Meant to be

Chapter thirteen

Abdulazaheer looked at his friend unbelievably "You won't go for practice today?? Are you serious? You know our match with blackbirds is in 7days, we wouldn't want them to win, would we?" He finished raising his eyebrows questioningly.

Abdulazeez who had his legs on the parlor centre table and hands behind his head, looked at abdulzaheer wearily "Of course we won't but I'm just too tired today"

Abdulrazaq sat up from his lying position and spoke "You have to go, in fact you MUST go" He purposely emphasized on 'must'

A small smile etched its way unto abdulazeez's face as he crossed his arms across his chest "Nothing is compulsory in this world"

"But this practice is a must" Abdulrazaq said obstinately.

After plenty persuasion from both his friends, abdulazeez finally gave in and decided to follow them for the practice.

They were playing but everyone sensed that there was something wrong with abdulazeez, even the couch himself apprehended that. It was obvious!

As soon as the practice was over, Chris called abdulazeez out .

"What is wrong with you?" Was the first question that Chris asked "Are you sick? You were playing so poorly out there"

Abdulazeez shook his head "I'm fine couch"

Chris was silent for a moment before he spoke "But you know your match is a week right? I suggest you come for practice for at least 4 times before the match" He placed his hand on abdulazeez shoulder and nodded his head at him encouragingly before he sauntered away.

Abdulazeez sighed and headed towards his car. There, he met abdulzaheer sitting on the car trunk and abdulrazaq resting his body against the car, waiting for him. Without wasting much time, he hopped unto the trunk next to abdulzaheer

"You have to get serious man, we have to kick blackbird's butt especially haris's" Abdulrazaq said.

Abdulzaheer nodded in agreement "Come back to the real azooz we all know, you barely smile now"

Abdulrazaq stood in front of him "Now can i see a smile on this ugly face of yours?"

At that, abdulazeez couldn't help but chuckle "Go away, you sound like a girl"

They laughed and chit chatted a little just like old times before they later decided to leave.

One week later...

Before one can say jack Robinson, it was already the day everybody was waiting for. A match between Empire markers and blackbirds.

As always, numberless people were jammed in Abuja club, just to witness the hot match.

Fifteen minutes after the game had commenced, they went for the first chukker. The two teams were still 0-0.

Chris summoned his team for a brief meeting. Once they were done, the players started to disperse but Chris stopped Abdulazeez.

"That was really a poor play i told you to keep on practicing before this match but i doubt you did, you weren't playing with all your heart, I don't want us to loss and I'm sure you all don't.. now lets beat them" He concluded clapping his hands.

Abdulazeez quickly shook his head as though to shake off the thought that has been bothering him to the ground.

He heard the bell ring. So he quickly mounted his white pony and went back to the field.

The match suddenly became hot. So hot that the audience, couches and even the players themselves because so anxious.

Abdulrazaq successfully took the ball from one of the blackbirds players and threw it to abdulazeez so he could throw it into the goal.