Under the heavy down pour a middle aged man dressed in a cheap black suit and blue under shirt could be seen as he staggered through the back alley, in one hand he was holding a black worn out brief case and in the other was a bottle of alcohol he would constantly raise to his lip to take a swig out of it not caring about the rain.
The man continued to stagger through the dark alley barely on his feet,. the man raised his bottle to his lips again to take another gulp but instead of the bitter taste of cheap alcohol, he was left sucking air making him curse and throw the bottle at a stray cat eliciting a pained meow from it .
Continuing on his way the man stumbled on a plastic bottle set in front of two stones set apart to form a goal post by the children who were probably playing before the rain started and had to return home. He looked at the goal post that was about 15 meters away from the goal his pupils narrowed into a pin, the entire aura around him seemed to change, he took a few steps back and dropped his worn out brief case on the floor, the humid smell of trash hanging in the air but he didn't seem to mind. With his right foot on front of him the man sprinted forward as if he was a footballer about to take a penalty in the box, he swung his right foot towards the bottle and sent it flying.
The bottle spun in the air drawing an arc and landed a few meters away from the make shift goal post making him look at the bottle with frustration evident in his eyes that had dark circles under them testament to his lack of sleep and his hollow cheeks and scrawny appearance testament to malnutrition and constant intake of cheap liquor.
The entire alley way reverberated with the 'clank' sound of a bottle as it bounced off the concrete floor but due his drunken state the previous spectacle made him stumble and fall landing on his back and tears began to well up in his eyes but he bit his lips and stood up grabbing his worn out suit case before continuing on his way but not before kicking the ball at the wall again in frustration.
The man finally found his way back home he picked up his overflowing mail from the mail box containing of rent over due notice and other bills making him sigh in frustration.
The apartment was a yellow penguin studio apartment meaning everything was crammed together bedroom toilet and bathroom, fumbling through his pocket he managed to fish out his keys and unlock the door to his apartment. Entering his dark apartment he tried to turn on the light but nothing happened then he remembered he had being late on the electricity bill and the electricity company must have cut him off.
"Fuck those damned money grobbers, always trying to cheat Nigerians, the power isn't always available and they still take full electricity bill from us every month" The man cursed under his breath as he went to his meter in front of the studio apartment. The meter was connected with several red and black thick wires several naked wires in the open, as if it was something he was used to this he swiftly connected two wires to his his meter.
The meter made a ding sound and the originally red flashing light turned green signaling the successful return of power into his apartment.
The man entered his house again and turned on the light looking at the run down room for a second before he removed his soaking wet jacket and tie and threw it across the room. He headed to his mini fridge and opened a can of beer before returning back to the living room, where he plops back onto the sofa a can of beer in hand and scrolling through his Android phone, hoping maybe to see a message from his family or aquientance but he shook his head at the thought, unfortunately his inbox remained empty except for work related messages and bills that were almost choking him.
Deciding to distract himself with other things he threw his phone to the sofa he grabbed the remote from the table the remote and turned on the TV and immediately changed the channel to the football channel, he was an avid football fan and had even played when he was younger and had many prospects but he didn't manage to go pro.
" In sports news, Real Madrid has won their eleventh Champions League title breaking their previous record of 10 champions league titles by defeating Athletico Madrid and despite their initial draw of 1-1 during the 90 minutes. Real Madrid still won 5-3 on penalties "
Akin 's eyes immediately widen as he sat up from the sofa focusing all his attention on the Tv that was showing the highlight moments. Because of work he had not had time to watch football in years so this was definitely a rare chance for him.
"As we can see Real Madrid has won a corner and they are known for being dangerous in Ariel battles" Toni kroos sent the ball into the box and Sergio Ramos managed to reach it and headed the ball into the back of the net " and real Madrid are in the lead 1-0 15 minutes into the game"
A young looking Sergio Ramos could be seen celebrating in the side lines .The scene soon changed and In the 75th minutes Jobe Carrasco managed to equalize for Athletico Madrid When the guy went to celebrate a look of recognition flashes across Akins 's face as he realised he knew the handsome young teenager, he had a dark brown hair and dark chocolate eyes, He had being in the same academy as Akin but was at the Junior division at the time when he played.
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