Tanimu Jotham

Legacy of the pitch : A father’s fears

In the beginning In the heart of a small town called harbor-view , there lived a man who was the talk of the whole town because of his extraordinary skill sets on the football pitch . His name was Jason . Everyone who lived in the town loved to come to watch Jason play in the cool of the evening when the local town team comes out for their regular training. Despite not being the biggest player on the field Jason carried a certain aura that whenever he gets hold of the ball everyone expect magic and he never fails to deliver. Everyone in the village knew that the sky was only the starting point for the little magician as he was nicknamed by his teammates. On a certain day as Jason was training he caught the attention of an international scout who offered him a slot to train with one of the biggest teams in the continent which was River state city Football club. At first Jason thought it was a dream but right before his very eyes , he saw authentic proof that this scout was indeed from that club . They then exchanged contact and the scout went his way. Overwhelmed with joy , Jason asked his coach if he could leave training to head home and discuss with his parents about what just happened . The coach then let him go but not without promising him that he would be the first to arrive the following day because they had an important match against their local rivals. After promising Jason stormed home like someone who has been held back for a while, with a big and obvious smile on his face Jason only imagined how he’s and the life of his family members will change if he eventually gets scouted. On getting home Jason’s mom , Mrs Andrew could help but see the broad smile on her darling sons face.”Jay” as she usually calls him , what happened she asked. She then listened as Jason narrated everything that happened between him and the scout . Mrs Andrew was overwhelmed with joy , but suddenly she stopped celebrating and her mood changed . She then sat down and reminded Jason of how his father never agreed with the idea of him playing football. So how were they going to tell him and also convince him to get on board with this . Jason then pleaded with his mother to talk and try and convince his dad to let him go for the tryouts since it was an all paid tryout. All they had to do was take him to the airport and the rest is left to him and the scout to take care of. She then assured her son he would surely go fit the tryouts.