— WORLDS COLLIDE.
summary: It's the world cup final, your boyfriend and his national team reached the final again. But this time he's playing against your country.
note: play "The Great War" by Taylor Swift if you wanna a better experience.
thank you so much @http-isabela for make this with me, this is yours too girl 😋😋
warnings: a lot of drama.
Mia is in the bathroom of the hotel room looking at the shirt she is wearing. It's the France jersey, with the number 10 on the back and her boyfriend's last name too. At another time she would have been proud to wear it, but now she feels uncomfortable. She knows she doesn't want to use it.
This event and football itself is very important to her boyfriend and it's also important to her. Not only because of Kylian, her whole family has always been related to this sport and her father was a player too.
Her boyfriend's parents and his little brother are in the room too, they're all totally excited and all they're talking about is who could win the match. Obviously they are sure that France will be the winner and they really want it to be so. But Mia can't say the same.
She leave the bathroom under the gaze of Fayza, who noticed her strange behavior today, but didn't want to tell her anything. Mia walk over and sit next to Ethan, and he rests his head on her shoulder.
—Hey, I don't think I should go, I'm very nauseous and I don't think that going to the game gonna be the best, what if it's a virus or something contagious?
—Oh, please. –Ethan laughed– what you have is called nerves, you're afraid to see Kylian play, I understand you.
The fear is actually seeing Kylian win.
—Come on, Mia. Don't be negative, you'll see that we'll do very well –this time it was Fayza who spoke to her trying to calm her down.
—I can even see the photo of us kissing the cup just like in 2018 –her brother-in-law hugs her by the shoulders.
Why does everyone assume she wants France to win? Mia doesn't know what to do or say, she wants to think of something else so they will believe her and leave her alone in the room, but she knows they won't allow that. Kylian needs her there to feel good, but this time she doesn't want to support him.
Mia stays in the room with her boyfriend's family until it's time to go to the stadium. She leaves the hotel knowing that what is about to happen is not going to be easy.
And that what happened in 2018 is going to happen again, no matter which country she support.
As she walk into the stadium her boyfriend is on the pitch warming up with his national team, he's pretty determined to win today. His ambition doesn't let him think about anything other than the possibility of raising the cup a second time and fulfilling his dream again. On the other hand, her love for her country, her father and the sport doesn't let her think about anything other than seeing Lio win the cup, even if it means that her boyfriend loses.
Mia had even seen several comments on instagram posts from people who expected her to support her boyfriend's country, since it was the place where she lived now. Even several Kylian fans had sent her messages threatening her to support him and not her country.
Mia knows that this isn't a normal football match, it could say that the pride of two countries was being played. And that both the Argentines and the French expected her to support their respective countries. The Argentines because it's her country of birth and she is the daughter of one of the most beloved football players in the country, and even Messi's former coach, also because of the good relationship she has with some players and their families, and the French because she is the girlfriend of their biggest star and they don't want her to distract him.
She feels like everyone is waiting to see what she does but even she doesn't know what she wants to do.
Mia knows that she doesn't want to support her boyfriend's country, she knows that she feels like a black sheep sitting on the side of France and she also knows that now all the Argentine media are attacking her, like in 2018.
Mia knows everything that is happening and everything that she is feeling right now but she doesn't know how to act in the face of it. And it's not very easy to think about that when she has a camera in her face as she sit next to Ethan in the stands, knowing that her dad will be disappointed at the moment he sees her in the Kylian jersey.
Behind Mia are her in-laws sitting, with Jirès and Melissa and on the other side Hakimi and Hiba, who don't stop talking about how very proud she must feel to be about to see her boyfriend be world champion for the second time.
Everything that was happening around her is making Mia very nervous, it won't be long before the game starts and she knows that there are many people in the stands recording her to prove or deny that she is supporting Kylian just by seeing her reactions.
All the people sitting around her supporting her boyfriend are talking but she doesn't really pay attention until she hear her name.
—Right, Mia? –Jirès is looking at her waiting for her answer.
—Sorry, I didn't hear you, what?
—Your father was a player for the Argentine national team, right? –Mia nod– and he never made it to any world finals, right?
—No, but he won World Cups in Argentina as a coach.
She doesn't know why he asked her that, but it made her feel bad. Mia feels Melissa's gaze on her, so she turns to look at her and see her mocking face.
—The good thing is that now you are with a true champion.
What did she just say?
What did she mean by "a true champion"? Was it a roundabout way of saying that my dad was a failure or something? Or did she just want to praise Kylian and chose the wrong words?
Mia wants to believe that it wasn't malicious, but Melissa's expectant gaze on her, waiting for some reaction on her part, makes things clear to her. And she weren't going to let her humiliate her dad like that.
She is about to say something she'll regret later, but Ethan interrupt her saying that the game is about to start.
When the game started and she saw the Argentina players touch the ball, she remembered the times her dad took her to see him at his games or training sessions, the way he told her how proud he was to be able to say that he played for his country, and how he always taught her that she never have to forget where she came from or the difficult situations she went through, because that's who she is.
Mia remembered all the conversations that he and she used to have, everything they used to do before she moved to France, before everything changed.
She can't screw it all up again, so she gets up from her seat to do what she wanted to do since she arrived in Qatar: cheer on her country.
Mia knows that there are many French fans recording her while she sings "Muchachos" or other songs supporting Argentina, she is aware of all the signs that her brothers-in-law, her in-laws and her boyfriend's friends have given her to sit down and shut up, but honestly at this moment she cares in the least.
After a while of shouting to the beat of the Argentine fans, she sits down while she feels the disapproving looks of her boyfriend's family. They are looking at are so badly that it really makes her uncomfortable, but she tries to ignore it.
This is the moment that she and her father had waited all their lives and what they think didn't affect her joy and her desire to support Argentina at all.
The atmosphere in the box is tense after Mia have supported Argentina with the France shirt on, she were too brave to do that.
But obviously everything got worse.
Mia feels how her breathing paused, the whistle blows, it's a penalty kick for Argentina.
Everyone around her is too deep in their own mind to notice her happy face.
The person in charge of kicking the penalty is obviously Lio, she does't know how it happened, the only thing she saw was the ball going through the net of the French goal.
Her body acts on its own at this point. Lio scored the first goal of the game, she gets up from her seat shouting with happiness like the rest of the Argentines.
Right now she doesn't care that she is wearing the France jersey, that Ethan is next to her, or that her boyfriend can see her. Nothing matters now.
Ethan took her arm with a lot of force making her sit again.
—What's happening to you? You're crazy, don't do that again. –her brother-in-law looks at her angrily, with a frown and a glare.
—Ethan let me go, you're hurting me –she raised her voice so he can hear.
But he ignores her words, so in a sudden movement she let go of his grip, seeing that he left the mark of his hand on her arm.
—How dare you support Argentina and then celebrate their goals? You have my brother's number jersey on your back.
—Calm down Ethan, I couldn't help it.
It's my fucking country that scored, what you do expect me to do? Cry?
—Don't do it again.
Mia is about to answer but Hiba grabs her shoulders stopping as a sign to shut up, so she did.
—Enough both of you, silence. Don't make a fuss here. Ethan, relax, please. –Hakimi intervenes this time seeing the tension between the two of them.
—I can't calm down, she's celebrating that we're losing. –he turns to see Achraf and then back to Mia.– What's wrong with you?
She knew this was going to happen and she couldn't be more sorry she went to the game.
—Ethan, please. It was an impulse, let's focus on the game, there are cameras everywhere. –says Hiba trying to end the discussion.
Ethan looks at Mia for the last time and she prefer to remain silent.
She turns to see Hiba and smile at her, as a sign of gratitude for having calmed the situation, but she just nods.
After 13 minutes where Argentina has absolute possession of the ball, Di María scores the second goal of the match.
Mia rises from her seat again, whooping with excitement, as she watches the players from her country hug each other.
This time no one stopped her.
The only thing she thinks about is her father, who could never win the world cup when he was playing, knowing that right now he is probably shedding happy tears at home, almost feeling the cup in his hands.
When her excitement fades a bit, she sit down again, then Ethan tosses her jacket onto her lap, the jacket that's been on his since they sat down. Mia looks at him confused.
—You're a fucking traitor –he yells close to her face.
Wilfried puts his hand on Ethan's chest, pulling him back away from her.
—Stop son, don't do that.
Mia keep seeing his angry face, she never seen him like this.
—You don't deserve the shirt with my last name on your back –he yells even louder.
She feels how her pulse quickens.
—Kylian deserves more from you, it can't be that you don't support him when he needs you the most –Hiba brings her face closer to Mia whispering– Stop doing stupid things, you're crazy. You're wearing Kylian's jersey and sitting next to his family as you clap for the enemy.
Enemy? It's my country, my people, my father and his dream, it's all my life.
—Have respect for him.
Mia doesn't know what to answer so she looks back at the field.
The first half passed, with a 2-0 result with Argentina winning. She is all the time with her eyes fixed on the field, she doesn't have enough courage to look at someone.
Now Mia is sitting between Hakimi and Ethan, both of them mad at her.
She is deep in her thoughts, she doesn't know what to do, her father will be devastated if he sees her supporting France and Kylian will be more than disappointed if he sees her continue supporting Argentina.
It feels like two worlds about to collide, her life in Argentina and her life in France. Her father and the people she loves against her partner and everyone around them. Both sides expect her to be with them.
She doesn't notice that the players have returned to the field until she hear the whistle of the referee starting the second half of the game.
The match continues with France without scoring a goal, the players already a bit tired and making fouls.
But the time came, a player falls in the Argentine area after a push from Otamendi, the referee whistles indicating the penalty.
Kylian is going to kick it.
Mia feels her body tense, everything in her wishing he would miss the penalty. She closes her eyes feeling guilty about her thoughts.
Seconds later she hears everyone around her scream with excitement, she opened her eyes and saw all the French people celebrate, Ethan, Hakimi, Hiba, Wilfried, Fayza, Jirès and Melissa scream and hug each other with excitement.
Mia and Ethan make contact for the first time after the fight, his eyes teary from the excitement and joy of his brother's goal. Joy she doesn't feel.
Her eyes go to the field, looking for Kylian. She realizes that he was already looking at her, pointing at her, dedicating the goal to her. She smiles slightly, feeling completely guilty.
The celebration ended, just a minute after scoring the first goal, Kylian scored the second.
Her body completely tenses up, her breathing stops for a few seconds, it's the same feeling as when she was 8 years old and she saw her dad lose a game. Maybe he feels the same now.
Mia wants to cry and run away, she can't be there.
Everyone around her shouts with joy, Kylian on the field hugs his teammates.
Once the celebration is over, Kylian turns his gaze towards her, her eyes met his. She can't take it anymore and she let out a sob, covering her face with her hands.
—Are you seriously crying? –she looks up and sees Achraf, looking at her with anger and disappointment. Mia tries to say something, but no words come out of her mouth.
The rest of the game was intense, Argentina scored another goal, wanting to avoid another fight, she just lowered her head, put her hands together and mentally thanked for the goal.
Not long after, Kylian tied the game for the second time. Making a goal that, in addition to achieving his hat-trick, would change everything.
Ethan is excited, shouting and celebrating, telling Kylian from afar that he is the best, that he is incredible.
The last minutes of the game were the worst.
Dybala took the ball from Kylian, preventing the tiebreaker at the last minute, making her boyfriend yell in frustration.
The game ended and the penalties came, the players and the referees are preparing for what is to come.
Mia takes her jacket and head to the bathroom, she needs to calm down a bit and be alone. Ethan didn't take his eyes off her until he saw her disappear into the crowd.
Once inside the bathroom she takes a deep breath trying to control her breathing, everything around her is spinning, she is about to have a panic attack.
Mia grabs her phone as fast as she can and send a message to the only person who can help her right now.
Mia tries to take big breaths to calm her thoughts but she can't. Ethan hates her right now. Hakimi and Hiba are upset with her. She doesn't feel comfortable there at all.
Mia wants someone to understand at least one of her reasons for supporting her country. Although she knows that the simple fact of being her country was enough. But there is much more than that.
She hears someone knock on the bathroom door.
—Is occupied –her voice is shaking.
—Miss Mia? Mrs. Antonella sent us, she said that she spoke with you recently.
She opened the bathroom door to find two security men, both of whom gave her a slight smile and guided her to the opposing team's box.
Mia manage to calm her breathing and her mind on the way to the box, knowing that she would no longer have to deal with the disapproving looks reassured her a lot.
She finally arrive and see Antonella waiting for her, she rushes over to hug her.
—Tranquilizate, ¿sí? No pasa nada –she says while stroking her hair– Ya está.
Mia nods her head and give her a small smile.
—Decime entonces, ¿qué pasó? (so tell me, what's happened?) –she sees the concern on her face.
—No me siento cómoda allá, no me puedo hacer la triste (i don't feel comfortable there, i can't pretend to be sad) –she laugh a little– no quiero volver (i don't wanna comeback there)
Anto smiled at Mia again.
—Bueno vení, vamos a ponerte otra cosa, que te van a decir mufa acá si te ven con eso puesto. (Well come on, we're going to give you another shirt, because if they see you with that shirt they're going to tell you that you're bad luck.)
Antonella goes to the box to look through her things and returns with an Argentina shirt with the number 24.
—No tenía ninguna yo, así que le pedí a las chicas y la novia de Enzo te prestó esa (I didn't have any t-shirt, so i asks the girls and Enzo's girlfriend lent you that one.) –she gives her the shirt and guides her to the bathroom.
Mia walks into the bathroom and looks at herself in the mirror. She knows that if she changes her shirt she betray her boyfriend and that everything would get worse, but she doesn't care.
She leaves the bathroom with the Argentina shirt on and she feels more comfortable and safe being on that side of the stands.
Just as Mia sit down next to Antonella, the referee blows his whistle indicating to Kylian that he should take the first penalty. He kicks and scores, the entire audience celebrates with him. He looks happy.
—Silence –Anto laugh– My husband is going to kick.
Everyone wait for Lio to kick with sweaty hands and heart to the fullest, ready for anything. Antonella was the first to shout the goal, being imitated by all. They all hug each other. Mia hugs Mateo, completely moved.
The next penalty was missed, Dibu Martinez saved it. The silence from the French audience was chilling. Argentina for its part celebrates and praises its goalkeeper. Happiness overflows her.
Her phone was ringing with messages from your father, full of emotion about what is happening. Mia feels her teary eyes, his dream is coming true.
She hears Antonella call out to you and point to the field, Kylian is grabbing Enzo by the jersey. Antoine and Olivier try to calm the situation, while Di María and Cuti Romero keep Enzo away from her boyfriend.
Mia sees Kylian's angry face while Enzo was talking to him, surely provoking him, he points in her direction. She feels her skin crawl when Kylian turns to where she is and looks at her and her shirt.
Enzo doesn't stop with the taunts, she doesn't know what he's saying, but he keeps pointing at her until Oliviar punches him in the face.
Security intervenes and separates them, but her eyes are fixed on Kylian, who didn't move from his place, looking at her from afar, his eyes reflecting pain.
The people around her yell in anger at the interruption of penalties.
Her phone vibrates in her hand, making she looks away from Kylian.
She stares at her phone for a few seconds, feeling a slight pain in her chest.
Mia gets up from her seat without wanting to attract anyone's attention and lock herself in the bathroom, quite overwhelmed by everything that's happening, and not wanting to face whatever it's going to happen.
She looks at her in the mirror while she thinks about everything that will happen when this is over, she doesn't know what will happen, but she knows that it will not be good.
She hears everyone nearby yelling and you open the bathroom door to find out that Argentina just won.
All hugging and crying with joy.
Her dad's dream came true, the dream that made her wait for him for more than one birthday, the dream that made her dad not go to the hospital when you were born, the dream that forced her to love football to spend time with her dad.
The moment she has been waiting for her whole life has just arrived. And she wants to cry with happiness, her dad is surely the happiest man on earth and she is happy with that. Although she would have liked him to have been just as happy on her birthdays, or everytime he was with her.
Mia leaves the bathroom coming back to reality, all the happiness she felt a second ago gone. She is thinking about Kylian now, she needs to talk to him and try to explain something to him, if she can, but she knows that he won't want to and that no one is going to let her get close.
Mia feels the tears running down her cheeks, everything she said really hurt her, mostly what she said about her dad, but she can't blame her, although it hurts, she's right after all.
She puts on her jacket, the same one that Ethan had thrown at her completely angrily a few hours ago, and she goes to the exit of the stadium.
She takes the first taxi she finds and go to the hotel, she quickly goes to her room once she arrived and put her things away as fast as she could.
She takes the first shirt she finds and take off Enzo's to put that one on.
She looks for the fastest flight to Paris and buy tickets for the first one available.
She has to go.
She can't see Kylian, she can't look him in the eye.
She brokes his trust in her.
His brothers hates her
His father looks at her with contempt.
His friends do the same, reminding her that everything she did was wrong.
She rushes her steps in the lobby to leave the hotel as soon as possible, she takes another taxi, this time bound for the airport.
She ruined everything, like in 2018.
note: i really tried my best this time lol
tags: @suzysface @mrswhitethornbelikov
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