Lavender's POV
"Here Doc." Laia Codina says as she passes me the line-up for tonight's match against Canada.
Tonight's going to be my first game with the Spanish national team which I'm excited about.
Sidenote, my teammates found out that in the US Army people would call the combat medic Doc and they've started calling me that.
I don't mind being called Doc again.
"Thanks." I say as I grab the line-up then I look at the line-up.
1-Cata Coll
2-Ona Batlle
5-Laia Codina
4-Mapi León
19-Olga Carmona
12-Patricia Guijarro
14-Aitana Bonmatí
11-Alexia Putellas
10-Athena del Castillo
9-Lavender Lacroix(C)
7-Salma Paralluelo
If you're shocked that I'm captain of the Spanish Women's National Team then join the fucking club.
Apparently the coaches were all impressed with how I handled the team after they didn't sign the charity stuff and they were impressed by how I carry myself.
The coaching staff also said they noticed how the team instinctively followed my lead during training and for those reasons I'm the new Captain of the Spanish Women's National Team
What the fuck.
After I look at the line-up, I pass it behind me then I relax with Pongo for the rest of the drive.
Once at San Mamés Stadium, the bus parks then everyone gets off and heads to the locker room.
When we get to the locker room everyone puts their stuff down in their respective lockers.
Once my stuff is put up in my locker, I grab my smudging bundle and my lighter then I follow my teammates outside for the pitch inspection.
When I get onto the pitch I stand on the touchline and light my smudging bundle then let the bundle burn for 30 seconds.
After the bundle has burned for 30 seconds I blow it out which causes the bundle to start smoking then I walk around the edge of the pitch while doing my smudging ceremony with Pongo.
As I approach the place I start my ceremony I walk onto the pitch and cleanse my teammates with the bundle then Pongo and I head to our bench area and cleanse it.
After I finish doing my smudging ceremony, I extinguish the smudging bundle in a jar of sand then Pongo and I head back to the locker room.
When I get to my locker I put my sand jar in my locker then I take out my nose ring and I take off my necklaces, my earrings, and my rings.
After my jewelry is off, I put my jewelry in it's safe then I put my jewelry safe, phone, and wallet in my bag.
Once I'm jewelry free I take off my black cowboy hat, put it in it's protective case then I close and lock the case
After my hat is put away properly I take off my tracksuit and put my long, curly, dark brown hair up in a ponytail then I put on my warm up top and my game shorts.
I then sit down in my locker and put on my socks, my shin pads and my rainbow boots.
Once I'm dressed I get up, walk out of the locker room, and head onto the field with the outfield players.
When I get on the pitch I run through my warm ups with the starters for a while then we head back to the locker room.
Once in the locker room I change out of the training top and change into my red jersey while Thierry Henry does his last minute talks.
