Franklin_Nwakamma

What is worse than being the worst team in the world?
For Dave Richards that was a very easy but heartbreaking question to answer, a goalkeeper who performed poorly between the sticks, he was still available as a first-choice goalkeeper because Unique FC didn't have any other goalkeeper.

He was slow on his feet, couldn't jump properly and worst of all, he didn't know how to hold the ball properly.

The only way that Unique FC was able to survive taking in a massive goal-fest sometimes was because of the extra effort they put in their defence.

After a terrible match in which Dave wasn't able to make any saves and also made a lot of mistakes, he was seriously scolded by the managerial staff and almost received a beating from his angry teammates.

He got home sad and also angry at all those who told him he looked like his grandfather and would therefore inherit his goalkeeping skills.

He discovered a hidden door below his room and when he got down there the only thing he could see was a black box.

He found the box to be quite familiar and when he opened it the last thing he saw was a bright white light when the light was gone he could see something in his field of vision.

[ Welcome Dave ]

[ You have activated the Goalkeeping system ]

A female voice read out the messages.

This is a story about how an ordinary man who didn't know his place between the sticks went from nothing to pro and beyond that.

My Goalkeeping System

 "I don't really have time to do proper workouts so I make sure I run every morning," Emilia said.


She had removed the earpiece in her left ear so that she would be able to hear what he was saying as they ran.


"That's good, and the earpiece?" Dave asked, touching his ear.


"I really love having these in my ears while running, I can run without music but music makes it so much easier and fun too, you should try it sometimes." She said,


"I'm not a big fan of music but I guess I could try it out the next time I'm running." The goalkeeper said.


"Good." She said with a smile on her face.


The two continued their running without saying anything for a while until they had covered five kilometers which meant that they had gotten to the path that led into the forest.


Dave stopped as soon as he got to the area causing Emilia to stop with her.


"What's wrong., is this your limit?" She asked as soon as she stopped but Dave didn't reply to her and just started running down the path.


The Hidden Market