The stars of Barca - Pablo Gavi

You're strong! You're gonna be alright!

4 weeks later
I was getting ready for a friendly match against arsenal. Gavi was watching in the stands. I think that's very sweet of him. I was putting on my kit and ate a banana real quick. I don't really like eating much before a game. It needs to be at least 2 hours before a match or training or otherwise my stomach hurts.

I was in the starting lineup. I like that it just gives me some confidence. I walked into the tunnel and went up to Jana, Aitana and Alexia.

"Heyy! Where's mapi?" I asked

"With her girlfriend ofc!" Alexia said. I saw Ingrid and mapi talking. There a really cute couple.

"Yeah dumb question!" I said as they laughed slightly. I was a bit nervous but that's something I always am before a game.

I walked out onto the pitch. We lined up and shook hands with the opposite team. When I was done giving everyone a hand I walked to my position. I saw Gavi in the stands and he waved to me. I smiled back and focused on the game again.

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It was the 78th minute. The opposite team had the ball. I wanted to take the ball from a player but my knee went double and I felt an intense pain in my knee. I just went down and laid on the grass holding onto my knee.

"Are you okay!?" Aitana asked holding my hand while I cried.

"No! My knee! It really hurts!" I said.

Pablo's pov:
I saw her going down and my heart just dropped. I was really worried because she didn't stand up. Most of the girls where standing next to her. The medical staff ran towards her. They where just looking at her knee. She was put  onto the stretcher and got off the pitch. I stood up and walked towards the medical room where she is. I knocked on the door and walked in.

"I'll leave you 2 for a bit." A lady said and walked away.

She was crying not as much as she was on the pitch but she still was and that was just heart breaking.

"They think that I tore my ACL" she murmured.

"Ohh." I didn't really know what to say so I just openend my arms for her and she took the offer. I couldn't stand seeing her like this. She was just crying in my arms leaving my shirt soaking wet but I couldn't care less at the moment. I was just drawing circles on her back hoping it will help her calm down. It did work a bit. My mother used to do that to me when I was young and crying.

The game finished because some of her teammates were slowly walking in the room.

"It's gonna be okay!" Aitana said trying to comfort her.

"But why did it have to be me!"

"You're strong! You're gonna be alright!" I comforted her.

"Your gonna come back even stronger!" Keira said

"We'll help you! It's gonna be alright! Jana, Lucy and I went through the same thing!" Alexia said. It's actually very sad that this injury is so big in women's football. There really needs to be done something about that.

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