CHAPTER 31: NEW FRIEND
That day, Danny and the rest of his teammates trained as usual as they are making their preparation to face Club Brugge in the round of 32 of UEFA Europa League.
"Hey, Danny. Want to have lunch together?" asked Maguire.
"Sorry, mate. Not this time" said Danny.
"Is it because what happen at Emirates last weekend?" asked Rashford.
"Well, I guess so" said Danny.
"Are you okay, bro?" asked Jeff.
"I am. Don't worry about it" said Danny.
"Okay, then. If you need anything, just give us a call" said Maguire. Danny just nodded.
Later on;
Danny walked alone to his place. Suddenly, he bumped into someone.
"I'm sorry. Didn't see you there" said Danny.
"Well, you have your mind elsewhere, huh" Danny turned around and looked at the person he just bumped into; Ella Toone.
"I'm so sorry, Ella. I really am" said Danny.
"Looks like you have something in your mind" said Ella.
"Well, you can say that" said Danny.
"Want to talk about it?" asked Ella.
"I don't know" said Danny.
"You really should. Come on. Let's talk and have lunch together" said Ella. Before Danny can said anything else, Ella grabbed his hand and dragged him to the nearest diner.
Later on;
"Now, tell me. What's going on with my favourite national striker" said Ella.
"Last Saturday, my ex-girlfriend came and meet me after the match against Arsenal at Emirates" said Danny.
"That undercard wrestler? What does she wants?" asked Ella.
"Why should I know. I ignored her and walked straight into our team's bus" said Danny.
"Then, why did you stress out? Love strucks again?" asked Ella.
"No. I just don't get it. Why don't she just stay away from me? You see, during our crisis time, she don't even bother to talk to me. But now, she wants to talk with me? What the hell is that? She's lucky I don't hit woman though. If not, I might already punched her after I caught her cheating on me" said Danny.
"When did you caught her cheating on you?" asked Ella.
"After the match against Millwall" replied Danny.
"Oh yes. In that match you just played about 5 minutes and managed to score 2 goals, right? Lost a match and girlfriend at a same day. It must be tough for you" said Ella.
"Yes. I'm lucky that the other teammates and my whole family have my back. If not, I might ended up kill myself that time. But, now all of sudden she wants to talk to me. What the hell is wrong with her" said Danny.
"Maybe she wants to have you back. Who knows" said Ella.
"Like I will ever accept her back though" said Danny.
"So, you won't. Do you have other girlfriend now?" asked Ella.
"No. I don't know if I should date again" said Danny.
"I hope you will. You deserved to be happy too" said Ella.
"And dating is not really neccesary, right" said Danny.
"Yes but that doesn't mean that you won't be happy without dating anyone, right?" asked Ella.
"You're right about that. Thanks for listening to me, Ella. I'm glad I talked to you" said Danny.
"No problem. You can always talk to me anytime you need to" said Ella.
"Thanks. By the way, do you have anything to do tonight?" asked Danny.
"Not really. Why?" asked Ella in returned.
"Well, my cousin; Toni Storm wants me to go and watch her performing in NXT UK taping tonight. Both my cousins in Manchester; Jeff and Amanda cannot make it. So, would you mind going to the show with me?" asked Danny.
"Not at all. We can have dinner together first before that" said Ella.
"Brilliant. So, it's set then" said Danny. Ella just smiled.
"What a nice smile she had" said inner Danny.
Later on;
Danny entered his home where Jeff already there.
"Hoh, something good happen?" asked Jeff.
"Not really. Why?" asked Danny in returned.
"Well, you left the training just now with gloomy face, but now you have such a happy face. Not to mention, I know that you're not come home straight after training session" said Jeff.
"Seriously, why is it so hard for me to hide something from my brothers and sisters" said Danny before took a seat besides Jeff.
"C'mon. Tell me about it" said Jeff.
"Well. I was walking alone to home when I then accidentally bumped into someone" said Danny.
"Who is that someone?" asked Jeff.
"Ella Toone" replied Danny.
"That young striker of our woman's team?" asked Jeff.
"Yes. She's the one. She can sense that something in my head, so she dragged me to the nearest diner and forced me to tell what's in my head while having lunch together" said Danny.
"So, you're saying that it needs a cute girl now to cheer you up, huh. I wonder how will our Malaysian brothers think about this" said Jeff.
"C'mon. Don't tell those 2 about this. I'll never heard the end of it" said Danny. Jeff chuckled.
"By the way, don't forget that Toni asking you to go to NXT UK tapping tonight" said Jeff.
"I know that" said Danny.
"Sorry that me and Amanda can't be there too. We have something else to do tonight" said Jeff.
"It's okay. Ella is with me tonight" said Danny.
"Hoh. You're dating her twice today? Your brother here is so happy" said Jeff while wiping his fake tears.
"Shut up and don't be so dramatic, please" said Danny. Jeff chuckled.
"Anyway, tell Toni that I say hi" said Jeff.
"Will do, bro" said Danny.
Later that evening;
Danny and Ella are having dinner together.
"So, Danny. Mind if I ask why did you asked me to go and watch wrestling with you?" asked Ella.
"Well, I was thinking if my ex-girlfriend saw me with someone else, she will stop bothering me. But, that's not all of course" said Danny.
"Oh, really? What else the reason is?" asked Ella.
"Just want to know you better" replied Danny.
"Really? I'm nothing special, unlike you. You're national striker and last season's top scorer while I'm just nothing" said Ella.
"Hey, don't said such things. You're good. I'm really sure of it. Even I only get a chance to be a top scorer and being called up for the national senior team when I'm 22 years old. You just 21 years old this September. I'm sure that your time to shine will come" said Danny. Ella smirked.
"Thank's Danny. It's good hearing it from you" said Ella.
"No problem" said Danny.
Later on
Danny and Ella entering the arena together. Their arrival attracted crowds attention. They're taking picture with all their fans and everybody is asking if they're dating. They just smiled and told everybody that they're just friends.
"So, this is NXT UK, huh?" asked Ella.
"That's true. First time, huh?" asked Danny in returned.
"Yes. Never watch any wrestling show live before. Besides, I don't want to come alone" said Ella.
"Don't worry. We can always watch together if you want to" said Danny. Ella smiled.
"Good to hear that" said Ella.
Meanwhile at the backstage;
"Hey, T. I saw one of your cousin just now" said Tegan.
"Which one?" asked Toni.
"Danny. He came with a girl" replied Tegan.
"A new girlfriend?" asked Kay Lee.
"Well, we're will find out later" said Toni.
Later after the show is over;
Danny and Ella walked to the backstage where they found Toni.
"Great performance, cousin" said Danny before he hugged Toni.
"Thanks for coming" said Toni.
"Because you asked for of course" said Danny. Toni chuckled. Then, her attention moved to Ella.
"Your girlfriend?" asked Toni.
"No. This is Ella, the striker for Manchester United's women squad" said Danny.
"Hi, Toni. It's nice to see you" said Ella.
"Same goes to me, Ella. You're cute. I thought that you're dating my cousin" said Toni.
"No. We're just know each other after all" said Ella.
"Hmm, so there's still a chance you might ended dating then" said Toni. Ella blushed.
"Seriously, do you really want me to date someone right now?" asked Danny.
"Well, of course I am. Before you're enjoying being single too much like the Millwall's captain did" said Toni.
Meanwhile in London;
Hariz suddenly sneezed.
"What the hell is that?" asked Xander.
"Nothing. I think someone is badmouthing me" replied Hariz.
Back to Manchester;
"Well, there's nothing wrong with that" said Danny.
"Yeah, right. By the way, you're facing him in few weeks at home, right?" asked Toni.
"That's true. But, I will be in London this weekend to play against West Ham though" said Danny.
"Hmm, interesting" said Toni.
"Yeah, but before that, I'll make my Europa League debut first this Thursday and I'll return to London again this week to visit my old team" said Danny.
"Oh, yes. Very well then. I'll see you this weekend then" said Toni.
"Yes. By the way, We need to go now. Goodbye, cousin" said Danny.
"Yes, goodbye" said Toni. Then, they have a quick hug before Danny and Ella left.
On their way out, Danny and Ella came across Isla. Danny just ignored her and to make it better, Ella quickly holds Danny's hand.
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