Aaliyah's POV:
It's been a month and a half since I started school and I fucking hate it, the work is so draining and the bullying online has gotten much worse. I am so alone right now it hurts, mum and dad have been going to Liverpool a lot to watch Ahmed's matches and I haven't been able to to go often because of school. Ever since we started school Bella became more distant, she made new friends and I'm honestly so happy for her but I just wish she'd remember I existed and stop making me feel left out. I know she probably doesn't realize she's doing it but, after I talked to her about it I was expecting her to stop making me feel left out but nothing really changed. It sucks watching someone loose interest in you. They stop texting you so much, caring, asking how your day was and how you are doing. You slowly watch them walk out of your life and you can't do anything about it and it sucks. I have have been rude to everyone these past few days and I hate the fact it's gotten to this point, my pain is gradually turning into anger and I have taken it out on myself and the people around me. The death threats have gotten so bad they are making my mental health much worse, I didn't go to school on Thursday and yesterday because I can't get myself to do anything right now. I have been sleeping a lot too, I actually just woke up after going to bed at 2am and it's now 7pm. I have my phone turned off because the messages were getting too overwhelming and I just wanted to take a break from everything, I opened my phone to find a lot of notifications but one that caught my attention was not a missed call from Jude 5 minutes ago. I don't feel like talking to anyone right now because I don't have the energy to talk, but it's not fair to Jude if I just ignore him without an explanation. I force myself to get up and take a shower, brush my teeth and get changed in sweats and a black tank top. After I finish getting ready I FaceTime Jude
Jude's POV:
Lia has been very distant lately and when we talk she avoids eye contact with me, I know she's not okay and I'm very worried about her and I wish there was something I could do to take her pain away, but I can't do anything other than to listen to her and be there for her. I am in the kitchen making a snack for myself when my phone starts ringing, I take it out of my pocket to see Lia face timing me. I answered it very happy to see her
Jude: hey
Lia: hey, sorry I didn't respond earlier I was sleeping and I just got out of the shower
Jude: oh no it's fine, I was also really busy with training
Lia: are you excited for the match against City next week?
Jude: yeah, they are a good team so it's always fun to play against them
Lia: I'll be watching it
She said before giving me a weak smile and looking away with a sad look in her eyes
Jude: love, you okay?
Lia: Yeah, just really tired
I could tell something was bothering her, but I could also tell that she didn't want to talk about it. So I just changed the subject to hopefully distract her
Jude: okay...so how was your day?
Lia: I didn't really do anything other than sleep all day, and the only time I left my room was when I took a shower and that was 30 minutes ago
Jude: are you really bored?
Lia: yeah, I'm home alone this weekend. So there's not much to do, other than study and sleep.
Jude: you can also talk to me
Lia: yeah I know
I looked into her eyes that were filled with so much sadness yet they somehow still managed to have the same little sparkle she does when she's smiling, her smile was a safe place for me.
When I was around her I felt like I could tell her anything and she wouldn't judge me, she is honestly my comfort person and I am so happy to have her in my life.
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Aaliyah's POV:
It's now 7pm and I am currently driving to Liverpool to attend Ahmed's match against Manchester United, and I'm really excited about that . The test Today was so stressful I cried tears of joy after completing it, I don't even know how I didn't just stand up and leave the class mid test because that was the worst test I've ever taken in my life and I'm not even exaggerating. I just pulled into the driveway of our house in Liverpool and I can tell that Ahmed is still here because his car is parked in the driveway. I get out of the car and open the front door where I see mum cleaning the mirrors,(she's always cleaning so I wasn't surprised) I take off my shoes and walk towards her and greet her
Lia: Mwiriwe Maman(Hi mum)
She got startled by my hand on her shoulder but when she realized it was me she looked very happy to see me,
Mum: Wiriwe, amakuru?( Hi, how are you?)
She said as she pulled me into a hug
Lia: Nibyiza(I'm good)
Mum: nishimiye ko umeze neza, Ahmed arimo kwitegura kugendanda. turagenda nyuma yisaha(I'm glad you're okay,Ahmed is getting ready to leave, we're going to leave an hour after him)
Lia: okay
I said as I went upstairs to my room with the things I had brought, Mum wanted me to decorate my room here so that it would feel more comfortable for me when I slept here. I didn't want to because I didn't use the room that much but I knew it meant a lot to mum, for me to feel comfortable and at home here so I brought a few things that I don't need back home but I didn't want to throw away. As I'm putting up the decor there's a knock on the door
Lia: come in
Ahmed: hey
Lia: hey, how are you feeling?
I asked as I gave him a hug
Ahmed: I'm good
Lia: you excited about the match?
Ahmed: yeah, I hope I can finally make my debut today
Lia: me too, you deserve it
Ahmed still hasn't made his debut for Liverpool, he had an injury and couldn't play for 8 weeks and all the other matches he was on the bench. I really hope today is the day he can make his debut and I'll be able to see it at the stadium
Ahmed: thank you
Lia: when you score later on, can you do the celebration I made for you?
When Ahmed and I were 9 he complained that he didn't have a celebration for when he would score, so I made one for him. It was kinda like Mbappé's but instead of crossing his arms he would just do a trust fall backwards, he has only used the celebration once before and it was during his senior debut for Birmingham where scored the winning goal.
Ahmed: I don't even know if I'm playing today
Lia: you are, trust me
Ahmed: we'll see about that, I gotta go but I'll catch up with you after the match
He said laughing
Lia: okay, good luck
I said as he left my room, just then I received a text from Bella who is also coming to the match telling me she would be arriving in an hour.
I replied to her and then went back to finishing putting up the decor, by the time I was done my room looked comfortable and you could finally tell it was someone's room and not just an extra room in the house. After that I got ready, I was wearing Ahmed's shirt number with a long sleeve bodysuit, black leggings, white Air Force's and my hair was braided in French braids.
After I'm done getting ready I go downstairs where I find mum and dad ready to leave, Bella and Jobe are going to meet us at the stadium so we start heading to Anfield.
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It's now the 50th minute and Klopp is about to make a change, we're all holding our breathes hoping Ahmed is the sub and after what felt like an eternity Kaide Gordon was subbed off and Ahmed was in. We were all so happy to see him make his debut, I knew I was going to lose my voice after screaming a lot but it was worth it. When Ahmed got on the game was 1-1 and Liverpool was dominating the game, they needed at least one more goal to win the match. So in the 65th minute, 15 minutes after he was subbed on Ahmed scored his first ever Liverpool goal assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold. He does the celebration I made for him and then points at me and makes a heart, I already am so happy to see him score on his debut and what makes me more happy is that he chooses to dedicate it to me. Everyone is cheering and the atmosphere in the stadium is amazing, the fans are all screaming "Hakimi"and it's a proud moment for all us. It's now the 89th minute and the score is now 2-1 with Liverpool in the lead, Ahmed is given a penalty and he scores once again. He is good with penalties, he's never missed a penalty kick so we were all very confident he would score.
I hug Jobe and Bella to celebrate Ahmed's goals and Liverpool's win, we are all so proud of him achieving the goals he's had ever since we were kids. After the match ended Ahmed ended up being the man of the match, he was so shy during his post match interview my was heart melting because of how cute his voice sounded. I was having a proud sibling moment and I enjoyed it, I hope Ahmed has a lot of moments like this in his career because of the hard work he put in to get to where he is right now. By now all the fans have already left the stadium, we decided to go to where Ahmed and the other players are to congratulate them on their win. He's standing next to Mo Salah, Trent-Alexander Arnold, and Kaide Gordon. As soon as Ahmed sees us, he runs over to mum and gives her a hug, he hugs everyone else but when it comes to me we do our handshake
Lia: I'm so fucking proud of you, what you did out there was amazing
Ahmed: thank you
Lia: can't believe you actually did the celebration
Ahmed: I'll definitely be using it again in the future
Jobe: you should, that celebration was cold
He said as he put himself in the middle of us,
Ahmed: I'll make it my signature celebration
Lia: you should,
Ahmed just gave me a smile agreeing with me, I had never seen him so happy before and I'm glad I got to be here and experience this moment with him. After we were done congratulating him, Mum and dad had to discuss something with Klopp so Ahmed decided to introduce us to some of the players.
Ahmed: guys this is Mo, Mo this is my sister and my friends
Mo Salah: hi, nice to meet you guys
He said as he shakes all of our hands
Lia: Hi, I'm Lia. Nice to meet you
Jobe: Jobe, nice to meet you
Bella: Bella, it's so nice to meet you. You were one of Ahmed's favourite players growing up and all he talked about was you nonstop
Mo Salah: really?
He asked laughing
Jobe: yeah, he even tried to do his hair like yours
Mo was honestly super chill with it and also made jokes of his own about the situation, Ahmed was a little embarrassed but Mo assured him that there was nothing to be embarrassed about. After talking to Salah for a few minutes Ahmed introduced us to Trent and Kaide, they were both also kind and we talked for a while. Kaide was actually the same age as us but just 2 months older, he had been low key flirting with me, I felt so embarrassed because I had a boyfriend and I wanted to tell him that but in the nicest way possible
Kaide: how does a pretty girl like you not have a boyfriend?
Jobe who was sitting next to us on his phone, let out a laugh before I jokingly hit him on the shoulder causing him to shut up
Lia: thank you, but I actually have a boyfriend
I said as nice as possible
Kaide: wait do you actually have one?
Lia: yeah
Kaide: is he your boyfriend?
He asked as he pointed at Jobe, we both just looked at each other in disgust before saying "eww no" at the same time
Jobe: she's my brother's girlfriend, not mine
Kaide: so you were actually being serious?
Lia: yeah
Kaide: I thought you were joking, my bad
He said with an apologetic look on his face
Lia: nah it's all good, you didn't mean any harm so you're good
I could tell he felt relieved after I said that because he became more relaxed around us.
Bella came back from the washroom and we were waiting for Ahmed who was taking a shower to come back, Jobe and I send each other random memes 24/7 I'm sure if someone were to check our messages 99% of our messages would consist of memes. He's showing me a meme on his phone when I suddenly notice that there's cameras flashing on us, I try to hide my face but it's already too late. I hated how paparazzi didn't mind their own business, I didn't like the fact that when I was at Jude's matches I'd have to hide my face because I didn't want people seeing my face plastered on tabloids on the internet but now that it's already happening at Ahmed's matches is pissing me off. I sometimes wish that Jude was anonymous, because of the people that think they know everything about the relationship and make assumptions about it.