6 parts Ongoing Alexandra Varco's mind recently has been preoccupied by three things: football, her mother's cancer diagnosis, and the coaching qualification course she forgot she had signed up for. A Gooner at heart, Lexa grew up playing for the red side of North London, but after a nearly two-season ending injury, she was loaned out to Spanish team Levante to aid her return. She captured the attention of title contenders Barcelona during her first season in the league, and having been out of contract with Arsenal, she signed with the Catalonian side, spending three years there, falling in love with the city and winning a few trophies along the way.
Lexa makes the decision to return home to England when she learns of her mother's breast cancer diagnosis, and going back to Arsenal brings a bittersweet feeling full of sentiment, yet she's not so sure whether she really wants to be there. Amidst her personal chaos, spending most of her time at the hospital and perhaps missing an ex a little too much, she also has to deal with the pressure that comes with playing professionally.
Ever since she was little she planned on becoming a coach after her retirement, so she starts a course and meets a player who plays for a rival team. They click instantly, and these weekly lessons soon start to become her escape from reality in an attempt to relieve the stifling feeling she feels trapped with whenever she steps onto a football pitch. Juggling her family, football and now coaching life starts to get difficult, and she begins to question the world around her, especially when unwanted feelings start to get involved. She has never been one for decision making, so what happens when she has to choose between two? And if it's not the right one, will she ever be able to get the other back?
a Guro Reiten story.
