CHAPTER FORTY
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˖⁺‧₊˚ ˚₊‧⁺˖✮-------------------✮˖⁺‧₊˚ ˚₊‧ THE TEAM WAS BUZZING WITH EXCITEMENT. we were days away from the euros, and the matches had just been released. coach's phone was the center of attention, with everyone crowding around to see who we'd be up against.
"oiii, move over, demi! I can't see a thing!" chloe elbowed her way through the throng, her eyes glued to the screen.
"calm down, chlo. we aren't gonna find out any faster with you lot breathing down coach's neck," giselle quipped, rolling her eyes dramatically.
"yeah, just give us a sec, alright? I'm trying to read here," coach said, giving us all a pointed look.
"chloe, who do you reckon we got?" aaliyah leaned over, barely containing her excitement.
"serbia," coach finally said. "first match is against serbia."
"serbia? they're decent," lucy commented, raising an eyebrow.
"decent? hear dookie," aalyiah laughed, nudging hailey.
just then, the boys joined in, having overheard our conversation.
"what's all this about?" cole sauntered over, a cheeky grin on his face.
"matches just came out, we're sizing up the competition," saka explained, peering over stephanie's shoulder.
"serbia, eh? should be a laugh," marcus said, squeezing in between demi and giselle to get a look.
"move your head, marcus. i can't see anything with your big head in the way," phil joked, pushing him aside playfully.
"watch it, phil. you just wish you had my aura " marcus shot back, ruffling his hair.
"reckon we can take 'em?" raheem joined the fray, his eyes sparkling with mischief.
"course we can, mate. we'll show 'em what's what," declan chimed in, puffing out his chest.
"you man need to relax. we ain't even played yet and you're already gassing yourselves up," i laughed, shaking my head.
"don't get too cocky, lads. remember, it's all about teamwork," giselle reminded them, trying to keep everyone grounded.
"yeah, i second that. we arent here to just flex our skills, we're here to win," chloe added, giving the boys a serious look.
"relax, girls. we got this" saka said confidently, flashing a grin at the team.
"right then, let's get cracking. we don't have all day," lucy said, clapping her hands to get everyone's attention.
"let's make sure we put on a proper show for 'em. no slacking, yeah?" i added, my voice firm. my eyes staring directly at the boys
"5-2 is EMBARRASSING" gisele said.
"oiiii that was a one off don't worry, we'll give 'em a proper welcome," trent said, winking at her.
"alright, enough chatting. let's get to work," demi said, leading the way to the training ground.
