𝗘 𝗞𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗔𝗪𝗔 𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗛𝗘 • 𝖩𝖮𝖱𝖣𝖠𝖭 𝖱𝖨𝖪𝖨

𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗡𝗘

May 1 2018
2 years ago

As the final minutes ticked away, the score was tied at 23-all. Desirée could feel the collective pulse of the crowd racing alongside hers. The players were drenched in sweat, their breaths coming in ragged gasps. The tension grew unbearable as the Hornby Panthers marched towards the try line, the opposing team's defense a brick wall in their path. Jordan took the ball, feigned left, and then bolted right, finding a sliver of space. Time seemed to slow as he dashed across the field met with the fullbacks tackle. The roar of the crowd a distant echo in Desirée's ears.

Jordan's eyes searched the field, assessing the situation.  He spotted an opening and called for the ball. It was passed to him swiftly, and he took off, dodging and weaving through the tiring defenders. Desirée's heart was in her mouth as she watched him dodge the final tackler, his legs a blur as he sprinted towards the try line.

The final whistle blared, signaling the end of the match. Players from both sides embraced, their expressions a mix of elation and exhaustion. Desirée's eyes never left Jordan as he jogged over to her, his smile the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. He scaled the barricade with an ease that belied his fatigue, and before she knew it, he had her in a bear hug, lifting her off the ground over the barricade.

"You did so well baby," She says before he cups her face for a kiss. "And thats all thanks to my princess being here, who else would I dedicate each try to," he says between kisses making her smile uncontrolably, as the butterflies build up in her stomach, even after 2 years he still had that effect on her.

"Well done tonight Jordan," One of his mates, Matiu say patting him on the back. "Thanks bro," he replies turning his head. "Is our man of the match joining us at the party later on?" another says coming up behind his other shoulder. "Surely," Matiu remarks before squirting water in his mouth. "Nah not tonight boys I've got something planned for me and the missus," the brunette replies winking at his girlfriend as she raises her eyebrows surprised. The two boys get rowdy teasing their mate before they leave back the sheds. "Oh really," Desirée says smirking. "Mhm," he reasurres placing an arm around her as they both walk to the sheds.

Desirée waits outside the shower rooms standing next to Jordan's locker cubicle. "Eww who let her in here," She looks up and sees her older brother Kai walking out of the shower room, making a disgusted face as she rolls her eyes. "Um security there's a homeless creature harassing me help," She jokes back "fuck off," he replies in defeat as the māori girl giggles

Although Kai and and Desirée weren't blood realated siblings they never saw each other any differently. From the moment they met each other when they where seven in the playground, where Kai had told this other kid to give her sand bucket back and hit him in the head with his truck when he refused, the two had an unbreakable bond, he would always be her older overprotective brother and she will always be his younger careless sister.

"You going out with Jords tonight?" He questions as she raise her eyebrows to say yes. "You going to the afterparty?" He shakes his head as he gulps his gatorade. "My shoulders killing me, the forward on the other team didn't want to go easy on me," he says sitting down. "Aww sucks to be you then," he side eyes he just giggle "can you leave the door open for me please?" Des pleads remebering she won't be home early. "How about no, just use the window"  He tells her as she whines "ugh but there's the hornets nest there," she complains "when has that ever stopped you before!?" He argues back as she mocks him.

"You ready baby," a comforting deep voice asks as Des hums in response, while her older brother makes a disgusted face. "Okay we're off now," Jordan announces waving his teamates off. The couple drive off in Jordans car which was an hand me down when he got his license and his family had bought a new. Sitting in the comfortable silence of each others presence, they drove to a pier that wasn't foreign for the two. "So this is what you planned for us?" The brunette girl asks putting the bag of Mcdondalds down, they bought before heading to their destination.