Dark Moves Of Love ~ Neymar Jr

Chapter 35

When I walked out to the field Neymar was already there and his sister, father and a girl I didn't know were with him. I thought about turning around and waiting until coach Coto appeared but they had already seen me and Rafaella was waving at me. Both Neymars looked at me angrily. Neymar's eye had started to heal but the bruise was still visible.

"Hello Olivia!" Rafaella said.

"Hi." I said. "Hello everyone."

The Neymar's nodded and the blonde girl smiled at me.

"This is my friend Julia." Rafaella said. "Julia, this is Olivia."

"Nice to meet you." Julia and I said at the same time, shaking hands.

"We better go." Rafaella said.

Neymar's dad said something in Portuguese and then they were all talking together except Julia and me who were just watching.

"We're going now." Rafaella said, grabbing her father by the arm. "I hope we see each other again, Olivia." She told me.

I nodded and smiled as the three of them walked away. Neymar immediately turned his back on me and started walking towards the bleachers. With a sigh I followed him and sat down next to him.

"You know, I just meant we should keep a little distance, not stop talking entirely." I said holding my head in my hands but looking at him.

"Well next time you should inform me just how mad I am allowed to be." He said sharply.

"Neymar... You know what I mean."

"No, I have no idea what you mean! That's the problem! I have no clue what's going on inside that crazy head of yours!"

"I just want our friendship to not be a problem in your life. And my life."

"I didn't realize that having me in your life was so problematic for you!"

"Don't twist my words! I don't want to stand in the way of your relationship and I figured that the best way to do tha-"

"You figured! You don't know everything Olivia! But you should know this! You aren't making decisions for me! Those are mine to make!"

"Neymar I never..." I started saying but I froze as coach Coto appeared.

"Hello guys! Sorry for being late. Are you ready to start?"

"Actually coach, no. I feel a little pain on my knee." Neymar said quickly.

"Really? In that case we can't strain it. Alright, but you are going straight to the infirmary to have it looked at and make sure it's nothing serious."

Neymar nodded and stood up.

"Olivia could you please go with him?"

"Sure." I said the moment Neymar opened his mouth to refuse. "Lean on me." I told him.

He shot me an angry look before putting his arm around my shoulders. I put my hand around his waist.  As we started walking back I couldn't help it: "Your little lie backfired."

"No it hasn't. As soon as we turn this corner and he doesn't see us anymore..." He said.

"He's going to ask the doctor."

Neymar bit his lip. "Alright we are going to the infirmary too, I guess."

"You know, when I said I didn't want our friendship to intervene with your life this is what I meant. You can't be missing practice because of me! Not this close to the World Cup!"

He opened his mouth and closed it again.

"We can ask Scolari, for you to train alone with coach Coto..."