Behind the smile
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Last published Wed, Oct 15, 2025
Abigail Williamson is thirteen, loud, restless, and a natural-born striker. Living in a house full of footballers - her older sister Leah Williamson, Katie McCabe, and Caitlin Foord - life is never boring. With her older brother Connor always looking out for her and her two best friends, Phoebe and Rose, by her side, Abigail seems to have everything she needs.
But behind her bright smile and endless energy lies a world of struggles - ADHD that makes her mind race faster than she can control, mental health battles she doesn't always know how to talk about, and scars from nights when the darkness wins.
On the pitch, she dreams of making it big, of proving to herself she's more than her struggles. Off the pitch, she's just trying to stay afloat with the people who love her.
This is Abigail's story - of football, friendship, family, and fighting battles no one can see.
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