Because of the forthcoming football battle between the human team and the aliens, the English Champions and all other European national teams, suspend their matches so that their selected players can feature in the match coming up. For those countries who have no players participating in the alien-human match, they pause as a sign of respect and solidarity with those that are taking part in the match. During this period, it happens that Wenton has taken interest also in something quite different from football and that's Maria Dorothy, the eighteen year old young woman, just three years younger than him, who is the assistant in the catering department of the team. Ben tries to take his mind away from Maria but he wouldn't agree to this, his heart wouldn't just stop beating to have Maria, she is what he thinks of all the time. "We have a week to go and you have wasted a week thinking about this girl whom you can't have. She is a distraction to you, if you still think about her, I
"Well, she has been transferred to another football base, which I wouldn't tell you about." "Why?" His jaw drops in shock, he doesn't find a reason Celine should be trying to sever their budding feelings to die each other. Ben who is his coach has reasons as he wants him to concentrate but she doesn't have. To her side, Celine believes that Maria would never concentrate and might lose interest in her job with time if she continues with seeing Wenton. She can't let this happen, she has seen it from afar. Maria is one of the best chefs the team and football world has, it would be a great loss to let her go, not like she is being held captive but she loves her job and she is paid handsomely. All these explanations she made in her mind before saying it out to the hearing of Wenton. He stands there dumbfounded, not knowing what to say, if he had known where she was, he would have gone there that same day, particularly as he is now aware that she loves him too. It would have been a little
"I've finally gotten over Maria to face my career, you said that I wasn't gonna be able to. Ta-dah…." He makes a sarcastic sound to show that what Imikah said hasn't come true. Only God knows how excited he is right now, he has been free from the shackles of love which seems to have held him bound without mercy. "I'm glad you have because it's not easy, I can tell you from experience. It hurts so much to love someone but you miss the person before you get to speak to her and tell her what you want. There was a time I kind of was burdened with guilt, it took two years for me to finally let go. I don't know how I did it but I did it.""Ahhhh! So you thought mine was going to be worse like your own?" Wenton places so much emphasis in saying, he can't believe that his best friend passed through this without him knowing. "You're such a strong guy!" "Don't laugh at me please," Imikah chuckles. "How am I strong when I can't let go of a girl I loved and lost before I could get to speak to h
The announcement of Wenton as the captain in the forthcoming match between the humans and the aliens came as a surprise to many, they thought a captain would be the eldest or one of the oldest in the team so as to command respect. It was thought that Wenton would make the Vice-captain but as it stands, Ben has already declared that he has no need for a vice-captain making all the glory go to Wenton. A good number are happy that they have a talented player to help them, nothing like age matters to them so far as he knows what he is doing and they plan to cooperate with him for success. After the meeting, while others return to the garden to spend some fun time together, some go back to the hostel to rest ahead of their training session in the evening. Wenton didn't want anything like rest, especially for the time being. He might schedule a two-hour sleep for himself before the time of the training and would have a longer sleep at night. For now, he had to get personally prepared. His
Ben pressures the two players left behind after the three fell to the ground confessing what happened, at least he needs to hear from both of them before he moves on to confirm from the CCTV. After this, the next person he directs his question to is Wenton but winks at him with a gaze at his wrist on which he wears his invisible system watch. Don't in any way talk about your system! He understands this quickly and nods his head slightly to avoid suspicions from his teammates who are watching both of them with the two assistant coaches. He doesn't want them to know that he and Ben are secretly communicating. "I was training privately, after some minutes into my training, I felt a thick little ball like a stone hit me and it sank right into my head and skull. I know you might not believe it but I'll call on you to check the CCTV after this to confirm. It was unbelievable when I felt the stone going up, and right out of my head. When I lifted my head to check if I had blood or a gap
"I summoned all of you here to inform you of the forthcoming Aliens-Humans Soccer Players introduction. It's a ceremony that would be held at the Emerald's International Theatre, we would have to take a flight there. This ceremony is gonna make the forthcoming combative match official. As you see, many people do not know what's going on. It would be streamed live and I'd scheduled for the day after tomorrow, you guys got to be prepared….. "Wenton's system plays back the statement of Coach Ben as he wakes up early in the morning the next day. It prompted him to get up so early so that he could begin his training before 8 AM where the players would be going shopping at the five star fashion boutique in town. Ben had already told them about this. Since he doesn't want to miss any day of personal training, he puts on his kit, gets his ball from the drawer and goes down to the private training pitch he was training yesterday. He is supposed to have some fear of attack after yesterday's i
When the time for the shopping approaches, they all get inside the coaster waiting for them outside, with Wenton still chatting with Imikah. They have a lot to talk about especially their future as club footballers, Imikah just can't stop wishing Wenton would come to play for Alla Madrid."I really need you here, Spain is boring without you. I was thinking we would go together." "Let's watch how this match we will soon play goes, as the captain, I'll get into the eyes of many clubs which I believe Alla Madrid must be among." "Oh yeah! The next thing for you to do is try your very best at the match, you know the aliens wouldn't make it easy for you guys because it's their chance to dominate the world they have always been dreaming of for thousands of ages. You also need to try your best, I believe that your system would not fail you most especially as you are diligent in performing your tasks and training privately." "Yeah, I believe this as well. I will win, we will win, my system
"I stand to announce today that George Wenton has been stripped of this team's captaincy due on the grounds of inconsistency in quality performances. We would now have Logan Michael as the new captain of the Sporting Stars Academy FC." The cheers and claps from the crowd of colleagues and spectators makes Wenton want to drop to the floor. He has sacrificed his best to the club for many years now just for him to be thrown out like this and it didn't only end there, it had to be a public ceremony, that's the main part he can't really endure. He had started his budding football career as an Academy player, after some years of training, he graduated and became one of the star players of the pioneer youth club of the Academy who featured in youth's football games in England. He was made the captain and he did quite well, always scoring goals and showcasing his talent to the world with the hope that one day he would be noticed by a big-time club. He also hoped to remain as the captain of t