PURPLE - Trent Alexander-Arnold

TWENTY

18/1/2018

Ella's alarm woke her up at 9am that morning. She woke up with a smile on her face, today was her 19th birthday. She rolled out of bed and headed to the shower, she washed herself and threw on her training kit before making her way downstairs 

"Happy birthday you little shit!" Her twin brother Brooklyn shouted as she reached the living room and was tackled in hugs from their little siblings Harper, Cruz and Romeo

When the youngest Beckhams had finally let go of her, she got to hug her twin and her parents too

"We have a first surprise for you ready," Victoria said to her daughter "Come on!" She led her daughter into the kitchen and standing in her kitchen was Declan Rice holding a present in his hands

"Happy birthday!" He cried and hugged her tightly. Ella's birthday had become difficult as she got older, she always had training, Tammy played in Wales, Mason was in Holland, Dec was at West Ham, Trent was in Liverpool, and her family wasn't always together

So it meant a lot that this year she could spend it with her immediate family and a close friend

"I can't breathe," she laughed and he eventually let go of her

"Here you go," Ella eyed him warily and opened the present, inside was a pair of sapphire earrings that matched the colour of her eyes. She smiled and hugged him again tightly "Thanks,"

"Anytime," he smiled and he helped her mother make breakfast since neither him or Ella had training until the afternoon. The Beckham family plus Declan sat around the dining table eating and giving presents, and when it reached 10am the doorbell rang and a proud smirk made its way onto Declan's face

"What?" Ella asked her friend suspiciously 

"Nothing," He grinned. Ella got up and went to open her front door, she gasped in surprise when she saw Mason and Tammy standing outside her house

"OH MY GOD!" She cried and threw her arms around Mason's neck. The taller boy squeezed her tightly and lifted her up

"Happy Birthday," He said. Ella let go of him and hugged her best mate as well, Tammy spun her around happily

"Happy birthday El," He laughed

"What the hell are you guys doing here?!" She cried

"We wanted to surprise you and neither of us have training today," Mason shrugged

"I love you all so much," She giggled and brought them inside to see the rest of her family as well

Mason, Declan, Tammy and Ella had always been really close to each other's families and Harper loved Tammy in particular because of his height so he could carry her around on his shoulders

The two latest arrivals gave Ella her presents. Mason got her a wireless speaker and Tammy got her an Instax polaroid camera. They spent the morning on Ella's sofas with her family watching TV and taking photos before Declan had to drive home and Ella also had to get to training

Victoria would be at meetings all day and she had to drive Cruz, Romeo and Harper to school while Brooklyn and David would be staying home to get ready for the small birthday party they were throwing Ella that evening

Tammy and Mason came with her to watch Chelsea train, she was greeted with happy birthday's from the entire team as well as Antonio Conte. Sadly for her they had running that day which Ella always hated doing for a long time, anything more than the length of a football pitch was far too much for her

They got to take a break after 45 minutes and Ella went to sit on the bench, her phone rang and Trent's name was on the screen. She smiled and took her phone inside to answer