Goodbye

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"Football? It's a beautiful game."
- Pele.

| Alex|

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| Alex|


"Oh, please!" Ashlyn yells at Tobin over our routine Skype call that my beloved Orlando teammate decided to crash. "You're not the master at Mario Kart!"

I don't get involved, knowing that Tobin will, of course, claim throne to 'The Greatest at Mario Kart', something that she rubs in my daughter's face. I leave the two squabbling children and help Ali in from the kitchen when I see her struggling with too many cups of coffee. Ash doesn't even register that her fiancée places her coffee beside her when my phone goes off.

"What the fuck?!" I inadvertently yell, jumping to my feet and catching the attention of everyone. The sounds of Tobin and Ashlyn's 'playful' arguement completely ceases.

"Alex, what's wrong?" I hear Tobin's voice laced with concern, but I don't look away from my phone as my eyes scan the Instagram post.

"Alex, what's wrong?" I hear Tobin's voice laced with concern, but I don't look away from my phone as my eyes scan the Instagram post

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@arsenalwfc - It's been an absolute pleasure having Cody Morgan in our ranks. We wish her all the best for the future. She will always be a Gunner, and will always be welcomed back to London with open arms. Thank you for your commitment @CodyMorgan

"I need to call my daughter." I fumble with my phone, my hands shaking as my mind runs rampant. Did she get fired? Did something really bad happen? Before I can even find her in my contacts, Ali grabs my phone and forces me to sit back down.

"What's going on?!" Tobin yells as Ali looks at my phone and her eyes go wide. She glances at me before she faces Ash and Tobin, and reads out the post.

"Orlando mentioned they've signed someone-" Ash points out, and before I can become excited about it, Tobin interrupts.

"So did Portland, though."

"Does that mean she's coming home?" Ali asks, and she's met with a room of silence.

| Jack |

"Hmm. My best friend is an enigma..."

"Because you don't know where she's going?" Ellie chuckles. Her laughter only grows when I glare at her over our FaceTime call.

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