NEIGHBOURS
Chapter 35
Harry's POV:
"Louis you can't be serious" I shockingly.
"Come on lad, we really next to win this next game. If scouts will take us seriously." He responds holding up a piece of paper he shouldn't be holding.
I glance over at Niall for his opinion.
"Haz you weren't there at the our last game, these scouts they mean serious business." He defends Louis in this idea.
"Yes but stealing the oppositions game plan, that's not technically winning." I snatch the paper out of his hand.
"Plus what would happen if coach found out.?" I ask
"Well we would make sure that doesn't happen, would we now." Louis says.
"Harry we all want this so much, so what if we have to skip a few hurdles." Louis protests
I think at what Niall and Louis are selling me and think it can't hurt, we are not really cheating, maybe we are I don't know. But this is and Bridget is my dream and I want to provide and protect her forever. Being a professional soccer player will set us up for a stable future.
But is this really the right way?
"Good luck babe" Bridget kisses me on the cheek as I set out on the field for our regular Saturday afternoon football games. As I jog on the filed I spot the scouts in their formal attire, crap they do mean business.
I practice my giddy ups with the ball and look over to them who are talking to coach, where Bridget is standing next to him as well.
"Ok bad news." Louis creeps behind me, "geez Lou"
"Relax mate, why so tense." I just stare him down.
"What's up?" I ask as we kick the ball back to one another.
"They changed their game plan." I stop kicking the ball.
Bridget's POV:
Wewwwww GO HARRY." I cheer loudly and dad looks at me and one of the scouts.
"My boyfriend is number fifteen." I say to the guy who dresses formal for a local soccer game, he just continues to write notes.
"HOWS THAT A FREE KICK REF?" I yell out. "Bridget please." Dad says and I remain quite.
I creep behind the scout guy and try and look at his notes, but no luck his to tall for me to see.
"Hey what I miss?" El comes and stands besides me. "Umm there down by one, but our guys are doing well." I say with a smile.
"Who are these fancy guys?" El says referring to the scouts. "Scouts" I whisper.
"Have you looked at their notes." I laugh at her comment. "I'm too short, maybe you try." Since she is like a foot taller than me. She stands up but the whistle goes off to indicate the first half is done.
"Where's Soph?" I ask her, I already know Perrie is busy with homework. "Didn't you hear?" She says, "Know what?"
"Liam kissed Dani, his ex." My eyes widen. "But isn't she dating."
"YOU DOG" El and I look on the field and Liam has been knocked down by the guy who is supposedly dating Danielle.
"BOYS" Dad yells out and there is a war going on the soccer field between both teams.
"Well this isn't impressive." One of the scouts says. "This usually never happens." I stand up and say to them. "It should never happen" He replies.
"We should come back next week." He says walking away with the two other guys. Maybe I should of kept quiet.
El and I go out on the field where we see Lou and Harry getting in the middle of the altercation.
"Hey stop, stop." I get in the middle of these two fighting guys. "Get out of here bitch" They knock me down to the floor.
"HEY MAN." I see Harry. "YOU DICK" He grabs him by his collar. I try and get up and El rushes to my aid. I slowly get up as she hold my head for support. I touch my elbow and feel numbness in my arm. I wince in pain and try not to cry.
"Ahh" I cry out in pain. Harry is still grabbing the guy who pushed me. "Harry leave him" I try and yell out. But I see him go for a punch.
"HARRY" I try again and he turns his head. "Shit, come one let's get you off." He comes and carries me off the ground.
I am really getting sick of sitting in these hospitals. I sit up right in a bed holding my arm from my elbow.
"You should get to the second half" I say to Harry who is sitting on the chair beside me.
"No I should be here." He says, I sense a bit of anger in his tone.
"Are you mad" I ask
"What were you doing out there Bri." He stands up and burgess his hand through his hair.
"I was." I don't have an answer I guess. "Sorry." I apologise. But he doesn't respond.
"well if your going to give me silent treatment, you should leave." I say in frustration, he turns to face me.
"Do you realise how big this game was?" He says. "The scouts will be back next week Harry, relax" I firmly say.
"I need to show them Bridget, that I am good enough, to get into the next level then hopefully to Championship league."
"Harry what's going on?" I ask him.
"I need to do this for you, for us Bridget. So we have a stable, secure future." He sits back down.
"Harry I don't care if you are a mechanic for god sake, we will have the best future because we are together that's all that matters." I love this boy no matter what profession he pursues.
"I'm sorry Bridget." He stands and kisses my forehead. "I just want the best for you, that's what you deserve."
"Sorry for the wait." The doctor comes in with my x ray results. Harry stands beside me as I await the results.
"It's just a fracture, so you will have to wear a sling for a couple of weeks" She says and I smile with relief. "I'll write up some mediation for you. Then you can go." She concludes.
"Thank you." I smile and get out of bed with Harry's help.
"Hey is this a bad time" I see Sophia at the door. "Come in"
"I heard what happened." She says standing with her arms crossed.
"So you know what happened to Liam's face then" Harry says helping me putting my shoes on.
"Umm no, no one mentioned it to me." She acts surprised. "Oh well he got punched." I say
"Is he ok?"
"His fine, but his eye is a different story." Harry says. "I'm sorry about what he did." I say as subtle as I can.
"Yea well, it is what it is." She says. "You gonna speak to him?"
"Not right now, I'll let you go. I'll pop over yours later ok." She says with a fake smile.
"What the hell is that babe?" Harry asks where I signed my discharge papers.
"Shut up, I write with my right hand." I say as he makes fun of my wonky signature.
"I feel so bad for Soph" I say as we walk out of the hospital. "Promise me that will never be us," I say
"Never." Harry repsonds.
"Louis you can't be serious" I shockingly.
"Come on lad, we really next to win this next game. If scouts will take us seriously." He responds holding up a piece of paper he shouldn't be holding.
I glance over at Niall for his opinion.
"Haz you weren't there at the our last game, these scouts they mean serious business." He defends Louis in this idea.
"Yes but stealing the oppositions game plan, that's not technically winning." I snatch the paper out of his hand.
"Plus what would happen if coach found out.?" I ask
"Well we would make sure that doesn't happen, would we now." Louis says.
"Harry we all want this so much, so what if we have to skip a few hurdles." Louis protests
I think at what Niall and Louis are selling me and think it can't hurt, we are not really cheating, maybe we are I don't know. But this is and Bridget is my dream and I want to provide and protect her forever. Being a professional soccer player will set us up for a stable future.
But is this really the right way?
"Good luck babe" Bridget kisses me on the cheek as I set out on the field for our regular Saturday afternoon football games. As I jog on the filed I spot the scouts in their formal attire, crap they do mean business.
I practice my giddy ups with the ball and look over to them who are talking to coach, where Bridget is standing next to him as well.
"Ok bad news." Louis creeps behind me, "geez Lou"
"Relax mate, why so tense." I just stare him down.
"What's up?" I ask as we kick the ball back to one another.
"They changed their game plan." I stop kicking the ball.
Bridget's POV:
Wewwwww GO HARRY." I cheer loudly and dad looks at me and one of the scouts.
"My boyfriend is number fifteen." I say to the guy who dresses formal for a local soccer game, he just continues to write notes.
"HOWS THAT A FREE KICK REF?" I yell out. "Bridget please." Dad says and I remain quite.
I creep behind the scout guy and try and look at his notes, but no luck his to tall for me to see.
"Hey what I miss?" El comes and stands besides me. "Umm there down by one, but our guys are doing well." I say with a smile.
"Who are these fancy guys?" El says referring to the scouts. "Scouts" I whisper.
"Have you looked at their notes." I laugh at her comment. "I'm too short, maybe you try." Since she is like a foot taller than me. She stands up but the whistle goes off to indicate the first half is done.
"Where's Soph?" I ask her, I already know Perrie is busy with homework. "Didn't you hear?" She says, "Know what?"
"Liam kissed Dani, his ex." My eyes widen. "But isn't she dating."
"YOU DOG" El and I look on the field and Liam has been knocked down by the guy who is supposedly dating Danielle.
"BOYS" Dad yells out and there is a war going on the soccer field between both teams.
"Well this isn't impressive." One of the scouts says. "This usually never happens." I stand up and say to them. "It should never happen" He replies.
"We should come back next week." He says walking away with the two other guys. Maybe I should of kept quiet.
El and I go out on the field where we see Lou and Harry getting in the middle of the altercation.
"Hey stop, stop." I get in the middle of these two fighting guys. "Get out of here bitch" They knock me down to the floor.
"HEY MAN." I see Harry. "YOU DICK" He grabs him by his collar. I try and get up and El rushes to my aid. I slowly get up as she hold my head for support. I touch my elbow and feel numbness in my arm. I wince in pain and try not to cry.
"Ahh" I cry out in pain. Harry is still grabbing the guy who pushed me. "Harry leave him" I try and yell out. But I see him go for a punch.
"HARRY" I try again and he turns his head. "Shit, come one let's get you off." He comes and carries me off the ground.
I am really getting sick of sitting in these hospitals. I sit up right in a bed holding my arm from my elbow.
"You should get to the second half" I say to Harry who is sitting on the chair beside me.
"No I should be here." He says, I sense a bit of anger in his tone.
"Are you mad" I ask
"What were you doing out there Bri." He stands up and burgess his hand through his hair.
"I was." I don't have an answer I guess. "Sorry." I apologise. But he doesn't respond.
"well if your going to give me silent treatment, you should leave." I say in frustration, he turns to face me.
"Do you realise how big this game was?" He says. "The scouts will be back next week Harry, relax" I firmly say.
"I need to show them Bridget, that I am good enough, to get into the next level then hopefully to Championship league."
"Harry what's going on?" I ask him.
"I need to do this for you, for us Bridget. So we have a stable, secure future." He sits back down.
"Harry I don't care if you are a mechanic for god sake, we will have the best future because we are together that's all that matters." I love this boy no matter what profession he pursues.
"I'm sorry Bridget." He stands and kisses my forehead. "I just want the best for you, that's what you deserve."
"Sorry for the wait." The doctor comes in with my x ray results. Harry stands beside me as I await the results.
"It's just a fracture, so you will have to wear a sling for a couple of weeks" She says and I smile with relief. "I'll write up some mediation for you. Then you can go." She concludes.
"Thank you." I smile and get out of bed with Harry's help.
"Hey is this a bad time" I see Sophia at the door. "Come in"
"I heard what happened." She says standing with her arms crossed.
"So you know what happened to Liam's face then" Harry says helping me putting my shoes on.
"Umm no, no one mentioned it to me." She acts surprised. "Oh well he got punched." I say
"Is he ok?"
"His fine, but his eye is a different story." Harry says. "I'm sorry about what he did." I say as subtle as I can.
"Yea well, it is what it is." She says. "You gonna speak to him?"
"Not right now, I'll let you go. I'll pop over yours later ok." She says with a fake smile.
"What the hell is that babe?" Harry asks where I signed my discharge papers.
"Shut up, I write with my right hand." I say as he makes fun of my wonky signature.
"I feel so bad for Soph" I say as we walk out of the hospital. "Promise me that will never be us," I say
"Never." Harry repsonds.
This story is amazing!! <3
6/4/16