บท 175: Adversity and comfort

"Don't think too much about it Sam, the red card was not your fault. You actually took one for the team, so thank you". So Alex Iwobi said.

"Yeah, I understand". So Sam said.

At the end of the game, he even laughed over the fact that he got a red card in just his 2nd international cap but on getting home, when Sam remembered the look the coach directed at him, he became devastated.

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Ring! Ring!

Silence.

Ring! Ring!

Silence.

A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door before it was pushed open. Mrs. Moses peeped inside her son's room with a concerned look on her face.

"Sam, your food is still waiting for you".

"Sorry mom, I don't feel like eating yet".

Mrs. Moses lingered, then she sighed. "Ok, but at least pick Kayla's call. She's worried about you".

Hearing that, Sam raised his head in the darkness. He just mumbled an ok.