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Recovery
Recovery is a strange thing. Half of the time they spent thinking they would never be able to step on the pitch again. Other times were spent thinking they were SO ready to get back to playing. Usually, it would alternate days as if the universe was saying, "Hey you're doing great!" and then immediately switching sides.
Her recovery was different from Gavi's entirely. The tear on her ACL was substantially more serious than his. The fact that her injury occurred a month prior did help in her favor because they were almost on the same healing schedule at that point. They took their first steps together, walked onto the grass together, and were cleared to play within days of each other.
Most of their days were spent in the same cycle. Rehab and not fucking up their legs any more than they already did. There was one day when they both thought it would be okay to gently kick a ball back and forth while sitting. However, neither midfielder remembered how competitive the other was.
"That was so close!" She shouted as she moved around in her chair after the futbol hit the leg of the chair before rolling to the side. "I was this close!"
"How could you miss that?" Gavi teased as he stretched his good leg to get the ball back in front of him. "I wasn't even watching."
"Oh shut it," She seethed in joking rage as he kicked the ball with a little too much speed. She could not help it. Instincts kicked in, and she immediately used her injured leg to kick it away. Just as quickly, she regretted it. She clutched her leg as she let out a curse, "Shit!"
In response, Gavi moved to help her and consequently learned just how much pain she was in as he put pressure on his leg. That was when they both knew it would be a difficult recovery.
First Steps
Their first steps were taken together. Sure, they did not look pretty, but they were together. They stood side by side holding hands until Gavi's knee gave away, causing both of them to crash down. Neither was injured further, but it made for a funny story afterward.
The first time they were both able to make their first steps was a different story. As a joke, Y/n sat at the end of the bars that Gavi was walking between and semi-holding himself up on.
"This reminds me of when I was helping my sister teach my nephew to walk," She joked as Gavi took cautious steps toward her.
"Did you just compare me to a toddler?" Gavi snapped back in disbelief. "I'd like to see you try it! It's not as easy as it looks."
