Matching The Footballer

rly this

stuck in my mind all night and

apans richest families. He was with them for over 40 years bringing

om the bad men that ruled the house. he was

an to see him, I had just witnessed my dad beat my own mother to the

ieve me I'm relieved that I can call Jai my dad

ent to Australia to live with her

pected him and his words to the day he breathed his last final breath surrounded by hi

ave strength and I decided to let him tattoo me. The symbol for stre

that kept him with me for life. My grandfather was covered in tat

hink about was the same tattoo that was on T

s going but I needed time to think. Through many hard times in my life, this t

aw one person shouting across the field a

ttle kid slipped a

ecause I realised that the man shouting was Theo. He had his crutches sit

antly, he clapped his hands wi

said when the guy turn

stumbled and fell over. Theo shook his head, b

st get back up," I said calmly to the boy

s shake before he

felt a sudden pride for him as he jogged the r

he clapped his hands toget

I live for, thi

e," Theo said coming over and taki

. "is he yours?" I asked him to hope

he said as Dillan stomped his feet drying to get mu

t seems as though he is improving, e seems stron

to play outside, I think he's going to like the sport as much as

cocky, he

d going back to what the others have

n, I needed to be there for him and personally I wasn'

t he had stopped for maybe a u=injury because th

he these days" I hope I was

oint custody of her" he explained. We both smiled when D

n he stood up again and walked forwards

arned a lesson" I sudden warmth radiated in my

ely ran forward and reached his hands up

ed him up setting him on

heo who stood next to each other. She was joined b

h, maybe not the tim

getting over mu initial hatred for the

ould be civil

ed to see how many came to train this morning. I heard that bryony

ecovered form heavy d

y," jenny told me as wel

uture. If they wanted to have fun getting drunk and do god know

ll in the c

t night" I said acting like I was even

row a party," he said going to high fiv

ly. Yeah, I wouldn't m

ing" he finally caught on se

fter grabbing her swimming cap. I had hoped t

e Olympics pissing

ld have been able to do it without alcohol or drugs" Sc

him up

ur training on a few silly drinks because everyone else is. You will only regret it later on when yo don't quali

written all

my hand against the locker. This wa

id, followed by

she was the only clever one to

pty I needed to gather myself up. I wouldn't talk

e and started to m

that they were working hard. I had hoped that the s

f they want to be good. The

everyone in

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