𝐟 𝐢 𝐯 𝐞 • 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦

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📍FULHAM WEST LONDON📍

5 months ago

REYA POV:

I stared at the phone as my phone blew up from all the notifications after the news had came out, the news of Jude and Stacey the only thing keeping me stable right now was the tightening hook I kept on my fist fighting back the tempting tears in my eyes refusing to let them come out as I tried to stay stable and calm from all the text from my teammates blowing up our group chat.

The constant notifications that started to heat up my phone as even from the text in the group chat wasn't to much until Stacey started spamming me with constant calls and text as I flipped them all back up off my screen as one of the text read  "Reya pick up your phone".

I hated The Sun and I hated Daily Mail I hated the fact that they always had the most information of peoples personal life's and release information that the own person didn't even know themselves until they had to figure out from the news and the constant calls from their family and friends I don't know maybe I'm overreacting it's usual of me to according to what Stacey always said when I'd turn up upset but the difference between every situation of that and this is there was actual pain involved and I don't know if I'm doing to much but I know this wasn't justifiable.

I knew from the start Stacey had connections from her family I knew she could get into contact with whoever she wanted and that was her goal to get into the news and at most stay in there, I knew myself she could do that and she had the connections and ties to but I didn't expect her to step to the point of this.

She'd told me for weeks about the handsome athlete she had been talking to and described it so vividly now with his perfect clear lightskin which she described as tanned if I would see him due to his 'constant work' on the field which earned him millions and the lined up fade he had as his haircut with curls that she said she loved to scoop her hair through as she refused from then to give me more details other then the most that he is playing in Germany which led me no other to Jamal Musiala which I knew now wasn't true nor him.

One part of me blamed myself I really did but just the fact of trying to convince myself and feel some type of consideration in sort of the end for Stacey I knew ever since her last break up she had been lonely and that had been over a year ago and she always complained about how lonely she was but she said she'd never go back as she couldn't take how "toxic and on and off" the relationship was I tried to consider that in the end what if of course, they both were at a party and the papers were lying out their teeth to get more attention and views as usual to get more money and twist the story and Stacey and Jude were just both drunk and had no idea what they were doing and she'd clear it up.

Or I just hoped that the man in the photo was just a lookalike and not actually Jude.

I didn't want to think of the other possible possibilities what else could there be my mind was set on that as the 3rd call came in the same minute from Stacey I picked it up "Reya?" She said from the other line waiting for my response as I stayed quiet as I knew once I spoke my shaky voice would come in leading to a cry "Tell me" I gathered up and said as she sighed over the other line which sounded as if she really did care "Me and Jude were nothing when those photos were taken those were 2 months ago but the papers are saying it's recent" she said other other other line as her instant lie didn't fly past my head.

"It's a snap and it says it was taken just two days ago at 1 am, don't lie just say the truth" I said before she spoke again "Me and Jude have been a thing for 3 months now I swear Reya I was going to tell you" she said as I felt my heart drop her in the middle of her sentence "I was going to tell you I swear..!" She continued rambling as her voice and everything else she was saying faded to the back of my head as the one simple sentence repeated.

"Me and Jude have been a thing for 3 months now."

Flashback

"Out of all the soccer boys you're dating Bellingham?" Stacey asked looking at me as I continued to throw my pillow up high and catch him stopping to look at her disgusted but concerned face "I already told you me and Jude have been a thing for 3 months now" I said as she open her hands and counted three before she turned up and looked at me "Ew" she said "I'm surprised you've dealt with him for so long" she said as I gave her a look "You know him?" I asked "Yeah I definitely know the weird kid in the back of my history class that wears that same jersey everyday that supposedly now is your boyfriend" she said as I rolled my eyes.

"And he's perfect at being it too" I said as she looked at me "Yeah whatever you say" she said turning back to her computer.

FLASHBACK OVER

Those words continued in my head as they then faded after I heard Stacey raise her voice on the other line "Reya!" She yelled my voice with a concerned tone mixed within "Yeah?" I said staring focused into the distance of my room feeling to good and distracting to let go of the stare "So?" She said "Yeah I don't care if you both are dating" I said before she thanked me profusely before quickly hanging up the phone not before I heard the laugh of a man in the background a laugh so similar engraved in my mind.

I liked this chapter honestly not much to say but I promise maybe the next chapter might be a bit more chill 😭💓 and this song honestly now thinking may not match what's going on but 🤷‍♀️