Chapter 139: PR People and Meeting New Coach
Has David left the weight room. He walked towards the locker room; his mind was still stuck on the awkward moment from earlier. He was still trying to process everything.
Ronaldo had gone from being weird at first—talking to someone in a language David didn’t understand—to being friendly, warm, and exactly how David had always imagined him to be. But then, like a switch had been flipped, he had gone cold, shutting David out completely.
David had spent over two hours in the gym, pushing himself hard, hoping to make an impression. Yet, during that entire time, Ronaldo had acted like he didn’t even exist—not speaking to him, not even acknowledging him. Even when he had finally left, he hadn’t spared David a glance.
Still, David didn’t let it weigh too heavily on his mind yes, he had met Ronaldo there and he had left first. But he knew people were different, and he reminded himself that Ronaldo was already fully developed, while he was still growing, still working toward his peak. Besides, he had training later in the day. If he overtrained now and ended up weak or sluggish when the coach actually showed up, he would only have himself to blame.
And anyway, there was no way the coach wouldn’t know he had been in the gym. He was sure some staff members had taken note of his presence. Someone was bound to mention it.
’I’ll just let Mohamed tell him,’ David thought to himself, shrugging off the frustration as he stepped into the locker room.
He didn’t head for the showers—he wanted his scent to linger, a subtle sign of the hard work he had put in.
But the moment he stepped inside, he realized the locker room wasn’t empty. In fact, it was the complete opposite. The place was packed. People were everywhere—some holding cameras, others adjusting equipment—while a man stood in the center, barking orders, directing them all.
"You, make sure you snap the whole place," the man instructed, his voice sharp and authoritative.
"You, just get shots of Ronaldo’s jersey. Have you heard me? Be quick—the players will start coming in soon."
"Also, move that jersey over there! Put Rashford’s and Bruno’s next to Ronaldo’s and take the three together. I want it done now!"