BELLINGHAM'S GIRL (under editing)

CHAPTER THREE: Meeting Jude Bellingham

JUDE'S POV, THE SAME NIGHT
I entered my house and saw my younger brother lounging on the couch in the living room.
"Welcome, mate," he greeted me. "How was practice today?"
"Great, how was yours?" I answered.
"It was cool," he replied.

I just returned home from a six-hour workout and practice session with my coach. I have a big game tomorrow and needed to put in the work. After practice, I grabbed some food and headed straight home.
"I'll see you tomorrow, I'm exhausted," I said as I headed up to my room. I entered my room, went to the bathroom to freshen up, lay on my bed, and quickly fell asleep. It was already 8 pm, so I dozed off hoping for the best in tomorrow's game.

THE NEXT MORNING, BELLA'S ROOM
I got up the next morning feeling refreshed. As soon as I opened my eyes, it hit me, and I shouted, "Oh my God, I'm seeing Jude Bellingham today!" I was super happy.

Bianca, who was sleeping beside her, woke up due to my scream.
"Girl, it's okay, we know you're seeing Jude today. You don't have to shove it in my face," Bianca said.
"Sorry you can't go, but it's not my fault you have a date with someone " I replied.
"Yeah, I know. Good morning," Bianca said.
"Good morning," I responded.

Bianca headed to her room to get ready and start her day while Bella decided to freshen up and go downstairs for breakfast. We had breakfast with our parents, and I couldn't stop gushing over the fact that I was meeting Jude today.
"Bella, table manners, young lady," mom said.
"Sorry, Mom," I replied. "I'm just excited that I get to see my favorite footballer and celebrity crush."
"I know, I know," her mom said with a smile. "Well, have fun. I have to go to work."
"Alright, Mom. See you later," I said.

"Dad, where's Benson?" I asked.
"Benson went on a business trip," he replied. "Internship stuff"
"Oh, that explains why I didn't see him in his room yesterday," Bella said. "He didn't even bother to tell me"

We were supposed to leave for the game by 8 pm since the game starts at 9 pm and Dad didn't want us to miss out on the good seats. So, at 7:30, I was already dressed up and waiting for him.
At 8 o'clock sharp, we got on the road and drove to the game. The match was England against Slovakia. We got there just in time to watch the game and luckily, we got the third-row seat. It was a beautiful game, and Bellingham scored a goal for his team in the 95th minute.
The game ended with England scoring 2 goals and Slovakia scoring 1 goal. Harry Kane then scored the winning goal early in extra time. I was so happy.

After the game, Dad called Bellingham's dad on the phone and asked where he was. He told us his location, and we went to meet him. When we arrived, I greeted him.

"Good evening, sir."
"Good evening, young lady," he replied. "How are you?"
"I'm very well, sir. Thank you."
"That's good," he said. "I heard you're a huge fan of my son."
"Yes, sir," I replied. He nodded and smiled.
"Let's wait for Jude, shall we? I told him to meet me after the game," Mr. Bellingham said.
"Alright then," Dad replied.

We waited for Jude, and as I saw him walking towards us, I froze. I felt so nervous, and the place seemed to get hotter all of a sudden.

Jude greeted his dad with a hug, and then he turned to my dad.
"Good evening, sir," Jude said, shaking hands with him.
"Good evening, Jude," Dad replied. "I'm a really big fan of yours, but my daughter is nothing compared to me" he added, looking at me with a smile.

All this while, I was staring at the ground, too nervous to look him in the eye.
"Say hi, sweetheart," Dad encouraged.
I looked up. "Um, hi, hello. I'm, I'm, I'm Bella Nice to erm... nice to meet you. I'm a really, really, really huge fan, I attend all your games and watch all your interviews" I blabbered nervously.

Jude chuckled. "It's fine, I don't bite," he replied." Thank you for being a fan" he smiled at me and I almost melted.
Jude just smiled at meeeeeee...
"You should take a picture together," Mr. Bellingham suggested. I smiled and handed my phone to Dad, who took a picture of us. I froze as I got so close to Jude.
"Smile," Dad said, and we both smiled as he took the picture. Summoning some courage, I decided to take a selfie and a video with Jude. We were taking the video when his coach called, and he ran over to him.

"Goodbye Dad, goodbye sir," Jude said and he waved at me as he ran off.
"Oh my God! I can't breathe" I thought.
Dad and Jude's father were discussing as we walked and I noticed that we were not headed for our car.
"I have to collect something from Mr Bellignham sweetheart. Please wait for me over here" Dad said pointing to a chair in a hallway.  
"This place is safe, right," Dad asked Mr. Bellignham "Of course" he replied.
"Alright, be right back," Dad said and I nodded.

I sat down on a chair and started scrolling through TikTok, but it got boring after about five minutes. I stood up and started walking down the hallway. I saw a room that looked like a changing room and, since it was empty and my curiosity got the best of me, I decided to enter.

Inside, I saw different lockers with names on them. I went over to Jude Bellingham's locker, and even though it was locked, I traced my fingers over his name. Just then, I heard footsteps and was about to run out when I bumped into someone's chest. Nervous and scared, I looked up and saw that it was Jude Bellingham. I froze at the sight. He was shirtless, wearing only his jersey trousers, and it looked like he had just gotten out of the bathroom. His chest was a bit wet as if he had just washed his face and chest.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to... It was empty, and I wanted to... I wanted to see what the room looked like," I stammered, looking down. I could feel his gaze as he stared at me, and I felt so nervous.
"It's fine," he finally spoke, his deep, masculine voice echoed in the room and I almost fainted. Then I realized I was still standing so close to him, so I moved back.

"Are you lost, baby girl?" he asked. I was shocked, my expression changing. He noticed and looked at me with a questioning face as if to ask, "Are you okay?"
"Yes, I'm fine," I replied. "I was waiting for my dad and decided to check out this room. I'm really sorry I invaded your privacy. I thought everyone had gone back."
He chuckled. "It's okay, Bella. I understand."

"You remembered my name," I said, looking up at him.
"Yeah, I did," he replied. "You left quite an impression earlier."
I smiled, remembering how I had embarrassed myself. "Yes, that was very embarrassing," I replied.
"No, it was quite cute," he said.
"Are you kidding me?" I thought in my head. "Did Bellingham just call my embarrassed moment cute?"