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16.
I've been in hospital for over a week now, he hasn't called.
I know it's because he's still mad at me.
I'm partly ok with that because I don't want him to know what's happened. I don't want him to know I almost...
I just want him to be ok.
And ok he seems to be because every time I switch on the Tv I see him, he's also all over the internet. He's appearing in music videos too and every other day he's on a different Tv channel getting interviewed. I never thought it was possible but he's somehow getting more and more famous every day.
It's so odd to see also, because he's never really wanted this kind of life. He was never into the fame that came with his profession. All he wanted was to play football, everything else he didn't care much about. But he looks happy every time I see him on tv and I guess that makes me happy too. I'm gl
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