I Miss You
ex boyfriend eric commented ‘i miss you’ under your instagram post
You saw the comment as you laid in bed the night after your nephew’s birthday party. You had posted a picture of you and your nephew, faces covered in the icing from his smash cake. It had only been a couple months since the two of you had called the relationship, and though it had been mutual at the time, you wondered if you had made the right decision. Clicking on his profile, you only found a few new pictures. A couple training pictures, him and Dele after they had linked up to score in the most recent match against Arsenal, and of course, one of the dogs. You scrolled a bit further down, noticing that he hadn’t deleted any of the pictures of the both of you together.
Laying there in the dark, you made a decision. Opening up your text thread with Eric, you typed a quick “I miss you, too” and hit send. You stared at the phone for a few minutes before remembering there was a match tomorrow and he was probably already asleep. With the knowledge he would see it later, you placed the phone on your bedside table and let sleep claim you.
-.-.-.-.
The sound of your text tone brought you to consciousness the next morning--”Eric Dier,” the screen read. Putting in your passcode, you open the message to see a picture. It was a list you had seen many times--the list of the players’ family and friends who had tickets reserved for the matches.
Sending back “I’ll be there,” you got up for the day and began getting ready. The shirt was the last part of your outfit you needed. You had two laid out on the bed--one a generic Spurs shirt with no name on the back and the other with Eric’s name and number. You stared and contemplated a couple minutes before deciding to go all in. Slipping Eric’s shirt over your head, you took a deep breath and got on your way to the stadium.
-.-.-.-.
It didn’t take long for Eric to find you in the stands, a look of relief on his face knowing you were actually there. You gave him a smile and turned quickly to face away from him, showing him the name and number on the back of your shirt. His face lit up and he couldn’t take his eyes off you until Dele barreled into him to pull him into position to start the game.
















