The Runner and Number 30 (Charlie Curnow)

Chapter 4

Monique's Pov

once I got home I changed into some comfier clothes and watched Netflix, there wasn't any way you could get me to tell my friends about what happened at the cafe. I didn't want to deal with what Jenny was going to dish out at me, she would want to know more, would want to know what happened, how he reacted, all questions I don't have any answers to. 

I ended up falling asleep on the couch and woke up to my phone ringing, it was Amy "Hey Amy what's up?" I asked "Can you please come and get Jenny, she is driving me insane, she won't stop talking about you and Charlie" she said in an annoyed tone "Oh, well sorry, but I haven't done anything so I don't know what she's on about, just give her the phone?" I said, there was a shuffle, and then "Hello?" Jenny asked "It's Monique, you need to stop driving me insane please, stop talking about Charlie and me when there is nothing to talk about," I said "But there is something going on, you guys will get married just like you fantasized about when we first met," she said excitedly "jenny that was 7 years ago, I've matured since then, and I'm not going to marry him, you need to get over this," I said "fine fine, ill stop, but when it happens, be prepared for an I told you so" she laughed and hung up the phone. I sighed. how was I still friends with her, she is so dramatic. 

Jenny did get me thinking about 7 years ago, we were in year 12 when I met Jenny, I was a massive Carlton fan and obsessed with their latest recruit Charlie Curnow, like obsessed badly, on all my school books where you're meant to put your name I was putting Mrs. Charlie Curnow or Monique Curnow, something that is quite embarrassing now, I remember Jenny allowed me to keep this obsession, Amy used to think I was stupid for it but jenny was always supportive and encouraging of the behavior. I went upstairs to my room and into the wardrobe where I found a box of all my old stuff, I pulled it down and rummaged through it. "there it is" I said as I found what I was looking for, it was an old book, an old scrapbook, there was no cover it looked empty but when I opened it, it was full of newspaper clippings of Charlie in a collage, every page. I shook my head put it back into the box and put the box away. thank god I wasn't like that anymore, I would never be able to keep this job if I was still like that. 

I decided to have an early night, so I made myself some toast for dinner and then went to bed.

The next morning I got up and got ready the same as yesterday, I might have to ask for some more shirts if I'm going to be going in every day. I had a light breakfast then got to my car and headed to the club. today's the day.

I arrived at the club and met Lauren in her office, "hey Monique its good to see you again" she said "you too" i smiled "alright first task i have for you, can you please go and grab me some fresh towels from the washroom, its just past the locker rooms" she asked "no worries" i said and headed out of the office and past the locker rooms into the washroom, i looked around and found a stack of towels on the dryer, i was assuming that this is what she was talking about so i grabbed them and headed out the door, there were quite a few of them so i could only just see over the top, thankfully it was pretty quiet this morning and i made it back to the office completely fine "here you go" i said "thank you so much" she said "so today i will be assessing the injuries that were obtained over the weekend, having a look at ROM (range of movement) and potentially massaging some just to have a feel of the muscle placmeent and tightness" lauren explained "okay sounds good, what would you like me to do?" i asked "well at the moment just watch and learn, i cant really get you doing much until the players get properly aquainted with you" Lauren answered. "alright cool observation it is" i smiled and sat down in one of the chairs in her office.  "give me a few minutes and then we will go into the therapy room,  the players know not come come unless im in there, im sure they will do the same for you" Lauren said "no worries" i answered.

a couple minutes earlier we moved into the therapy room, there was a massage table and lots of charts on the wall as well as her certificate of the completion of her degree, it was pretty cool "when you get your own room youll be able to decorate it however you want" she smiled noticing that i was looking around. not long after we got settled there was a knock at the door "come in" Lauren said "oh Hi Patty how are you?" she asked "im going alright, i have a slight niggle in my quad after the weekend would you mind looking at it?" he asked politely "of course i can, oh and this is Monique, she will be observing me for a while until she gets upgraded to having the room next door and she can do it herself" she smiled in my direction "hi" i said and waved "hey Monique" he smiled back at me and laid on the table "so where abouts is this niggle?" lauren asked "its down towards my knee" he said and lauren started feeling and pressing around that area until he indicated where "right there" he said "oh i can feel it" she laughed, ill give it a light massage and then i recommend just some light training for today, as not to aggrevate it, i will let Voss know" she said as she got out the massage oil and applied some to her hands. she spent the next 10 minutes just massaging patty's quad while i sat their awkwardly, i feel like this was a lot more intimate than it should me, and i was feeling really awkward about it. thankfully there was another knock at the door to break the silence "could you just pop outside and grab that?" she asked "sure no worries" i got up and headed out of the room, one of the players was standing there waiting "hi, im Monique, im observing Lauren for the next couple of weeks, she is currently busy with Patty at the moment, what can i do for you?" i asked "oh well i cant wait" he said "is there anything i can do?" i asked "well i think i tweaked my ankle but im not sure" he said "alright well i can have a look at it if youd like?" i asked "um yeah okay" he said "no worries, ill just get you to sit on the floor for me" i said, he did as i asked "im Matthew by the way" he said "nice to meet you, now im just going to turn your ankle in natural directions let me know if you feel any pain" i said "okay" he answered, i turned his ankle left, no pain, right, no pain, stretched it down, no pain, up slight pain "okay that could be your acchillies tendon, are you able to roll onto your stomach for me?" i asked, and again he did so, i began feeling around his acchillies for anything that seemed abnormal "it seems okay, no major damage, i would just ice it and rest it for a couple of days, you should be right to play at the end of this week" i said "awesome thank you so much" he said and then left just as Patty and Lauren came out of the room "all good?" lauren asked "yeah it was matthew, thought he had tweaked his ankle, i did a few tests and he is all good, nothing major, i just told him to ice and rest it" i answered "oh wow, well done Monique, maybe im wrong in letting you observe and you should be more hands on. "oh i dont know" i said "you did well" she answered again. "thank you" i replied. the rest of the day was spent helping other players, Lauren allowed me to be more hands on which was nice. 

i was now finished for the day and i decided to get something to eat again before i left so i ordered some food from the cafe and went and found a table, this time nowhere near the front, infact right at the back hidden away in a corner, it was nice and secluded. a couple minutes later a few of the players came in, they were quite loud "oh Charlie, you know that girl yesterday the one that Jack said was talking about how hot you were on her phone?" Patty said, i gasped slightly, someone did see the messages and Charlie knows, i hope he doesnt know its me "yeah what about it?" he asked sounding slightly annoyed "well she is working with Lauren, as a second sports therapist, she might become the second one for the club" Patty said, shit shit shit, now he definitely knows who i am "wait, so the water girl is now a therapist?" Charlie asked "yeah seems like it" Patty shrugged, i didnt hear the rest of the conversation, but i made sure i was as hidden as possible so that they didnt know i just heard everything they were saying. maybe i should stop eating here, it always seems to cause problems.

i decided to go home once the boys left the cafe themselves and since i had already had somewhat of a dinner i headed straight to bed, today was really tiring.

2 CHAPTERS IN ONE DAY!

IM SO BORED AHAHA

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ALL THE LOVE- M XX