Penalty of the Heart

CHAP 14

CHAPTER 14: Reason

It has been a week since Lorenzo said goodbye to Savannah. He is feeling devastated since he hasn't received any calls from her yet. He is currently busy focusing on training with his teammates for their match next month, so he can't personally go and see her. They have four more weeks before the start of the Champions League. They need to properly train their bodies and enhance their accuracy, skills, and techniques.

Blue Panthers naturally qualified for the EUFA Champions League. 72 teams in total are participating. The Champions League is their ticket to be qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup.

His teammates noticed that he has been spacing out, when it comes to training he's the most enthusiastic about it but for the whole week he's just not himself at all.

"Break!", their coach announced. "Make sure to rehydrate yourselves and rest properly. Keep yourselves warm. Training will resume in fifteen minutes."

"What's wrong, Bro? You've been dull ever since you came here for training", Rafael asked handing him a bottle of water.

"It's nothing."

"Just tell us! You're the only person who raises our spirit in this hellish training! It affects the team's mood when you're like this!", Javier patted his back.

"We can't leave you alone and die...not especially in this hell! We have to survive this!", Jose avidly said.

"Hey! Don't kill me! I'm still perfectly young and healthy!" Lorenzo exclaimed. "And my problem has nothing to do with you guys so you don't have to concern yourself with it."

"Oya...Oya...What's this?... Am I hearing this right?... The great Lorenzo has a problem?...", Alonso interrupted.

"This is big news! He who always says 'This is a piece of cake' when facing problems is sitting right here on the bench with his head teammates consoling him! He's also been spacing out during the training! This is really a total big problem!", Alfonso excitedly said mimicking the voice of a news reporter.

"What do you think is that problem, my dear brother? Could it be that the great Lorenzo is in love?", Alvoro continued along with his brothers teasing him. The others laughed at their jokes but then they saw his serious face not denying it and a slight blush appeared on Lorenzo's cheek and it made them dumbstruck. 'Don't tell me it is true!' written all over their faces.

"Shut up! I haven't seen her for a whole week after she became my girlfriend at the party!", Lorenzo admitted.

"Girlfriend!"

"Oh, so she's officially yours?"

"When did that happen at the party?"

"Hope you didn't force her!"

"Then you should've called her", Marco said.

"She said she doesn't have a phone so I gave her my number and I waited for hours but she never called."

"He was totally ditched!", Alonso whispered to his brothers and they laughed.

"I could hear you.", Lorenzo glared at the triplets and they shut their mouth.

"Heh! So you've been sulking!", Carlos said.

"I didn't!", he instantly denies with a flustered reaction.

"He did. He totally did!", they all thought.

"But you're so lucky! I wish I had a girlfriend too! My exes always dump me---", Carlos was interrupted when he reminisced his previous lovers.

"Shut up Carlos!", they all said synchronized.

"But still this is a surprise! To think that the great playboy declared his first woman!", Mateo said in awe.

"Who you calling great playboy?!" Lorenzo said annoyed.

"Totally right!", Miguel agreed with Mateo. "So who did the first move?", he said taking interest in the topic.

"Move? What move?", Lorenzo wondered. "Oh, you mean...", he thought that Miguel was referring to s*x. "Well, she protested in having s*x with me so I had to tie her up..."

"Oh gosh! You did force her!"

"What a bastard!"

"That's a typical playboy for you! He has no sense when it comes to courting women. No wonder he's called 'The Great Playboy'!", they bluntly thought.

Before Lorenzo could continue his words, they all slapped him in the back.

"You douchebag! How could you do that to the poor girl?", Alvaro cried in fake tears sympathizing for this girl.

They all gave him a nasty look and Lorenzo had no idea what they angry about. Things were getting seriously awkward for Lorenzo when the coach reminded them that their break is over.

"Well, introduce her to us next time when you have the chance!", Mateo said as he stood up returning to the field.

"If you don't, I'll personally send you to hell!", Carlos threatened.

The rest went straight to the field leaving him clueless about what they were getting so serious about. He did nothing wrong so why the hell were they angry with him, questioning himself. He stood up and followed.

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Savannah who never called Lorenzo actually forgot to do it because she slept the whole day after he escorted her back to the hotel. The next day, they went back to Madrid. And the day after that is their 8-hour classes and they were packed up with school works as soon as she got home so she never had the chance or give a thought of calling him.