Serendipity

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Emma's POV

"You're wearing a mic?" My cousin Jordan asks as I put on my pink Keeper Jersey.

"It's for the documentary." I say then I sit down and grab my phone.

"What are you looking at?" Leah asks as I scroll through my phone in the Wembley locker room. 

Vlatko rested me for the last September friendly in LA and weirdly I was glad to have a rest after all the shit that happened in the first game

After the game in LA I came back to England and got prepared for today's Women's FA Community Shield match against Chelsea.

"Tattoo's for Ash." I say.

"You're picking a tattoo out for her?"

"We had a bet on a game last week and I won so I get to choose her next tattoo." I say as Joe walks into the locker room.

Once Joe's in the locker room I put my phone up then listen to the last minute talks.

After the last minute talks are over we are told to head to the tunnel so I grab my towel and water bottle then Shadow and I head to the front of the line in the tunnel and stand behind Jordan.

Minutes later we are told to head out onto the field for the prematch stuff so I follow Jordan out.

Once on the field we stand in a line for a few seconds then we shake hands with the refs and the Chelsea ladies before head to our bench and do our team huddle.

After our team huddle I lead Shadow to the sideline.

"Stay here Shadow." I say then Shadow barks and licks my face.

I smile at my Service dog and pet her head then I grab my towel and my water bottle and head to my goal.

Once I'm at my goal I hang my towel on the net, put my water bottle outside the net, then I stand in my goal as Viv kicks off the game.

We dominate the first 15 or so minutes of the game with the ball living in the Chelsea half.

In the 17th minute Chelsea win a corner after one of the Defenders misplays a back pass so I get ready.

Once everyone is set the ref blows her whistle than some Chelsea chick floats the ball into the box.

The ball flies through the air and heads straight for a group of women then it hits someone's head.

When the ball leaves whomever's head it heads straight into my arms so I catch it then everyone heads up field.

As I'm about to Kick the ball I get light headed and start seeing spots.

"Woah." Leah says as I stumble into her.

"Emma what's wrong?" Jessie asks as I drop the ball.

"I don't know." I mumble then everything turns black.

"EMMA NO."

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Jessie's POV

"EMMA NO." I shout as my fiancée collapses to the ground.

The moment Emma hits the ground I fall to the ground with her and start doing CPR.

"GET AN AMBULANCE." I shout.

I continue doing CPR until both team's of trainers arrive and take over.

"What's going on?" The Head Arsenal AT asks.

"Emma's heart failed." I say.

"How do you know that?" The Head Chelsea AT asks.

"Because four different doctors told us that it is." I say. "And she needs a transplant."

"Why the fuck is she playing then?"

"Who cares?" I say. "Just fucking save her."

The two team AT's do their best to save my fiancée while I stand off the to the side and look at my future wife.

"JESSIE." I hear someone shout so I turn around and see the two team doctors motion for me so I sprint to them.

"What?" I ask

"They're bring a helicopter and landing it on the pitch." The Chelsea doctor says. "They're airlifting her to St. Barts so you need to pack your stuff up and hurry if you wanna go with her."

"Give me your hand." I say then I write down a number on the Chelsea doctor's hand. "I need you to text these two numbers and tell them where to go."

"Who are they?"

"Emma and I's parents who have our kids." I say then I run to the Arsenal bench. "I need one of you to pack up Emma's shit and bring it out to me."

"Let's go." A bunch of Arsenal ladies say then we all head to our respective locker rooms.

Once I'm in my locker room I quickly take off my boots and my kit, pack them away in my bag, change into my tracksuit, then head out to the tunnel.

"Here." Leah says and hands me Emma's bag.

"Thanks." I say then I run back onto the field and see the helicopter landing on the field. "SHADOW COME."

Shadow runs over to me then the two of us run to Emma, who's being loaded onto a stretcher.

"Here's her fiancée and her service dog." The head Arsenal doctor says as I get to the stretcher.

"Ma'am you two need to stay with me." One of the helicopter people says.

I nod then man leads me and Shadow to the passenger seat of the helicopter while Emma is wheeled to the helicopter.

Once Shadow and I get to the passenger door, we hop in, get buckled up, then I put on a headset and give Shadow a CBD treat to calm down for the flight.

After Shadow's had his treat I turn around and look at Emma.

"What's this?" One of the helicopter ambulance dudes says and holds up Emma's mic.

"It's for a documentary." I say then I grab the mic.

After I grab the mic I put it in my bag then the pilot lifts off the ground.

Once off the ground the pilot carefully flies through the opening in the roof then he rushes to some hospital.

A few minutes later we land at the hospital so I grab our bags and Shadow's leash before we follow some of the nurses through a door then we wait for Emma to get into the hospital.

"Here's her personal effects." One of the nurses says as she hands me Emma's rings and necklaces. "Your fiancée's being rushed to surgery so I'll take you to a waiting room."

I nod then Shadow and I follow the nurse to the waiting room.

Once in the waiting room I put the bags down in a chair then I sit down in a chair and look at Shadow

"Fuck."