Jayden pov 😁

.......What is the meaning of this now....

......All this is just stress......

......when he keeps staying awake all night...

.......assumimg he ate he wouldn't have slept this long......

......he'll probably have to stay back....

.....jazzie.....

.....jazzie...why aren't you saying anything...

.....what do you want me to sa.....

I was hearing voices but i couldn't pick them and as i tried to pick them my head ached.

"Ouch!" I winced and opened my eyes. A gust of fresh wind hit my eyes and i squinted because of the lights. Waves of injections and drugs filled the air then i took in my enviroment and realised i was in the sick bay.

How did i get here.

They all gathered around me and jazzie was already seated beside me with an expression i could not fathom.

"Finally,you are awake" Ay flung his hands up.

Astrid was staring daggers at me and jazzie wasn't speaking.

I held jazzie's hand,"why aren't you saying anything"

"I don't know what to say or how to feel right now. You keep stressing and over working your self. I'm very sure your brain is over heating right now!! What does this school think you are,..a machine!! If it's not head boy duties,then it is reading your book. Do you want to kill yourself!! Eh, i cho i gbusi onwei. From waking up early to head boy duties,from head boy duties to reading your book,from reading your book to preparing for mid term test,from that one to foot ball practice,as if that one is not enough,you still sleep late!! What is this??"

She was visibly.....i don't know if to say angry or furious but i tried to pacify her,"calm down, i'm fine. I can still manage myself"

She flared up again,"i should calm down,you fainted and slept for fucking fifteen hours on a stretch and i should calm down"

Fifteen hours....

I looked at the boys and they nodded in confirmation.

Wait...if i slept for fifteen hours,that means today is......

Fuck.....

"Yes,you slept for good fifteen hours. As if Astrid knows. This girl is a prophetess" she gestured over to where Astrid was fuming and as if to pass the mic over to her,she picked up," i said it!!"

Hey,Egbami!!

She hit her hands on the side of her legs and continued,"something was telling me that one of you will break down because of the intensity of this training. Didn't i say it?? " Without allowing any of us to answer her question,she continued "when i wanted to talk sense into that man's head. You stopped me. Now you see the result. You see?? You are not going to play that ball.."

Ehhhhhhhhhhhh

"If possible,you will stay here till we come back"

"I can go" jazzie turned sharply to me,"what did you say"

Her glare alone didn't allow me to talk.

"No,repeat yourself,what did you say? You can go. Assuming you ate,would you have slept this long?? No,you wanted to eat in the hostel." She stopped,checked her wrist watch and sighed. "This is 6:30,you guys have to go. I'm sure Mr daniels will be looking for you guys"

Tope answered her,"there's no need,we can all go with the last batch. It will be less noisy and suffocating for Ajay"

She nodded and stared back at me,emotions running through her eyes. Her eyes held this warmth i have never seen before.

To know that jazzie cares this much about me made my heart tug.

She looked away and walked over to a tray,bringing it to my bedside,"you have or rather need to eat now,to take your drugs"

I nodded and started eating.

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Wow!

This school is really big but what could i say, it is royal high college. One of the biggest schools in the state if not the whole of nigeria.

It's actually bigger than our school.

We all came down from the bus as we came with the last batch. Fortunately,we were the only ones in the bus,plus the driver and two teachers.

Mr daniels and the members of the football team had gone with the first batch.

We came down from the bus,we were all looking at the school.

Well,damn. This school is massive.

The school buildings were painted orange and deep green. The flowers on the walkway way were professionally trimmed,giving it an amazing sight. The students were all on green skirt or trousers for the boys,they were on something like vests inside then they matched it up with blazing orange blazers.

It now made them look fierce or rather aggresive. I never knew orange and green was a good combination till today. There was a massive buiding at our front,then very close to the building at it's left was a smaller one with an inscription,'Chapel hall'. Probably were their assembly takes place.

On it's left was another builing bigger than the chapel stating, ' The Josiah's hall'. I don't get why do they have two different halls.

The very next building was a libary. The walls were beautified with bricks that says,

Education is the key...

Knowledge is power....

Pen is mightier than sword....

Freedom of the press....

....and so on.

"This is nice" Astrid muttered. I looked at jazzie and she was busy with her phone,not enjoying our sightseeing...she was going through I.G. i could see it because,my arms were around her shoulders. My temperature has gone down a little. I don't look sick....at least that's what they said.

"Make we they go" Noah brought us out of our reverie and we started moving. Jazzie had put her phone in her bag,asking me if i was okay. I nodded and she smiled,looking on. By the time we got to the pathway leading to the stadium,everyone's attention were on us.

We just ignored them and kept on moving. My hands were around jazzie,while she folded her arms. Astrid was right beside us,opening a chocolate. Noah and tope were right at our back gisting about God knows what,while Ay was at the front twirling his silver water bottle in his hands and listening to music from his headset.

"Oh..my...oh..my." someone shrieked and we turned to see a girl standing at tope's front.

Tope raised his eyebrows up, "I know you,you are the famous actress son. I love your mum's movies a lot. I'm a huge fan. I didn't know you would look more handsome in real life. She speaks about you a lot in her interviews. I can't really...no...i really can't wait for her next episode" she said,scratch that,she basically rapped out in one breath.

He could only nod and then every one started murmuring,

Oh, my God he looks so cute...

No they all look cute....

Especially the one that's not putting on a tie.....

Well,that's me.

I know him....i know him.....

Who......

The one at the back. His mom treated my cousin in canada last year. He is so hot....

I bet it's noah they are talking about.

That's Astrid the teen model....

Oh my Gosh......

She looks finer in real life....

Fake life noni...

She's so.....wait....is that not jazzie....

How do they know her.

She's the one....

She looks more beautiful now....

Is that guy her boyfriend....

Oh my gwash, i feel like i am seeing things...

This babe is a hot chick now.....

Is that guy her......

"I don't get,how come they know you??" Ay did the pleasure of asking as we settled on the bleachers which was kind of scanty except of the people taking pictures of us.............unaware.

"This is my former" I was suprised.

"Really?"

She nodded and smiled.

"Why didn't any of them come to meet you?" I asked her still suprised.

She just gave a tight smile,"maybe they are just suprised or they are not sure if i'm really the one"

I looked at her intensely and there was this emotion that came with that answer. I knew that wasn't the answer but i didn't push it.

"You guys have to go and do few practice with the boys and look for who will sub in my place. I heard dylan is a bad ass when it comes to football"

Yeah,dylan is the golden boy of this prestigious school and the headboy. I have heard people say,he doesn't spare on the field and i really wanted to see it even though it kind of scared me a little anyways, i trust my boys.

Jazzie immediately brightened up,"yeah, dylan is a very good player when it comes to football and he has been like that since forever. You guys just need to pray,he isn't playing"

I creased my eyebrow,there was a way she behaved when dylan's name was brought up and i wondered if they had some kind of.............since this is her former.

Ay faked hurt,"so you don't believe in us?"

"No no no i do but,when it comes to dylan,.....that guy is a star" she whispered but i heard her anyways and this only increased my suspicions about this guy.

I felt kind of jealous but i brushed the feeling off.

I just pray,i don't throw six or seven puches in my condition before i leave this school today.

They all nodded and walked down the bleachers to the back of the stadium.

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"GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"

This is bullshit.

Royal high had scored another goal making it six in number and we have scored only two goals. Tope scored one with the help of Ay and another guy in ss2 art class scored on.

We have not even reached the second half and they had beaten us 6:2.

Fortunately for us,dylan is not on the field.The coach announced that the headboy of both schools won't be playing because of health issues, such coincedence.

Even though Regardless upon still, this people's defence were so high. They played so well but thankfully,they weren't rough.

Their goal keeper seemed to have relaxed because the ball barely reached his side. I could't see those playing because they were all on mouth guards and helmet but i'm sure they,i mean our team mates would be fraustrated.

The coach blowed the whistle and the continued playing.

More than half of the players in royal high played very well but there was two particular set of people that were just.....

.....damn.....

They were so swift and sneaky.The ball would be with them and you will be looking for it. Their legs were so fast and they can run excellently well.

They were the ones scoring the goals for royal and it was so annoying. I want nothing but to see their faces. The person that coached these two doesn't need a gold medal but a diamond medal.

"Who are those two,i mean inioluwa and bamidele??" Astrid asked jazzie and she looked up trying to take a closer look at these people that really want me to enter that field.

"They are so swift. I am just trying to convince myself that they are not loaded" Astrid saying loaded,she means charm.

Jazzie got a glimpse of these two and she frowned in shock and suprise,

"Wait,am i the only one that noticed??" She squinted while me and astrid was staring at her in confusion.

"Noticed what??"

She didn't answer,she let out a humourless
chuckle"they didn't tell you guys it was part of their constitution?"

I don't even know if she was talking to any of the both of us because she was staring at the field.

I placed my hand on her shoulders and she looked at me,"what are you talking about?? Where are you going to?" I asked as she stood up abruptly from the bleachers moving her head from left to right as if searching for something.

I just kept looking at her.

"Babes,what are you looking for?" Astrid asked as she was forced to stand up.

Jazzie whistled,seems like she has found what she was looking for.

"Where are you going to?" I asked her trying to read her.

"I'm going somewhere. But promise me one thing?"

I didn't understand,but still i asked,"what?"

"Don't look for me"

'Fucking büllocks' was the last thing she said before she ran down the bleachers.

As if on cue,the whistle was blown for the end of first half.

I looked at astrid to see a confused look that had married her face.

"What just happened?"

If you ask me who will i ask.

I just hope it's not the dylan guy she is going to meet.

I don't like anyone touching what is mine.

The boys removed their helmet and sat on the grass. Ay was telling them some stuff,probably football tactics and all.It was supposed to be fifteen minutes break for the game to begin,but for a reason it was delayed.

It was getting to twenty five minutes and the coach was not out yet. After what seems to be like forever the coach came out and stretched his two hands,forming the gesture sign of substitution. The guys disscussed within themselves and they sent a guy out,bringing the person standing beside coach in and everyone clapped.

The guys ran to meet the new intake wanting to hug him,but he moved back immediately stretching his hands in the no gesture.

Rude...........

"Wetin dey do this one" someone from royal high said.

The person was already on helmet,so no one could get to see the persons face. The guy looked at my direction but i was not sure if it was me he was looking at was exactly because the helment was tinted.

You can't see through it,only the person wearing it can.

The guy turned his direction back to the field and my eyes caught something,

Jayden.....

He was wearing my jersey, what audacity. Mr daniels didn't know that i won't be playing,so he brought my jersey with him and now a rude guy was wearing it.

He bent down to adjust his socks and as he stood up,the whistle was blown,indicating the start of the game.

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"GOAAAAAALLLLLL!!!!!!"

Astrid smirked in exitement,so did i but i couldn't help but wonder who this mysterious guy was.

This is the third goal he is scoring in less than twenty minutes making it five goals in all. So we are one goal behind the royals,because since the entry of this guy and the beginning of first half,they didn't have a chance to score.

This guy had mad dribbling skills,crazy shots and shocking legovers. Bamidele and inioluwa in royals who i haven't also seen their faces had increased their roughness but this still didn't stop the mystic guy from scoring.

His rainbow flick is not even something i should talk about. This guy is som........

"GOOOAAALLLLLLLLLL!!"

Wow!! He had scored again. So lets say we are drawing with them and had just five minutes.

In as much as i was enjoying the match,i was wondering what was keeping jazzie. I was obliged to look for her but i already made a promise.

We had barely five more minutes and the mystic guy hadn't scored yet. I had no other choice than to depend on him.

The goal keeper served the ball and the mystic guy caught the ball with his chest and skillfully took it to his leg. He tried to pass the ball to some team mates but opponent were with other team mates.

At that point of time, he was at the mid field.Then he began sprinting,as he sprinted,a defender came forward getting ready to collect the ball. He counted three step overs and added a powerful elastico skill causing the defender to be confused and fly to the right.

Three minutes left.......

Just immediately,the defending midfielder and the right back defender came from the front and the left respectively. He did a rainbow flick and a half volley meg in between the right back defenders leg,then he feinted to go right which fooled the defender,but he swiftly cut the ball to the left,taking the defender unaware and made him to slide.

Beating the first centre back defender was easy,he used a rabona fake and added the la vevo skill to completely clear the defender which erupted hootings from the crowd.

One minutes more.....everyone had stood up in anticipation as the mystic guy was getting closer to the royals net..

The second centre back defender had no choice but to slide,but the mystic guy was smart enough to use the sombreno skill against the slide which made the slide unsuccessful. Bamidele,who was the left back defender and the last man standing came forward. The mystic guy tried to use the la croqueta skill but bamidele's leg was a little faster,so before bamidele's leg reach the ball,the mystic guy thought fast and did a body feint to the right,doing a reverse elatico.

The move was to swift for bamidele causing him to dance the 'sékém' igbo dance and fall as the mystic guy headed to the post,he felt someone coming and saw that it was
Inioluwa,the centre back defender dashing with speed towards him and fear gripped me.

"They won't allow this guy to score his goal in peace!" Astrid lamented.

I looked at the stop watch board.....

Thirteen seconds more......

Hey,just kill me.......

The mystic guy decided to make the goal sweet and did a continuous scissors skill and cut the ball back with a chop,taking the centre back defender by suprise.

Ten seconds more.......

That skill took inioluwa by suprise and as inioluwa tried to stop and follow Mr mystic,he slid and hit his ass heavily on the ground.

Four seconds more.......

The mystic guy gathered energy and played a mysterious R2.Then the ball curved in the air.....

Two seconds more......

The goal keeper fooled by the R2 dived to the left as the ball curved to the right. As the referee carried his whistle about to blow,the ball dropped into the net and the goal post vibrated.

"Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee" The sound of the coach's whistle was heard but it was already a goal....

"GOAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!"

I laughed in happiness and i was filled with exitement.

Everyone on the field removed their helmet,except jayden,that is the guy putting on my shirt,inioluwa and bamidele. I wonder what those two were hiding.

Omo see respect......

The whole of the stadium went silent as the mystic guy was unbuckling his helmet. That is how much hlc is respected but maybe everyone wanted to see this guy because i don't think i have seen him during practice before.

The stadium was so silent that by click of his helmet was heard. He removed the helment slowly,not caring that he might be giving some people heart attack.

As he removed his helmet,long jet black hair rolled out.........

He turned back and deep amber eyes met mine.......

Holy fuck.....

......jasmine.........

.........she was the mystic guy.......

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