The news didn’t break with cameras flashing or reporters rushing. It happened quietly—just Levi Colwill, a worried doctor, and the steady hum of an air conditioner in the background. Levi walked in expecting a routine update, maybe a minor setback he could tough out. But the moment the doctor sighed and turned the screen toward him, everything changed.
“Levi… the injury is more serious than we hoped,” the doctor said gently.
Each word felt heavier than the last. Levi tried to blink away the sting in his eyes, but this time, even his strength wasn’t enough.
“I know I’m strong,” he whispered, voice shaking, “but what you’re telling me… it’s too much.”
He leaned back, staring at nothing as the reality sank in. Weeks? Months? The timeline didn’t matter anymore. What hurt most was the thought of missing the season he had trained so hard for—every preseason drill, every late-night video review, every dream he’d carried since he was a kid playing football with friends.
Chelsea wasn’t just his club. It was his dream, his pride, his future.
“My absence will cost the team so much,” he murmured, rubbing his face with trembling hands. “This has always been our dream—mine, the club’s, the fans’. How am I supposed to sit and watch it slip away?”
Walking out of the office, even the morning sun felt dull. Teammates greeted him with smiles, unaware of the storm inside him. Levi managed a small grin back, but his mind replayed the doctor’s words over and over.
It wasn’t just the injury. It was the fear of being forgotten… the fear of letting down everyone who believed in him. Levi had always been the fighter—the academy kid who rose with heart, grit, and determination. But today, he felt small. Just a young player staring at a mountain he didn’t know how to climb.
Later, sitting alone in the dressing room, he listened to the distant sound of boots hitting the training ground. Each echo reminded him of what he was about to miss. Tears blurred the blue of his kit as he whispered, “Why now? Why when all I want is to give everything?”
Football had given him purpose, joy, and identity. But today, it showed him its harshest side.
Yet beneath all the pain, a spark still burned. He wasn’t ready to stand tall—not today. But Levi Colwill has never been someone who gives up. The road back would be long, difficult, and emotional, but he made himself a promise:
He will return stronger— for himself, for Chelsea, for the fans, and for the dream he refuses to let die.