter eleven

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖

𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 '𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥' 𝘢𝘯𝘥 '𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵-𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯' 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳 '𝘯𝘰𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘴'!

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𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.
'good morning! thank you for having me.'

𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻. 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲. 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀?
'ah let's. uhm.. honestly it wasn't a hard decision. i love this team, these girls, representing my county is never something i could have imagined doing. i am beyond grateful for these opportunities, but even thought i could go on and win ten more trophies with the lioness, i'm happy with what i've done. what i've achieved. this is what every footballer dreams of, and now i've done it.. i'm taking away an opportunity from another girl. i was seventeen when i made my debut, i've been in this squad for ten years.. i've lost, i've won. now it's time for someone else to come in, i want to focus on my club, and my family now.

𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀? 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿?
'they were obviously shocked, i had just come back from an injury which should've ended my career.. if i didn't have leo i probably wouldn't be playing today. but yeah, they were supportive, i'll always be a lioness and i will continue to support them, and strive for bigger waves in womens football. sarina and me had a chat, she has taken this team to places we have only dreamed off.. but she understood why i was leaving. i'm beyond thankful for her.'

𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻, 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲? 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲?
'ha, advice from leo? you're funny. no, i never actually talked to him about it. but when i told him my decision he supported me, he always does. i only talked to my husband, and the girls.'

𝗶 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸, 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄. 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲?
'it has? no, i wont lie there have been some conversations.. but im happy in paris. the team was really instrumental in my recovery, and have been with me the whole way. i'm not going anywhere.'

𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵. 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀.
'thank you so much, its was lovely speaking with you.'

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PARIS, FRANCE

i closed my laptop, letting out a sigh and letting the forced smile drop from my face. "want anything to eat?" neymars head popped out from behind the door, a real smile appearing on my face.

"mhm." i mumbled, leaving my desk and finding my way next to him. he wrapped his arm around me as we walked in the kitchen.

"what did the doctor say?" he asked, passing me an acai bowl, something he has been obsessed with making recently. i stirred my spoon in the bowl and looked up at him.

"uhm, nothing really.. told me to go in and see him next week." i stabbed the kiwi harshly with my fork, he narrowed his eyes at me. "sorry.." i mumbled.

"stop stressing out noelle. it'll happen when it happens." he rubbed my shoulders, causing me to close my eyes and lay my head back on the chair.

"i know.. and you have the qualifiers coming up anyways! its a bad time." my voice broke slightly, i pinched my nose feeling the tears sting at my eyes.

"oh noelle." he spoke out softly, wrapping his arms around me and laying sweet kisses to my cheek. "its okay, its okay." he reassured me.

"i know." i wiped the tears which rolled down my eyes, taking a few deep breaths. "i just feel like something is wrong with me." i confided in him, looking back as he gave me a weak smile.

"don't think that noelle." he swung his leg over the stool next to me, pulling me into a hug. i melted into his chest, my tears turning his grey shirt dark. "there is nothing wrong with you okay? you are perfect.. in every single way to me."

his thumbs gently wiped the salty tears which continued to stain my red cheeks. "mhm, okay im done." i let out a sad laugh, resting my head on his chin. "have they called you yet?" i changed the subject.

he shook his head, "no, they're announcing it next week." he spoke out, making me chuckle slightly. "what?" his lips turned up into a smile.

"nothing." i brushed the hair from my face, looking up at him once again. "drive me to training tomorrow?" i asked, he nodded pressing a quick kiss to my lips.

"mhm.." he looked down at his phone, "olá?" he answered, walking away and over to the window. i looked up at him before looking back down at the bowl, taking a bite.

i ran my hands down my face, watching neymar turn around looking pale. "hey, you okay?" i asked out, his mouth stuttering.. i stood up and made my way to his side. "ney?" i grabbed his arm.

"my parents are getting divorced." he spoke out, his eyes finding mine. i reached out but he rejected my touch, now i was the one stammering. 

i narrowed my eyes at him as he walked away, "uh.. i'm going to kylians." he spoke out in a rush, slamming the door behind him.

i looked up and out of the window, seeing him kick his car. he didnt drive away, he just sat in the car and.. broke. i wanted to go out and comfort him.. but would he react just as he did?

what a day for the both of us..

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ty for readinggg, i
love ted lasso. just
thought yall should
know that 🤷🏻‍♀️