Season 1; Episode 29; Welcome

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When the plane landed, Anouk had to remove her sweater due to the warmer weather that she arrived in. She grabbed her phone and texted the same person as before that the plane had landed and she got out of the plane and to the bagging area.

At the bagging area, Anouk spotted a certain brunette with hazel eyes. A soft smile appeared on Anouk's face as she walked over to her on the crutches.

"¡Hola mi amiga!" The brunette turned to look at the young player and immediately hugged her.

"Hola Anouk. How are you doing?" The younger player stopped smiling. "Let's just get my bags and get out of here, how does that sound?" The older brunette raised her eyebrows in surprise at the sudden change in Anouk's behaviour but helped her get the big suitcase anyways.

When they got the suitcase, the fit athlete led the way to her cupra and they got in. "Everyone in the team is dying to meet you. You've gotten yourself quite a reputation." Thalia smiled sadly. "It's not much of a reputation when I never get to play again."

The brunette smiled and looked swiftly at Anouk. "And that's why my wife is going to help you."

Anouk's mind wandered off. Could the highly spoken about therapist really help her out? Would she ever really play again? She decided to play it safe. "We'll have to see first."

When they arrived at the facility, Anouk looked up at the big sign, a smile instantly forming on her face. It had always been her dream club to begin with. She was sure that she was going to love it there. The brunette led the way through the grounds, showing where everything was.

Anouk was marveled at the facilities. They had a gym, a pool, a whole restaurant, a sauna, a steam room, two therapists, a cinema and of course the locker room and a connected bathroom.

Barcelona was a truly incredible club.

They then walked to the meeting room and when the older brunette opened the door, all eyes turned to the two brunettes.

"Oh my god, you're here!" It was Lieke. The young injured player smiled and waved shyly. "Hi, thank you for having me here." Her voice was kind and small, her nerves getting the best of her.

Lluis looked up from his papers, a smile forming on his face. "Anouk! It's good to see you here. We were just discussing our game plan for the game against Espanyol. Feel free to join the discussion."

Anouk nodded her head and she and Alexia sat down in the two open chairs and the discussion about the next game started again.

Anouk listened intently and no one really seemed to come up with a game plan, so she spoke up instead.

"Why don't you guys play as Barcelona does? Your passing game truly is something else. No one in the league can compare to that. Keep combining. Keep looking for the open spaces, play that ball to the other side with a cross. Shift the play. When you can't get close to the goal? Keep on passing. They are bound to step out and make a mistake. Control the game and you will score. I mean, you guys have some of the best players walking around here. Above everything, you have to stay patient."

Everyone had gone silent and listened to Anouk's words, thinking about it. Lluis nodded his head. "You're right." The young and injured girl smiled slightly. "I just said what I came up with in the moment." Alexia put her hand on Anouk's shoulder.

"Welcome to Barcelona."

After that, everything went by fast. Anouk signed her contract for the one and only Barcelona and she found out that she would be living with Thalia and Alexia. Soon they were all in the car, driving to Alexia and Thalia's house. When they got there, the both of them helped Anouk to get settled and gave her a tour of the house.

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