She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. She didn’t succeed – not immediately. She still wasn’t sure if this was the right thing to do, afraid to ruin the best friendship she had ever had. The best and the oldest.

The crowd surrounding her was going wild at the victory of the home team. Normally, she would have been one of them, cheering loudly and looking forward until the players were ready to go to their families and friends. It was one of her favourite moments of the game and one she cherished, despite the fact that it wasn’t something knew. Ever since her best friend, her soulmate, the woman haunting her dreams, was into this sport on a level were she had to travel around the country, she had joined her. That was about eleven years.

Of course, the woman that only loved her back at night in a world that didn’t exist, was always in the winning team. They were known and feared and she, secret admirer of the very best – and hottest – player was extremely proud of her.

The minutes crept by and it seemed to last an eternity before she saw the beauty approaching in the threatening distance, a distance that separated them in a way that broke her heart because of its infinity. It was as if she feared that in this space that existed between them, someone would approach her and sweep her off her feet and she, her best friend, would be left behind with a broken heart. She felt silly for thinking like this and her soulmate didn’t know about it. She was so ashamed of her feelings in the first place.

She was wondering again why she had decided to tell her today when the girl reached her and she was relieved from her worries. A jolt raced through her body when she felt those warm, familiar arms wrapped around her.

“Congratulations, “ she managed to utter. ‘I love you,’ she wanted to add. She couldn’t, not know. She started doubting her timing once again.

“Emily was amazing – God, she’s the best soccer player I’ve ever met!” the victorious girl said.

“I can’t say that,” the other smiled, beaming with pride. “You are absolutely a natural talent at this, you should really consider it turning it into your profession.”