- Paige's POV -

They helped me finish and it was only around three. I managed to also get some people who are gonna take my shit to get sent back to America.

It's now one in the morning, and I just boarded my flight to America. I'm going home for a few days before I'm heading to Houston.

- Roughly nine and a half hours later-

I just got off my flight and got my luggage already, which consists of my backpack and my US Soccer case packed full with clothes and shoes, and another suitcase.

I walk out of the airport and find my Uber pretty quickly.

It's about eleven o'clock in the morning when I get to my parent's house. I pay my driver and thank him before heading up to the door after he helps me get my bags.

I ring the doorbell.

The door opens about a minute later, and Mom is looking down when she opens it, and I stand here with a smile when she looks up.

"Paigey!" She exclaims and hugs me.

"Hi, Mom." I say as I hug her tight. "Babe, who is it?" I hear Mama from inside. "Come here." Mom says as she kicks the door open a little wider, making me laugh. I see Mama walking towards the front door from inside.

"Hi." I say, my smile still big. "Oh my god, hi." She says and joins our hug quickly.

After a little bit, we move inside and talk about he trade and all, and talk about what's been going on in general lately.

I realize that it's lunch period at Lake Nona, and I'm gonna go surprise Danielle since she's at work obviously. Alumna show up a lot randomly any time, even when I was a student.

I get out of my car and walk into the school.

"Paige Krieger Harris, welcome back." The desk lady says with a smile. "Thanks." I say as I sign in. "Just visiting?" She asks and I nod. "Stay as long as you'd like." She says as she hands me a visitor sticker that I stick on my shirt.

She lets me through the locked doors that physically let you into the main part of the building.

I make my way to my sister's class. As a student walks past her class, I ask them if she's in there and they nod. I casually walk into her empty classroom after, and sit down at a desk closest to the door, her not looking up from her computer.

I sit in the chair sideways with my feet crossed, my left elbow on the back of the chair and my right elbow on the lab table, with my hands intertwined.

"You don't need to start showing up for another ten minutes, go do whatever. Run free, be wild, just don't get in trouble of course." She says, still not looking up from her computer.

"Hello?" She says as she's still looking at whatever she's doing.

Suddenly she looks up at me, then back at her work.

"Wait!" She says then looks back up in shock. "Paige? What the heck are you doing here?!" She exclaims as I laugh and we both stand up. "I'm back in the states." I say and we hug. "Well I heard about the trade, I just didn't think you would be in the states today when it was literally announced yesterday." She says and we pull apart.

"I didn't know until yesterday." I say. "What do you mean?" She asks. "I had no part in this." I say. "That's really fucked up." She whispers and I nod.

"Anyways, who cares about football right now. How are you? You and Sonnett?" I ask as I jump up and sit on her lab counter. "I'm good, Sonny and I are great." She says with a smile. "That's good." I say, happy that my sister and her fiancee are still doing good. "Know when the wedding will be?" I ask and she nods. "When?" I ask. "You'll know when you get the invitation." She says. "Hopefully it's an off day?" I say and she nods. "It is. I'll tell you that there's no camp when it is, and it's in the NWSL off-season." She says. "Ah, okay." I say and she nods.

"How about you and the new lady?" She asks and wiggles her eyebrows. "We're good." I say with a smile at the thought of my girlfriend. "That's good." She says and I nod.

Some students then walk in and take their seats.

"Oooo class time." I say and clap my hands together, causing my sister to laugh. I greet her students, recognizing some of them from last year.

"Hey, Olivia." I say and hug the now senior, who I used to be teammates with.

I then jump back up on the counter as the class fills up.

"Ah, it's odd to see a full house with no masks." I say and everyone laughs.

"Alright, everyone quiten down please so we can get to work." Danielle says. "Thank you. So, today I guess we have a guest joining us for class. If you don't know her already, this is Paige Krieger Harris, and she is a graduate from last year's class, and she has come to visit me today from England since as you may already know, she is my little sister." She explains.

"Hi." I say and give a wave.

"Isn't she a soccer player?" Some guy wearing a football jersey in the back says. "Yes, that I am." I say. "Pfft." He sounds. "That's a wimp sport." He says. "What position do you play in american football?" I ask.

"QB." He says.

"So you rely on your team to keep you protected, right?" I ask and he nods as I get off the counter.

"And why exactly do you think your team is protecting you?" I ask. "Well, because they want to win?" He says cockily. "EGHHHH, wrong." I say.

"Well, then you tell me." He says. "Alright, I will." I say as his classmates stifle laughs.

"Your teammates protect you because they need you to be able to pass the ball to the more open receiver, and one you trust can catch the ball. They also protect the ball as well as you because they don't want to lose it, not just because they want to win."

"But it's also because I'm the most important player on the team." He says. "Bro, no you're not." Another guy in the class wearing a jersey says.

"Your buddy here is right. Every single one of you on the team are equally important, and that's why you each have an important and special position." I say. "What do you even know about football? You play the other football." He says.

"Alright, arrogant, I don't live under a rock." I say and everyone but him laughs. "If you think about it, all team sports are alike. Take soccer, my job for example. You protect yourself, the ball, and the goal. Basketball, you try and make as many hoops as you can by keeping and shooting the ball, defend your side by trying to keep the ball from the other team out of the hoop. Baseball, try to strike the hitter out. When you're batting, focus on the ball and the bat. And if you ask me, the quarterbacks on the football team is always gonna be the wimp. I've seen your stats. Sorry, but your's aren't the greatest buddy." I say and he stays quiet.

"Anyways, today we're going to be working one the packets you were yesterday. If you have any questions and need help, don't hesitate to ask me or Paige. She's very good in science." Danielle says.

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So, the bell just rang for classes to switch, and it's the last period now.

"There's only one person in my seventh." Danielle says. "Who?" I ask. "Oakley." She says. "Really?" I ask and laugh and she nods. "It's her study hall period and she's with me." She says. "Cool." I say and decide to crouch behind a bookshelf that's now by the door of Danielle's classroom.

About two minutes later, there's a voice.

"Hey Danielle." It's the voice of Oakley.

I come out from behind the bookshelf and wrap my arms around my little sister. She drops her backpack as I lean my head around so she can look up to see my face.

"Paige!" She exclaims and turns around to jump into my arms. She wraps her legs around me and I hold her up by hugging her.

"Awwww, don't cry. We saw each other a few days ago." I say and laugh as she cries happily into my neck. I look to see Danielle laughing softly as well.

"I just missed you." She says, and it's muffled but I still heard her. "I missed you, too." I say and rub her back.

It's nice to be back home.