from the lfc academy

Chapter 18

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Bria's pov:

~•months later•~

today is the game that decides whether we win the league or not,

Chelsea have finished just 2 points ahead of us so in order to win the league, we need to win this game against Man City women,

i decided to tell the teams about me leaving at the end of the season about a month ago...

~•flashback•~

i called a team meeting with the girls first as i feel like they deserve to know first,

once everyone was there i stood up and told them the news,

"okay so thank you everyone for coming, i have to tell you something i think you guys should hear from me, that being i'm going to Barcelona at the end of the season on loan" i said as they gasped,

"and Missy as your vice is stepping up as captain, i hope you guys can all respect my decision and let's make sure we win the league this season" i added as they all got up and hugged me before saying they understand making me take a breath as it was a weight lifted off my shoulders,

"do the boys know?" Sofie asked,
"i asked Jurgen to tell them so by now yeah probably" i replied as she nodded,

Curtis pov:

we were in the gym when Jurgen turned the music off and got our attention,

"alright boys before Lunch i've been asked to let you all know that Bria will be joining Barcelona on loan at the end of the season, she's telling the girls right now that's why she's not telling you as she didn't want people to find out through gossip" he said making us drop our jaws,

my heart dropped with my jaw as i thought about Bria being in a whole different country,

it didn't make much sense though as it's not like we're a couple,

"can you believe that?" Trent asked as we walked into the canteen,
"she's an insane player so it makes sense but it's just a shock" Robbo replied as we nodded,

Bria's pov:

we then walked into the canteen where Curtis walked over and grabbed my hand leading me back out again,

he lead me into an empty room and shut the door behind us,

"your leaving" he said as i sighed and nodded,
"why didn't you tell me sooner?" he asked as he looked at me betrayed,
"i didn't want anyone to get distracted" i replied as he shook his head,

"you told me you wouldn't leave Bria" he said as i looked down,
"you can be mad at me that's fine Curt, but i'm doing this for my career" i replied,
"i knew i shouldn't have let myself trust you. Have fun in spain Bria" he said before walking out leaving me shocked and upset second guessing my choices.

~•end of flashback•~

Curtis hasn't spoken to me since he found out and i haven't spoken to him,

i suppose it'll make leaving a little easier,

we were sat in the dressing room at Anfield as because it's such a big game we're playing at Anfield,

"i need a nervous wee" i said to Missy making her laugh before i got up and walked out the changing room door to be met with Curtis who was heading to his seat,

we stood there looking into each others eyes before he spoke,

"hey Bri, you alright?" he asked as i nodded and tried to walk past him,
"Bri can we talk?" he asked as he gently grabbed my hand to stop me from walking off,

"i don't have time for this Curtis, you guys may have won the league already but we haven't" i replied as he lead me into a janitor cupboard,

"i wanna say i'm sorry, i was being selfish not you, there was a reason why i got so angry and upset but it wasn't your fault and i shouldn't have blamed you" he said as i crossed my arms,
"what's the reason then?" i asked as he looked down,

"okay" i said before grabbing the door handle to open the door,
"no Bria stop i-" he said as he grabbed my hands,

"the reason i got like that is as simple as i've fallen in love with you Bria" he said completely catching me off guard,
"i love you Bria and that's why i got so angry and upset" he added as he looked me in the eyes,

"i- i can't deal with this right now" i said before opening the door and running to the toilets,

once i had been to the toilet i went back to the changing room and tried to get my head in the right place before the game,

i couldn't be distracted for this game, it's not an option,

once time had passed it was finally time for the game to start,

before the whistle was blown i looked at Curtis who was already looking at me before focusing on the game and just the game,

at the 45th minute City scored making Anfield even more tense,

half time was then called, we went inside, had a pep talk before beginning the second half,

on the 74th minute i shot the ball into the back of the net making the crowd erupt,

the crowd soon erupted again when Melissa made it 2-1 to us,

and just when we thought the score would end 2-1 i decided to shoot from outside the box making it 3-1 to us,

i ran over to the subs and celebrated with them and the boys who also ran down and celebrated with us all,

then the whistle blew declaring us winners of the Wsl,

the stadium erupted as the subs, staff and boys team all ran into the pitch to celebrate with us,

we got our medals before it lifted the trophy making everyone cheer again,

after lifting the trophy i looked over at Curtis who was stood on his phone,

i walked over and grabbed his cheeks pulling him in for a kiss taking him by surprise,
he happily kissed me back,

once we pulled away we looked into each others eyes,

"i love you too Curt" i said making a smile creep onto his face before he pulled me in for another kiss,

"congratulations on winning the league" he said making me grin,
"guess we'll have to have a parade together" i replied as he nodded with a smile,

"come on let's go in, we've got a party to have" he said as i nodded and intertwined our hands before walking in.

we walked in to a mini party already going on in the changing room which we happily got involved in,

once everyone packed their stuff ready to go we all headed to Trent's house for an after party,

it's safe to say we all celebrated our hearts out,

"guys i just wanna say i fucking love every one of you, i'm gonna miss you all but i have faith you will both win the league next season too" i said as they cheered,

"TO LIVERPOOL" i yelled as i raised my drink before everyone else shouted and did the same thing,

what a special club i thought as i looked around the room.

A/N
will say the end is near....
however there's still the Jobe book to finish and i have some projects in my drafts 🤭