Falling// Jack Avery

16

You arrived at the field and the boys still hadn't texted you back. You didn't have any more time to check your phone because you had to warm up. The whole team was super pumped. Y'all did the best warm up y'all had ever done and you knew it was about to be the best game of the year. The other team was warming up. They looked like they didn't have very good ball control but they did look very aggressive. You were so pumped. Your coach called the team back to the bench to get ready because it was almost game time. He gave you a pep talk which hyped everybody up and then in no time you were on the field about to play the biggest game of your life. The first half was rough. You were tied 1-1 and their defense was very mean. The one goal that y'all had scored was from a penalty kick. Everyone was stressed but the coach gave y'all a talk and y'all were immediately snapped out of it. When the buzzer went off signaling that half time was over, everyone got into their positions and y'all were ready to win. You immediately stole the ball from them and got a shot off and barely missed causing the crowd to get rowdy. The other team was tired after the first half and didn't have as much energy to be as aggressive as they were. The clock showed 10 minutes left and you knew something had to be done. Several of your teammates had shot and missed. This time, you ended up stealing the ball again and you had a perfect opportunity. You took another shot and this time, you didn't miss. The stands went crazy and everyone was cheering (besides the other teams fan base, of course) you were so happy and your whole team gave you a giant hug. The rest of the game wasn't as stressful. Their main scorer got a cramp and wasn't able to play the last 5 minutes and their defense was getting tired. One of your teammates scored and the crowd cheered once again. The next thing you know the crowd starts counting down. 5...4...3...2...1. And your whole team ran to the bench and y'all had a giant group hug. After y'all hugged, you shook hands with the other team and told them good game. Everyone at the bench was so happy. The team got a trophy and everything and it was amazing. Y'all got lots and lots of pictures and your parents got a video of you scoring. The team was also crying sad and happy tears since it was y'alls last game together and quite possibly one of the best games ever. After everything calmed down, you were sitting on the bench beside some of your teammate putting on your warm ups and changing your shoes when you felt a tap on your shoulder. You thought it was just one of your friends but when you turned around, you saw five guys behind you with giant smiles on their faces. You screamed

"Oh my gosh!" You said and ran and gave them a giant group hug and all of your teammates and a few of the parents awwwed
"I can't believe y'all came oh my gosh" you said still hugging them but eventually pulling apart
"We couldn't miss your last big game ever" Zach said
"Yeah, we had to come support our best friend" Corbyn said
"Y'all are the sweetest,  I missed y'all so much" you said to them
"We missed you too, the house is so quiet without you there" Jack said
"Yeah, well life here is pretty boring but so much has changed since spring break, people take pictures with me, my posts get reposted by fan accounts and it's crazy"
"Yeah, you'll get used to it eventually" Jonah said
"It's kind of fun sometimes to go through and look at fan posts and like their pictures or follow them and just make their day" Daniel said
"Yeah I've done that a few times but I don't have much spare time with soccer, but I guess I do now" you said
"Yeah, you were amazing out there" jack said
"Thanks, that practice we had really helped" you said causing the group to laugh
"Omg guys, y'all need to meet Allie" you said and quickly ran off to retrieve your best friend. You grabbed her and pulled her over to the boys.
"Okay guys, this is my best friend Allie, we've been friends since Kindergarten" you said
"Hi" Allie said
All the guys greeted Allie. They had all met before on FaceTime but never in person
"Yooo Allie how's it been, it's been a long time" Zach said because obviously he already knew her since he's your brother
"It's been great"
"Well Allie I'm just gonna go ahead and break the news now, me and Daniel are Maddie's new best friends sooo you can leave" Corbyn said
"Yeah I'm gonna need you to leave" Daniel said making you laugh
"Guys y'all know I can have more than one best friend right?" You said still laughing
"Yeah but we all know I'm at the top of the list" Allie said
"Alright well I'll give you that one, but we'll all be tied pretty soon" Daniel said
"Y'all are idiots, also I think I forgot to mention, Allie is coming with me when I come back to LA" you said excited
"No way" Zach said
Every time Zach talked to Allie she blushed a little bit because she's always liked him
"Yeah, I'm actually going to try modeling, I've done several photoshoots with local places so that should help me a little bit" she said
"Yeah and I can take pictures for you also but I don't think you'll need much help" You said to Allie
"That sounds like a lot of fun" Corbyn said

Y'all continued to all talk but then your coach called y'all to get on the bus so y'all could go have your celebratory dinner at chick fil a, a team favorite.

"Well guys, I gotta go, when do y'all leave" you asked the boys
"We have an interview back in LA tomorrow afternoon so we leave around noon tomorrow" Jack said
"Oh okay, so I'll see y'all again before y'all leave" you asked
"Yeah, we're all staying in the same hotel so we can hang out after you eat" Daniel said
"Okay, y'all can come to the same restaurant, you just can't sit at the team table, it's not aloud" you said
"We'll consider it" Zach said
"Okay I'll see y'all later" you said and ran off with your teammates and joined them on the bus.

The short bus ride was fun. Everyone was hyped about winning state and y'all were dancing and singing and holding the giant state champs trophy up. The bus was decorated with all sorts of things and your names were all on the windows. Y'all arrived at the restaurant and the boys weren't there yet but you went with the team. Y'all were laughing and having fun and then the boys came in. You just waved and carried on. While you were laughing and having a good time, Jack got a video of you and posted it on his Instagram story. It said "wow, we came all the way to surprise her and she still sits with her team. Smh" you took a pic with your teammates and posted it. You rode in the car back with the boys bug it was a super short trip back. By the time you got to your hotel, it was midnight. You grabbed your bags, went to your room, told the boys goodnight, and fell asleep.

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