Giving up || Katie Reid

leaving my club

After a night full of crying and sadness, me and Kyra go to training and I get pulled into the coaches office. "So Sophia, your contact here is starting to expire. We have some clubs who want to take you in." He starts. "Yes coach, I am fully aware. Can you tell me the clubs?" I say. "Yes, some of them are, Melbourne Victory, Western Sydney Wanderers, Sydney FC, Everton, Lyon, Man City and Arsenal. You have till Tuesday to decide." Damn. That's a lot of clubs. I'm also still in school though. But if I move my career will be better! I have 3 days to decide. I think I'll move to Arsenal. I have HSC's next week aswell so it's perfect! "Coach. I know where I'm going." "Perfect! Where you choosing?" "I'm choosing Arsenal." "Great! I'll tell them now and we can have a team meeting soon!"

I run to tell Kyra the news. "Kyra!" I shout running towards her. "What's happening Soph?" Kyra questions. "I'm moving clubs! I'm going to Arsenal!" I shout with pure excitement. "Oh... good job." What's wrong with her? "Are you okay Ky?" I ask worried for her. "Ye just... I'm going to miss you loads." She replies. "It's okay Ky. We can always call and text each other. And we can see each other at Tillies camp!"

I've done my HSC's and I'm going to Arsenal now. I'm on the plane about to take off. I'm absolutely terrified. What if the girls don't like me? What if I don't fit in? Those are questions I can worry about later.

I finally land in London. I'm staying at a apartment near the training grounds. The place looks really sketchy but it's fine. I mean it's the house I lived in whenever I came to England. My Dad is half English and half Aussie so I come here a lot.

I drop my bags at my house and go to the training grounds where I sign my contract and take pictures. "Sophia sit here while I call a meeting so I can introduce you to the others." Jonas says. "Ok Jonas." I sit down and start picking at my fingers with my leg shaking. I horrified. What if the team doesn't like me? I'm not sure. Jonas gives me a sign to come in but I run off. I bump into someone as I'm running and I spill their drink.

"Omg I'm so sorry! I didn't mean for that to happen!" I say sobbing my eyes out.
"Hey it's okay. Don't cry!" A voice says to me. I don't know who it is.
"No im sorry. I should've been looking. Anyways aren't you meant to be in a meeting? You should go."
"Oh fuck. I didn't know that!" I finally look up. It's THE Leah Williamson! The one and only!
"Omg I'm so sorry Leah. I didn't mean to spill your drink. And I've got to go. Jonas is probs mad at me."
"Why's that? Also what's your name?"
"Oh um im the new signing and I ran away when I was meant to get introduced. And I'm Sophia."
"Ahh right! How old are you? You look really small."
"I'm 16. I just finished my HSC's at school."
"Wtf is a HSC? Are you not from England?"
"Um HSC's is a test you take in year 12. Im in year 10 but I took them early. I'm from Australia but I'm a quarter English"

We end up talking for a while then go back tmr he meeting room and Leah explains everything for me. We don't have training today so we go home. I don't have a car though as I'm too young to get my license.

"Hey want me to take you home?" Leah ask politely.
"Um nah I'm good. I can walk." I say in reply.
"No im taking you. Hop in my car." She won't let me go home by myself! Ugh!
"Um could you drop me at Tesco's please. I need to pick up some food."
"Ye but I'll wait for you."

I go and grab all the things I need from Tesco's then walk back to Leah's car. We drove to my house and she's shocked.
"Is this where you live?"
"Um yeah. I live alone in England."
"Your coming home with me. Grab some clothes then you can come with me home"
"No I'll be fine."
"I don't trust this place. Get in please."

I grab some of my things then head to Leahs house. This has always been a dream of mine as she told me I could make it professionally when k was younger. My dad took me to one of there games when I was young and I got Leahs jersey and we had a cant for a while. Oh and she took a picture with me! It's hung up on the wall in my house.
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Guys I'm sick SOS! Anyways I start school in a week and need to get all my work done so I'll be posting a lot less.

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