Chapter 14: The Foolish Collymore (Part I)

The referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the game, and most of the Arsenal players sat down in the mud, while the Forest players hugged and celebrated the hard-earned victory as they beat the favourites Arsenal Youth and reached the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup!

Fabregas, who lost, stood on his knees with his hands on his knees and gasped for air. The last 25 minutes of the second half were much more tiring than all the previous 65 minutes, and in addition to fatigue, there were also failures...... And that's all that the 55th brought him.

He looked up at No. 55, who was surrounded by opposing players, and seemed to be a little overwhelmed...... Greenhorn!

I was defended by a novice for more than 20 minutes without doing anything! This humiliation, I remember! Someday...... One day I'll get you back! If we still have a chance to play...... He jerked straight up and walked off the court with his head held high. No longer look at the Forest players on the field who were frantically celebrating the victory and the No. 55.

Despite the loss, Brady was still very personable, and he took the initiative to shake Donne's hand, while Arsene Wenger followed him.

"As I said before the game, it was a good game indeed...... "Brady looked convinced on the face of the loss.

Don was in a good mood, and he didn't speak harshly: "You guys are also very good, but your luck is a little worse." ”

Brady didn't say anything more to him, smiled and turned away. Wenger, with his umbrella, did not follow back, but stood in front of Donn.

Donn knew the Frenchman had something to say, but he wouldn't ask first, that would make him look too courteous...... He's a victor, and he's going to have to be reserved.

So, Wenger stood in front of Don with an umbrella in his hand, and Don stood in front of Wenger in the rain. Neither of them spoke, and when Donne, who was drenched and couldn't stand it, he finally surrendered: "Mr. Wenger, do you have anything to do with me?" If it's okay, then I'll have to go back and change my clothes......"

Arsene Wenger smiled triumphantly: "Tony. Mr. Donn, I am here to congratulate you. You've done a great job and your team deserves to win this game. The professor's gentlemanly praise of Donn made him more like a victor himself.

Compared to this authentic gentleman, Donn is a bit dwarfed. That's right, in front of the French, who didn't even get a drop of muddy water on this trouser tube, Donn, who was drenched in the rain, looked like a hillbilly.

"Ah, thank you, Mr. Wenger. Is that all......" Donn suddenly glanced at one more person beside Sophia, who was definitely not Wood, and the hem of his pink shirt was still peeking out under the purple suit. Standing in front of Sophia seemed to be saying something, because of the obscuration of the umbrella, Don couldn't see Sophia's expression and reaction at this time. But he was a little worried, he wanted to send Wenger over as soon as possible.

"Oh, that's right...... I'd like to ask, that number 55 ......"

Before he could finish his sentence, Donn guessed what Wenger meant. When the Frenchman, who had poisonous eyes, asked about a young player, there was a good chance that the player would be taken by him. So he shook his head: "I'm sorry, Mr. Wenger. Wood is not for sale, and I never thought about selling him to anyone. ”

Looking at Done's categorical attitude, Wenger nodded: "I understand, then goodbye, Mr. Donn." Hopefully, the next time we meet and chat like this, it won't be in this kind of place. ”

"Of course, I want to." Donn knows what Wenger means because he wants to say it too. "I'm sorry, Mr. Wenger, I think there's something I need to take care of right now......" He had caught a glimpse of Wood running towards his mother, no matter who the man next to Sophia was, no matter what he was going to do...... In short, he's going to be out of luck! I had to stop Wood before he could make a fuss...... "Okay, good luck, Mr. Donne......" Before Wenger could finish his sentence, he saw him turn and run out, as if he were a professional player.

"What an interesting guy...... Wenger shook his head, then turned and walked away.

Holding an umbrella, Sophia saw Wood surrounded by excited teammates on the sidelines, happy for her son's performance and being accepted by his teammates, and also felt warm because of Mr. Donn's careful care.

In order to watch her son's game, Sophia specially put on makeup and dressed up before going out. She wore long black hair with a white hairpin on top of her head, a thigh-length blue floral turtleneck sweater on a white background, a pair of light-colored jeans, and a small bag in her right hand, which made her look ten years younger. Sophia, standing in the rain with an umbrella, is like a flower moistened by the rain and dew, gently swaying in the wind and rain.

Collymore stood behind Sophia, caught all eyes on the quiet woman, even forgetting what he had come for. The shouts of the men around him could be heard clearly, and he felt how wonderful it was for a delicate flower to suddenly appear in this noisy and cold world.

The only regret is that the large black umbrella in the woman's hand really does not match her temperament, such a lovely woman should be holding a small red flower umbrella, slim and slim in the drizzle...... Well, of course, it's been a bit heavy today.

At the end of the game, Collymore took the initiative to get in, and he didn't do much when he was in the woodland parking lot when he accosted him, and usually after fifteen minutes he was already in the car with the person he was talking to.

"I really didn't expect such a boring competition to have a beautiful lady like you to watch." Collymore stood behind Sophia, and the two were almost close together. "Will I be lucky enough to know your name? Miss...... Oh! ”

Sophia was startled by the man's voice that suddenly sounded behind her, and she turned around sharply, only to see that the raindrops on the umbrella just shook Collymore in the face...... "Ah! Sorry sir. I'm not ......" Seeing Collymore squinting his eyes and tilting his head, but still because he couldn't dodge the unlucky look of being dumped with water, Sophia apologized again and again, and took out a tissue from her handbag, intending to hand it to the other party and let him wipe the rain from his face.

"Oh, no need to apologize. Dear Miss. Collymore said softly, and at the same time quickly grabbed Sophia's small hand, squeezed it in the palm of his hand, and felt the coldness of the little woman's fingertips...... He didn't care about wiping the drops of water on his brow.

"You, sir!" Sophia didn't expect the other party to grab his hand openly, trying to break free, but the other party clenched it very tightly.

"Ah...... What a cold little hand, so pitiful......" Collymore said self-absorbedly.

"Bastard! Let go of your hands! His dream was awakened by the roar of a boy.

A boy wearing the No. 55 Forest jersey and covered in mud was standing inside, clutching the barbed wire with both hands and snarling at him with a hideous face, like an enraged little beast.

Collymore looked at him and frowned, but he didn't let go of his hand obediently.

"Stan. Mr. Collymore, I advise you to let go of your hand...... "Another voice came from beside the child.

Tony. Don glared at Collymore with an unkind expression. Before he could finish his sentence, an angry Wood was already climbing the barbed wire...... "Ah! Damn it! Donn knew what Wood was up to, and he rushed to the barbed wire, hoping to stop him before Wood. But...... Looking at the speed at which the two climbed, it was a bit difficult.

Wood, who is a player, is much more agile than Donn, who is a coach, jumped off the net wall first, and then rushed forward after landing and punched Collymore!

"Wood!" Don had just stepped onto the top of the wall, and he couldn't stop it.

"George!" Sophia exclaimed.

Collymore slammed into the air, making a splash. The umbrella overturned in the rain, swaying gently. As for that hand...... Nature has also been loosened.

Collymore sat in a puddle, soaking wet, his brand-new suit and shirt so soaked that he couldn't see what it was, and his right cheek was bruised. Just now he was an amorous playboy, but now he has become an embarrassed reservoir dog.

"You little bastard......" Collymore, who had lost face in front of the beauty, got up from the ground and was about to fight back. But this time Don was already between them.

"What do you want to do, Mr. Collymore?" Don stood in front of him, staring at him coldly.

"Get out of the way! There's nothing to do with you here! A furious Collymore roared and shook his fist.

Don didn't mean to listen to him. At the same time, behind him, Wood was also very dishonest, he wanted to come up and beat the man who was doing something to his mother, and Sophia was pulling him so hard that the umbrella in her hand fell to the ground.

"George, go get your mother's umbrella and don't let her get caught in the rain." Don didn't reply.

Wood was stunned for a moment, looked at his mother's rain-soaked hair, and hurriedly rushed up to pick up the umbrella, and then propped it up on top of his mother's head again. He wanted to wipe his mother's face from rain or tears, but his hands were covered in mud, and so was his jersey. He shook his mother's face several times in a hurry, but he couldn't wipe it off.

Still Sophia smiled and took the tissue out of her bag and wiped the mud from Wood's hands and the sweat and rain from his face.

(To be continued)