Just Because of Soccer

What will you do to keep someone who causes youfield. What more can I say? The world was definitely
nothing but pain? When no matter how much you pushsmall for the two of us.
him away from you, your own roads simply lead youYears passed and we remained dull and distant. He
back to him?was still a soccer player and I became a nurse. Never
I've known the boy in years. We grew together andthinking that one day, the game that made me away
shared our best interests with. We were togetherfrom him from the beginning had become the game
since childhood. Once he insisted me to play with himthat brought me back to him again.
when we were ten. The game was football and II was hired by a certain company which was
never had any slightest idea on how to play such. Butorganizing a sports festival to be the medical head to
he cursed me then as I disagree to play the game.do emergency care for the injured athletes. This time
Since he was my best friend, I was pushed to joinaround, I was nursing him because he was also hit by
instead- afraid that he would think less of me andthe soccer ball over his eyes. I had no choice but to
dislike me forever. So I played with the opponent as aspeak with him as I treated him and rushed him to the
goal keeper.hospital. To my surprise, the feeling of being concerned
Until the most unexpected incident happened when Iback to him exuded my emotions. I never left him
was terribly hurt by his strongest kick ever. Bloodbehind until the treatment was over. Surprisingly the
relentless flowed down from my nose and definitelynext day, he was on my doorstep with bouquet of
damaged my nostrils. I can just remember theflowers, inviting me over for a dinner. During dinner, we
impending pain that caused me to lose myhad much fun drinking wine while watching the latest
consciousness then. So I was rushed to the hospitalseason for the Premiere League.
for a medical treatment.Isn't it interesting how our love affair had greatly been
From then on, I was being banned by my parents toinfluenced by soccer that even during our first date, I
even see him. It even made me hate soccer for suchlearned to like the game as we cheered for his
sake. Thus we had our separate lives as we went tofavorite team in the Premiere League? Until the
high school. We went to different schools so as wepresent, we burn midnight candles together watching
won't be seeing each other. Yet ironic as it was, therethe latest season of his favorite football competition.
was never a day that we couldn't meet each other stillThis is seemingly our bonding moment. This is our
because he continuously played the game that I hated.confession for a love rose just because of soccer.
Moreover, he had his daily practice in my school's ball