Survive

5

Lavender's POV

"So do you always wear a black cowboy hat for games?" Maya asks as we drive into the Camp Nou players entrance.

Tonight is my first game for Barcelona and we're playing AC Milan.

"This is the first game I've ever done it." I say. "But I guess it's a habit since I always wore a cowboy hat to work on the ranch."

"Well you look pretty." Maya says.

"Thanks." I say as I park in my reserved spot underneath the stadium.

Trust me.

I've made it abundantly clear that I think Maya looks absolutely gorgeous today.

After I'm parked in my reserved spot, my soulmate and I get out of the car then Maya I get our stuff from the trunk.

Once we have our stuff, I close and lock my car then we walk to the home locker room here in the Camp Nou.

As we're walking into the locker room, I look at our Line-up on the wall.

1-Cata Coll
2-Ona Batlle
5-Maya Pete
4-Mapi León
3-Selma Bacha
8-Keira Walsh
14-Aitana Bonmatí
11-Alexia Putellas (C)
7-Salma Paralluelo
9-Lavender Lacroix
10-Lauren Hemp

After I look at the line-up, I follow my soulmate to our lockers then I put my stuff in my locker.

Once my stuff is put up in my locker, I grab my smudging bundle and my lighter then I follow my teammates outside for the pitch inspection.

When I get onto the pitch I stand on the touchline and light my smudging bundle then let the bundle burn for 30 seconds

After the bundle has burned for 30 seconds I blow it out which causes the bundle to start smoking then I walk around the edge of the pitch while doing my smudging ceremony with Pongo.

As I approach the place I start my ceremony I walk onto the pitch and cleanse my teammates with the bundle then Pongo and I head to our bench area and cleanse it.

After I finish doing my smudging ceremony, I extinguish the smudging bundle in a jar of sand then Pongo and I head back to the locker room.

When I get to my locker I put my sand jar in my locker then I take out my nose ring and I take off my necklaces, my earrings, and my rings.

After my jewelry is off, I put my jewelry in it's safe then I put my jewelry safe, phone, and wallet in my bag.

Once I'm jewelry free I take off my black cowboy hat, put it in it's protective case then I close and lock the case

After my hat is put away properly I take off my clothes and put my long, curly, dark brown hair up in a ponytail then I put on my warm up top and my game shorts.

I then sit down in my locker and put on my socks and my shin pads.

"Colorful boots." Alexia says from the locker next to mine as she looks at my boots.