31.1.23

"Chloeee, come here!" my dad cheerfully says pulling me into a hug, as i carry my bags in for my first day of work at the AXA training centre

"morning dad"

"morning darling" he smiles

"so where do i work then?" i ask him cheerfully

"well, follow me"

he walks me down a couple corridors until he stops at the end of one corridor

"this door is the physio office where you will be most of the day, its not really an office so i don't know why we call it an office"

i peek through the door, it was a room with a bed and a good range of gym equiptment

"so whats my job? i know like an outline of what im meant to do; but can you properly explain?"

"right, so your my first team physio, basically you run the medicals for new players, you assess injuries and diagnose them so ill need you on the touchline with me on the big games, and you'll be the one deciding if a player is allowed to play again or not"

"right, thats sounds not bad"

"ill also need you helping with some physiotherapy sessions but not much since we have people especially for that"

i smile

"right Chloe, you actually have something big to do today"

"which is?"

"i need you to run a medical on Jude Bellingham actually, he's signing a contract later today actually, so i need you to run a couple tests and then we can get on with the contract"

"alright then, i'll do well"

"heres a little description of what you need to do, and the sheets you need to fill in with the results, and the medical team are next door if you need any help"

"okay"

"we'll get him in as soon as he arrives"

i smile and sit down on my desk in my office for the first time. i unpack my stuff and hang ny coat on the back of the door, and i put a couple things in some drawers and i have a quick readthrough of the sheet dad has given me

ECG, Heart health questionaire, muscle strength, bla bla bla... 

pretty easy and relatively fun stuff to be fair, not going to complain at all

i decide that i would go next door to introduce myself to the medical team 

i walk straight into a pretty large room with a lot of equipment and 3 women chatting in the middle of the room

"Hello" one of them says as she notices me

"Hi" i smile back

"you must be the new physio" the same middle aged woman says

i nod

"welcome welcome" another woman next to her says in a strong scouse accent

"erm i just came to introduce myself, im Chloe"

"Nice to meet you chloe" the third woman says as i shake all of their hands

"im Emily" the woman who spoke first says "this short arse next to me is Jess and the other one is Anna"

i smile

"OI CHLOE I NEED YOU HERE" i hear my dad shout through the door "and don't pester my daughter please" my dad jokes

i run to the door and my Dad leads me back in my office where the new player stood

"Right, Chloe this is Jude, the new signing, Jude this is Chloe the physio; also my daughter" he adds in quickly

i shake his hand as he mumbles a 'nice to meet you'

"Chloe will be running your medical today, and then we'll get on with signing the contract after"

Dad smiles towards us both "don't put him off Chloe, we don't want to lose another signing" he laughs as he pulls a salute and leaves

i hold in a laugh and sit down

"Sorry about my dad, he likes a good laugh"

"bit better than having a german coach who doesn't speak great english" he laughs

"my dad is something else mate, you'll understand what i mean when you spend a little more time with him" i explain as i get some of the tests that i need to run ready

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"right thats it, all good really nothing to worry about, good luck with your contract then, and hopefully i won't see you in this office for a good while" i laugh handing him the result sheets

"yeah thanks" he laughs at my last statement "good to meet you then Chloe" he says shaking my  hand as he leaves

"good to meet you as well Jude" 

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not long after my dad walks into my office

"signing done" he smiles

"already? its been barely an hour since i finished the tests"

"we needed it done quick because deadline day is tonight at 11"

"its 12pm dad"

"well at least we can get him in to meet the boys since they've got training now"

"cool then, have i got anymore work then?"

"for now i just need you to read through the injuries we've got right now just so your familiar with them since ill get the boys in for a check with you, because they haven't been in since i came, so if they show up early ill get them in today if not ill tell them to come in tommorow"

"great then" i smile

"see you then chlos" he says using the nickname he made up for me when i was a child

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"Oi Chloe" i hear my dad shouting somewhere along the corridor

"yeah?" i say as soon as he stands in the doorway

"training injury" he frowns

"thats not good, let them come in"

"Chloe this is Trent, Trent this is Chloe, i actually need to run back to training so just see whats wrong Chlos and ill be back after i finish"

"Hello there" i say to the man in short, pretty, dreads

"hi" he waves as he plops himself onto the examining bed

"right so whats wrong"

"ankle, dunno whats happened but like theres a sharp pain in my left ankle when i run" he says in a scouse accent

he takes his boot and socks off to reveal a swollen ankle

"oh fuck" he frowns

"right don't worry, its probably just a minor ruptured tendon" i say handing him an icepack from my mini fridge

"great, so how long will that be"

"well with the right treatment its going to be maybe 3 weeks to a month"

"fuck"

"big game?"

"Real Madrid"

"what date is that again?"

"21st"

"well if your ahead in recovery you might make it as a substitute but there's no guarantee"

"so what do i need to do"

i wrap a pressure bandage around his ankle

"keep this on, and rest, you need rest for the first couple of days so that it heals properly, then you'll come in and we'll get you on some softer rehab, and eventually training with the team but on a smaller scale, but the fact that you can walk does mean that its not bad"

"great so i need to go home"

"yep, and it would be ideal if you got one of your friends to drive you home instead because driving definitely won't help"

"okay thank you so much"

"no worries, and big tip, don't stress it, just keep an ice pack on it and forget your even injured, you'll be back in no time"

"thank you so so much Chloe"

"no worries trent"

he comes towards me and hugs me

"nice to meet you then" he says

"nice to meet you too"

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