"so are you going to open your presents then?" Trent asks me
"im lowkey scared" i tell him
"why?"
"dunno, maybe because you and Jude are men, and men are weird"
"i can't disagree"
i have a bit of a pile going on, on my sofa, all the presents i recieved yesterday which is quite a few are piled on top of each other and i just haven't gotten to opening them
i sit down and start opening the presents
some of the most noticable ones are a nice perfume from Sofie, a gummy bear shaped lamp from Dad, and a jewlerry set from my Mum
"i still do not understand why this idiot bought me a snow globe for my birthday" i laugh
"ive never met your brother but he sure seems like a weird creature" Trents laughs we continue to laugh at Adam's interesting present
"alright so there's two left, so im guessing you and Jude"
"yeah the one on the right is mine"
"okay ill open Jude's first"
"best till last then ay"
"it better be"
i unwrap Jude's present
"ooh theres two things in here" inside the first layer of wrapping was another box and a wrapped soft package
i pick up the soft one to open first
i rip the paper off to reveal two Jumpers and a small note which i pick up before Trent realises its there since i definitely do not trust Jude with birthday notes
"nah this idiot didn't just get me a pair of thing one and thing two jumpers"
"who's the second one for"
i pick up the card thinking there would be an explaination
"for you and for Trent- Jude" i read out hesitantly
i lied about that kind of
the note really said:
for you and for loverboy x-
please don't kill me next time i see u but i had to
-jude
and obviously i wasn't about to let trent read it so i shove it under me and throw him over one of the jumpers
"nah im not going to be thing two!"
"why not?"
"dunno"
"you just wanted to contradict me trent didn't you"
"partially" he rolls his eyes as he stuffs the Jumper on
i open the second present which turned out to be a pair of air force 1's which is genuinely useful since my pair is lowkey turning grey
"alright best for last" trent says handing me the present and rubbing his palms together
i unwrap the packaging to see two different boxes
"copied Jude's homework ay?"
"nah! he copied me!"
i open the first one to see it full of pick and mix
"trent john alexander-arnold, you know me so well its concerning" i say chewing one of the sweets
"how do you know my middle name?!" he laughs
"i have all your medical documents" i shrug
i pass him a sweet which he throws up into his mouth and eats
"if i threw it up would you actually catch it?"
"i mean i think so? go on, give it a try"
i throw one up for him and he actually catches it
he smiles akwardly as he munches on the gummy
"alright i'll throw you one"
"okay"
he throws one up but instead of landing in my mouth it lands on my eye which sends us laughing
"close enough!" he laughs
i open the second box
"well i know how much you like your candles so i just bought you some that smelled nice" he shrugs
"thank you so much trent, this is so nice" i smile looking at the six candles in the box "you've even bought the fancy m&s ones"
"i literaly just walked into m&s and i saw these and i insantly thought of you"
"thank you so much trenty"
"the fuck is trenty" he laughs
"dunno, you call me chlos so i had to come up with some kind of nickname" i laugh along
he shakes his head "please never call me that again"
"oh trust me i will"
.
"wait i just remembered i bought you something and i just never gave it to you"
"what? its not my birthday"
"shush"
i pick up the small bag from my shelf and throw it to him
"whats this?" he smiles as he opens in and i sit back down on the same sofa but facing him
"its like this friendship chain, i know this is a primary school thing but to be fair i thought it'd be nice because honestly your such a great friend"
"awe no its so cute!" he says as he hand me one of the chains with one half of the heart connected on it
"can you help me put it on?" he asks me
"yeah of course"
he turns and i help him with placing the chain on his neck , then he picks up my chain and helps me tie it around my neck
"its not too long so it looks actually kinda cool" he says
"its does" i smile
.
27.3.22
jude
hey jude
hey chloe
Take a sad song and make it better.
heh?
Remember to let her into your heart,
who?
what?
Then you can start to make it better.
chloe what is this
Hey Jude, don't be afraid.
oh
you bloody idiot
LMAO
im surprised u didn't realise earlier
maybe because i woke up 5 minutes ago?
oi ur late for training
im already here
is coach already there
dad? nah he's late like always
andy's here tho
and cody too
i was dealing with his ankle earlier
ok then thanks
il be there in 10
.
unknown number
hey
hi
who is this?
dunno if u remember me
but im mason
like trents london friend?
yeah
hey :)
so like i was speaking to trent
and he said u give decent dating advice
well its not great
but i know my gossip
go on
okay
so basically ive been with this girl for just over 9 months
its been kind of an on and off type of thing
and every time she ends up fucking me over
like ive just spent the last 3 days heartbroken over her
bcuz she kissed another guy
but ik she'll apologise in day or two and we'll get back together
any advice
ooh
well
if this has been going for so long like u say
then i don't think its much good
don't try and salvage it again
giving people a second chance is like handing a sniper a second bullet
after he's missed the first
but ig if you really like her
give her a final warning
and if it doesn't feel good in the slightest just end it
thank you so much
i genuinely needed that
no worries
.
"alright when did you get so good at dating advice" trent says walking into my office, his mate must have shown him the texts
"its called manchester public school bathrooms trent"
"i don't understand what do girls in such big groups in the bathrooms"
"one big secret trent, unless you find a girl who loves you so much that they would tell you, your not finding out"
we make eye contact for a second, before my dad barges into the room
"Trent, leave Chloe alone and get back to training, your 5 minute water break ended precisely 24.3 seconds ago" my dad says as he looks at his fancy digital watch
My office is very close to the outdoor pitches, so i get Trent and Jude walking in and chatting to me all the time, and even my brother Adam now that he's training with the under 23's
after work, i go to me and Sofe's usual cafe, we go there every day or two to just sit down and talk
"right so how's your day been" sofe asks
"yeah good, Trent and Jude pestering me all day as usual"
"you and Trent, am i seeing something here?"
"no" i state giving her a death stare
"wait who has the other half of that necklace because thats not the same as mine"
"...trent"
"SEE?"
"NO"
"YES"
"NO"
"come on admit it even a little bit"
i smile "okay fine a teensy bit"
"on god you two would be perfecttt"
"shush"
"alright then" she says giving me a look and sipping on her drink
.
stormzy's bitches
Jude
trent
who gave you that friendship necklace youve been wearing all week
like the half a heart
trent
wdym its just like that
theres only one half
its mine
B
why does that sound like a lie
trent
its not
Jude
IT WAS CHLOE WASN'T IT??
trent
...
mason
no way you two are actually in love or smthn
trent
ha?
what?
no?
sancho
stage 1: shock
reece
no but seriously
that one time she was in london
i could see they way yous look at each other
trent
no
were just besties
can besties not give each other friendship chains?
sancho
stage 2: denial
rashy
trent you actually like her
don't like
trent
NO
sancho
stage 3: anger
trent
jadon shut up
sancho
stage 4: depression
trent
but im not even depressed
mason
trent
lmfaoo what even is this
and most importantly why do u have this saved
mason
it was my whole tiktok fyp for a while
and ofc i screenshotted it i screenshot everything
B
true
this man has like 25 screenshots of his lock screen
from the last 2 days
trent
wait do i like her?
sancho
stage 5: bargaining
trent
oh ffs shush jadon
reece
she gave u a necklace well ofc she likes u
trent
maybe
maybe she does
sancho
stage 6: acceptance and hope
trent
OH FFS JADON
WILL U SHUSH IF I SAY I LIKE HER?
LIKE I REALLY REALLY LIKE CHLOE
IS THAT ENOUGH?
now shush
sancho
stage 7: processing grief
mason
💀
Jude
omfg
imagine trent with a girlfriend
maybe he actually will be able to defend
trent
OI
B
jude tell us about this chloe and trent
trent
jude if you speak up
jude
reece
speak up mate
he aint going to kill u
trent
JUDE
DONT U DARE
jude
nah trent
these r my bro's too
anywyas
basically they act like a married couple
trent
no we dont
jude
no you do
she hand fed you a chip because you hand was greasy once
reece
alright
my girlfriend hasn't ever hand fed me a chip before
and you guys aren't even together
am i doing this wrong or are you?
trent
look-
i can explain
mason
trent
if you don't go and take this girl
you will regret it
trent
i don't know
jude
wdym u don't know
you literaly adore her
trent
yeah but maybe she don't like me
B
😐🤦
she fed you a chip
she bought u a chain
wdym
trent
okay but her dad
he prolly doesn't like us even being friends
let alone us dating
sancho
i though u absolutely loved ur coach
trent
yeah he makes jokes and everything all the time
but its not like he would like me dating his daughter
would he?
she's off limits
mason
trent
i know u well enough
to know that literaly won't stop u
i highly doubt u care
trent
okay
ill give it a try
but ill take it slow
alright?
reece
good luck mate
B
yeah good luck broski
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