kids • jude bellingham

sixteen

20.12.23

"you're actually so good!" i smile at the boy as i bring him into a hug after the game against Deportivo Alaves which they'd won 3-0

it was his first start after the little holiday

he'd just scored twice and assisted a great goal by Brahim Diaz

"i am so fucking back" he smiles as he pecks my lips

"you were amazing!" i smile "but we actually have to run to the airport though-" i tell him as i realise there's less than 2 hours till our flight

this was the only flight we could get to Birmingham before christmas, as the conditions would get too icy in birmingham for us to be able to fly there without risking the flight getting canceled

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we get onto the private plane, it was just the two of us, on our way to birmingham

"how's your mum?" Jude asks as we sit

mum had been slightly ill lately, and she'd just had a surgery today to get a cancerous tumor removed. 

She'd been going through chemo for a while, but it wasn't working as well as they hoped, so they decided removing the tumor would be the best option. But the doctors had assured she'd be perfectly fine.

"Emil said that she'll be fine, but she wants to go home for christmas"

"are they letting her"

"nah, they're saying they need to keep an eye on her, bit jarring, but she'll be fine soon"

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jude's pov

no one from our families has a clue about us still

they don't even know that we even saw each other in Madrid

when i had the drop in form, i kept lying to my dad, telling him i was fine, i wasn't proud of it, but i wasn't proud of what i did either, and he just couldn't know anything about Chloe yet

we thought it would be funny if we just showed up to my parents' house who think i can't make it to christmas this year because my coach is sending me on a private training camp in Portugal to sort out my form issue. 

And so did Chloe, she said she can't go as she needs to retake one of her exams at Uni which did make her mum a little suspicious since she's literaly never failed a test before.

we'll also make it just in time for Emil's birthday tomorrow, who's been staying with my parents since their mum got ill.

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we arrive at my parents' house

we stand outside and i video call my mum, as i'd agreed to call her tonight to say happy birthday to Emil

"hey mum" i smile pointing the camera up at my chin so she can't see the houses in the background

"Hey Jude, you good?" i smile

"yeah, are you?"

"course, were all good"

"is Emil home?"

"yeah he's upstairs with Jobe, they're on the playstation"

"call him"

a minute later Emil takes hold of the phone

"hey Jude" he smiles

"Happy Birthday!"

"thanks mate, how's Spain?"