Conflicted heart

Chapter 6: battling her emotions

The training session was in full swing, but there was a noticeable change in Ona's intensity. She was pushing herself harder than ever, releasing the pent-up emotions that had been building within her. Her dribbling skills were exceptional, and her passes were sharper than ever before.

Keira, ever the tenacious midfielder, was known for her hard tackles and relentless pursuit of the ball. As Ona made a swift move with the ball, Keira lunged in with a well-timed tackle, catching Ona off-guard. The impact was hard, and Ona was sent tumbling to the ground.

Her frustration, anger, and the unspoken feelings that had been consuming her for so long boiled over. Ona shouted in Spanish, her voice laden with emotion. "¡Maldita sea, Keira!" ("Dammit, Keira!")

Lucy, who had witnessed the tackle and Ona's outburst, knew that something was deeply wrong. She rushed to step in between the two players, trying to diffuse the situation. "Hey, calm down, both of you! What's going on?"

Ona, still seething with anger, was finding it hard to control her emotions. She glared at Keira, her eyes flashing with frustration.

Keira, on the other hand, seemed genuinely surprised by Ona's reaction. She was known for her competitive spirit on the field, but she had never seen Ona react so strongly to a tackle before.

Lucy attempted to mediate, looking at Keira and asking, "Keira, maybe that tackle was a bit too strong. Ona, are you okay?"

Ona, her anger simmering down, nodded as she winced in pain, her body aching from the tackle. "I'm fine, Lucy. Let's just continue training."

With the help of Alexia, Ona limped away from the training ground and toward the changing room. Her heart was heavy with unspoken emotions, and she knew she needed a moment to collect herself.

Meanwhile, Keira and Lucy stayed behind. Keira turned to Lucy with a puzzled expression. "I didn't mean to tackle her that hard, Lucy. I'm not sure why she reacted that way."

Lucy frowned, watching Ona and Alexia leave. "Something's been bothering Ona, and it's more than just the tackle. I'll talk to her later and see if I can get to the bottom of it."

As the tension on the field subsided, the complexities of their relationships remained, simmering beneath the surface. Lucy's concern for Ona and the divide between them only deepened, leaving her with a sense of unease about the future of their trio.

After the intense training session, Lucy was seething with frustration. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was deeply wrong between her and Ona. She approached Ona with a stern expression, determined to address the issue.

"Ona, we need to talk," Lucy said, her voice tinged with anger. "What's going on? That reaction back there was completely uncalled for."

Ona, still simmering with emotion, was not in the mood to talk. She crossed her arms and looked away, giving Lucy a defiant attitude. "I don't want to talk about it."

Lucy, taken aback by Ona's attitude, felt a surge of frustration welling up within her. She was known for her strong leadership on and off the field, and this situation left her feeling helpless.

Her anger boiled over, and she shouted in Spanish, "¡Basta, Ona!" ("Enough, Ona!")

Alexia, who had been watching the exchange, stepped in between the two, trying to mediate. "Lucy, let's give her some space. She's clearly upset, and pushing her right now won't help."

Keira, ever the calm and collected one, also stepped in to defend Lucy. "Alexia's right. We should let her cool off."

Ona, unable to hold back her frustration and sadness any longer, slipped out of the room, putting on her Barcelona hoodie to shield her emotions from the world. She made her way to her car, feeling her eyes well up with tears. Inside the car, she couldn't contain her emotions any longer, hitting the steering wheel with a clenched fist.

As Ona grappled with her feelings of anger, jealousy, and sadness, her phone dinged with a text message. She picked it up to see that it was Lucy who had messaged her.

"Please, Ona, we need to talk. I hate seeing you like this. Whatever's going on, we'll figure it out together."

The message was laced with genuine concern, and Ona knew that Lucy had a heart of gold. The conflicting emotions within Ona continued to torment her as she pondered whether she should respond or retreat further into the solitude of her car.

In the training ground and beyond, the complexities of their relationships and emotions were like a storm, and none of them could predict the path they were on, as it led them deeper into uncharted territory.