𝙄𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙩 𝙈𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 - 𝘊𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥

𝙏𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚. 𝘜𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴

Australia had won us.

Ellen had managed to score us a hat trick, but it just wasn't enough. When Sam had scored the fourth goal for the Matilda's, we couldn't make it back ontop.

After the match, I sat on the grass alone for a while until Steph came over and pulled me up. She pulled me into a hug and told me she was proud of me for trying and I told her I was proud of her too. Sure, I wanted an olympic medal and I was dissapointed we didn't get to atleast make it for a bronze, but we tried and that was what mattered and so did the Matildas.

Just before I left the Olympic Villiage the next day, Kristie told me to wait up for her and she'd dropped the news that her and Sam Kerr, Matilda's captain, we're dating. To say I didn't expect that was an understatement. I wasn't even sure how they'd started dating, but either way I was happy for the two. Sam seemed like a really nice person from what I saw at Caitlin's dinner, Kristie would be good in her hands.

When we'd came home and I'd found out Kristie had earned herself a bronze medal against Australia, I immediately face timed her and congratulated her on the big win. I wondered how she managed to play against Sam when they had such strong feelings for one another, but she did and Sam was happy for her even if she felt a little dissapointed in herself like I did in myself.

I wanted to stay in the Olympic Villiage, I loved it that much, being around athletes, people who understood my love for sport, but I couldn't and it was a shame.

Caitlin had called me when she'd arrived back and asked me to help her find herself an apartment and that she was staying with Sam at the moment because she didn't want to go back to live with Lia while she looked for a place to move out in. I'd helped her find one and luckily for us it was close to Steph and I's. The next day, we both talked to the landlord and he agreed to letting Caitlin stay there. I offered to help her move her stuff from Lia's to there, but she told me it was okay and she needed time to process it on her own.

I think I needed to process some things on my own aswell.

Caitlin had been in that relationship with Lia since way before I'd joined. That's all I'd known about the two. I'd grown closer to Caitlin than Lia, but I wasn't exactly choosing sides in their break up.

However, I'd felt even closer to Caitlin since she told me she broke up with Lia on her balcony at the villiage. I don't know what that meant. I was confused. I wanted to talk to someone like Rachel or Kristie about it, but I didn't want to bug them with my confusing feelings. I decided I'd just carry on with my life and our friendship and see where I'd end up.

"And she scores!" Beth cheers for me as I get past Steph and shoot the ball into the goal during training. I run over to her and jump up, wrapping my legs around her waist. "Elena! Elena! Elena!" She makes me giggle.

"That wasn't fair." Steph says and I stick my tongue out at her.

"I got that in fair and square." I say as Beth lets me down.

We'd started our preseason now and it was nice to be back training with the girls. It felt good being back on the pitch with the girls. Rachel was right. I just needed time to adjust to the new settings. I enjoyed training, I enjoyed girls nights outs and they also enjoyed me being around.

"She did to be fair." I hear Caitlin say behind me. She was on Steph's team in our small 5 a side game. I smiled at her and swung my arm around her.

"If Caitlin says it, then it is correct." I say.

"And why's that?" Steph asks me with a raised eyebrow.

"Because she's the superior Aussie." I mumble.