The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Chapter 164

Today is the day for the charity game Silas told me about. It's been a while since I last attended a game for him. Although I have been to numerous games by now, I still get incredibly anxious whenever I see him on the field. My mind always thinks of the multiple injuries

he may suffer from and the mere idea of seeing him in pain puts me in so much agony.

I wish he had one of those office jobs that would not put him at risk, but I know how much he loves American football, so all I can do is be happy for him while praying with everything in me that he stays safe.

"Hi Rosie." I turn around when I hear a familiar voice. Perla, Mateo's girlfriend, takes a seat beside me. Mateo and Silas have grown close to each other, especially after Knox moved away. We've been to their place before and they've been to ours too. While Silas and Mateo are very close to each other now, Perla and I are not. We are friendly and usually hang out together when there's a game, but our friendship isn't more than that.

When Sabrina told me that they were going to move to Colorado, I cried for two hours, because I had grown very close to her over the years. She cried too when she saw me cry and both of us were unconsolable for a while. Fortunately, we've gotten used to being away from each other, but we talk regularly

"How have

you

been?" I ask her.

"I'm all good. What about you?" she replies with a smile.

"I'm fine. Very busy with work though," I tell her, taking a sip from the drink I have in my hand.

"Same here. Paris fashion week is approaching and I'm already fully booked for the whole week," she fills me in. Perla is an amazing make-up artist and she has a long waiting list.

"So, if I want you to be on my team during my fashion show, which is in five months, what can I do?" I wonder, smiling at

her.

specific day three months in advance and I will be there," she replies, opening a can of diet

that she has just gotten engaged last month. The happy look she has on her face while delivering the news reminds me of how happy I was when Silas proposed to me. I felt like I owned the world and didn't want anything else in life. I felt that all that we had been through did not go in vain. In fact, it made us

seeing him on the field makes me forget all the soothing words I always tell myself before each game. How am I supposed to stay calm when I

all wait for the other half to start. Our team is three points behind, but we all know that three points are basically nothing since we

friendly and as far as

after the game to hang out with each other. She hasn't been doing

She wants to make a family and get married. Apparently, her boyfriend's views have recently changed. He doesn't want either thing and I

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change. The second half soon starts, and anybody can tell that our team is doing its best to make up for the lost points. It doesn't take them long to score a touchdown, but there's something about the attitude of the opposing team I don't like. They are getting more aggressive, and I have a bad feeling that things

games and when a team acts this way, somebody always gets hurt. I'm not entirely sure what has fueled them to act like that at a charity game. At the end

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her. Her eyes are glued

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silently wish for the game to end as soon as possible. I cannot see the number of each player clearly from my place, so I don't know where

me as she hands me the binoculars she's holding. I'm usually opposed to using binoculars because when I brought mine with me once, I kept looking for Silas the whole time and my anxiety

He is doing well and running at full speed. Just when I'm about to give her the

the blink of an eye, Silas gets tackled, but the clash is rather strong. I jump up from

tells them to move away, I wait for my husband to stand up on his feet,

looking at everybody around me. I'm not sure why I'm asking them, but I want anybody

and with trembling hands, I bring the binoculars to my eyes again.

and turn

Perla holds me back before I fall. "I need a bottle of water." I hear her say. A player's dad helps me