enemies || leah williamson

Chapter 62- 29th March 2023

It's Leah's birthday, and we have a match.

Not just any match, a match in the Champions League against Bayern.

Luckily though, as it's Bayern, that means that Georgia is going to be here, so Leah can spend time with one of her best friends.

Playing at the Emirates is always exciting, and today is no different.

The annoying thing is that Gio isn't in the Champions League squad, so she's going to be in the crowd instead of on the bench.

I don't even know what Leah's plans after the match are as she hasn't told me.

Honestly, I'm getting tired of this relationship with how I'm being treated currently. If Leah is cheating on me, then she needs to just own up to it.

I also have a slight irritation with my wrist, meaning that I'm sitting in the physio room, waiting for it to be taped.

And knowing my luck, it will be Stacey, who is sent in to do it for me.

And what do you know? I was right. As I looked up, I saw her walking towards me with Beth in tow.

"What can I do for you, Martinez?" She asks me, narrowing her eyes at me as Beth comes to sit next to me, throwing an arm around my shoulders.

"My wrist needs taping. Jonas told me to wait here." I tell her, making her nod in response before telling me she's going to get some tape.

"Excited, Dri?" Beth asks, making me smile and nod.

As Stacey comes back, she tells Beth that one of the other physios wants to talk to her, making Beth stand up and leave the room.

I glance up as Stacey walks closer to me, tape in hand, and she stops directly in front of me, motioning for me to hold my arm out.

I do so before she begins to speak.

"I don't know what is going on with you and Leah, but she's mine, do you understand? She has always been mine and always will be." Stacey spits out, pulling roughly on the tape she's applying to my wrist.

I wince in pain before replying.

"If she's yours, then why is she my girlfriend?" Prompting Stacey to laugh in response.

"She may be your girlfriend, but it's me she's sleeping with." Stacey tells me as she finishes with the tape and walks out of the room.

So she is cheating on me?

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8pm kick offs are my least favourite, as it means usually we have to go straight home and to sleep afterwards.

I can't even bear to raise my head and glance over at Leah, worried that if I do so, I might burst into tears.

She's actually cheating on me? I thought Ellie was lying.

Of course, I said happy birthday to Leah earlier, I'm not a shit girlfriend. And yes, I have bought her something but I don't know whether or not I should give it to her.

I probably should, but I'm too hurt at the moment.

I can't be 100% sure she's cheating until I see proof or Leah herself tells me.

"Dri! Brighten up, it's the Champions League!" Katie shouts at me as she comes to sit next to me in my cubby, making me groan in response.

Don't get me wrong, I love Katie, but right now, I don't want to deal with her.

I get snapped out of my thoughts by another figure coming to stand in front of me.

"Dria?" Leah says, looking down at me.

Shit, our routine before a match.

I glance up, meeting her eye and nod, signalling for her to turn around.

She does so as I stand up and begin to plait her hair, us doing each others hair before a match simply becoming our routine.

Once I'm done, Leah turns back around and kisses my cheek, thanking me.

"Score a goal for me, yeah?" Leah says with a smile, making me nod.

"If I score, it will be for you." I tell her with a fake smile on my face as I'm trying to subdue the tears.

Everything I do is for her.

◇◇◇

The match ended 2-0 to us, and I did score, and as promised, the goal was for Leah.

Now we're in the locker room, with other members of the squad who weren't in the team today as well, as I'm gathering my things for a shower.

"Dri! We'll see you at the bar, yeah?" Beth shouts at me, making my face drop as confusion fills me.

Bar?

"What do you -" I begin saying before Gio cuts me off.

"We'll see you both there!" Gio replies, giving me a stern look.

Beth seems to accept the answer, as her and Viv leave.

I look at Gio in confusion as she sighs and sits next to me.

"For Leah's birthday. She invited everyone to the bar." Gio tells me, making my face drop more.

"Everyone apart from me?" I say, voice cracking slightly as I feel a wave of sadness wash over me.

"I-"

"Whatever. I'm just gonna shower and go home. You can enjoy your time at the bar, but I don't want to come. Maldito infierno."

As soon as I say that, I pick up my things and walk into the shower room, shaking my head as tears threaten to spill.

I can't cry here. At least wait until I get home.

I'm in the shower for god knows how long, trying to drown my emotions in the process before I hear Gio call me.

"Ads, the team bus is leaving. Hurry up!" Gio shouts at me, making me turn the shower off as I quickly throw my clothes on, my hair still wet as I walk back into the locker room.

Gio looks at me with sadness in her eyes before nodding and leading me out of the room.

I follow her until we reach the team bus, where Gio has to return back to her car as she drove instead due to not being in the squad.

She pulls me into a tight hug before leaving, saying she'll see me later.

Once I step onto the bus, I instantly find a row of seats that is empty, putting my headphones in and pulling my hood over my head, drowning out the rest of the world.

At some point, tears begin falling down my cheeks as I'm silently sobbing with my head resting on the seat in front of me.

My life is falling apart.

First, I lost my club, and now I'm losing my girlfriend. What's next? My family?

I can't do this for much longer. I can't wait for the summer to arrive so that I can start fresh and move on from this shit show that is my life.

A body slides into the seat next to me, pulling me into their side as they rub my back, seemingly trying to calm me down.

I look up and meet their eyes, as they give me a sad smile and nod in understandment. The person being one of the people I was least expecting to be there.

Lia.

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A/N- The angst train is only just getting started, and it won't be finished for a while, so buckle up and prepare for the ride.

Also, how do we feel about Lia and Dria's developing friendship?

The next song from Dria's playlist:

Starboy- The Weeknd & Daft Punk
No exact correlation to anything, can be interpreted as so, though, but it's just the song that Dria always listens to with Lucy when they're together.

As always, I hope everyone has a good day :)