[Football] Crown of Thorns

After the coach changed his mind, the Boavista team quickly changed from a three-line battle to a one-on-one league. They were eliminated in the two top matches of the Portuguese Cup and the Portuguese League Cup. Now they are trying their best to attack the league championship. .

In the 11th round of the league, the Boavista team played an away game against Santa Clara, and at home, the Santa Clara team scored three points 3-1 amidst the cheers of the fans. first defeat.

In the 12th round of the league, which is the last game before Christmas, Boavista ushered in the Gondoma team at home. Although they tried their best, it was a pity that before the final whistle, Gondoma striker Faye Volley lore home team, 2 to 1, Boavista team lost another game.

After the game, Petit took the report given to him by the team doctor, and was very grateful that the team entered the Christmas period and the players could have a good rest.

"Gama's physical condition is fairly stable, but our defensive players have more problems."

Correa pointed to the report and discussed the problem with the coach.

"Now I'm very thankful that we've been knocked out of the domestic cup, otherwise..."

As for his assistant, Pettit couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Correa nodded, "There is just a Christmas holiday, the players need to recover their physical fitness, and now they need to analyze the opponents in January, look here..."

The players get the day off, but the coaching staff has to work until Christmas Eve.

"Back to the island?"

Satisfied, he put down the knife and fork in his hand, patted his full stomach, and leaned against Jia Ma, who was lying on the sofa, like a lazy black cat, but when he heard Qiongna say that he wanted to go back to the island, he blew his hair all of a sudden. .

Since Joanna came to Porto, she got a new job in a nearby supermarket, and went to night school at the request of Gama. After several months of fumigation in an open environment, her whole person has undergone a great change. Become cheerful and fashionable, live like a young girl.

Of course, the family-loving and gentle character in her bones has not changed.

Knowing that professional players can’t eat a lot of food, she began to work hard to learn how to make nutritious food with better taste according to the recipes arranged by the club’s nutritionist. Now, every time Gama comes back, she eagerly waits for her nutritious gourmet meal.

Just like today, Gama, who entered the holiday, still had a full-day training and ran back to the apartment. Joanna served him a rich and delicious Portuguese food feast-grilled sardines with cornbread and cuttlefish salad, plus A Portuguese egg tart.

The tender and fresh sardines are grilled and served with crunchy cornbread, with bell peppers and vegetables, poured with hot olive oil to make the fish more moist.The fresh and tender cuttlefish entered the kitchen with the smell of sea water, served with delicate white kidney beans, crisp and juicy tomatoes, and seasoned with a little red wine vinegar. The refreshing and fragrant tastes are simply matched together, revealing the natural delicacy .

"Joanna, your craft is getting better and better."

Gama changed the subject.

After tidying up the tableware, Joanna came out of the kitchen, sat on another single sofa, picked up an apple and began to peel it.

She didn't speak, but Jia Ma really couldn't accept her silent protest.

"If you want to go back, then go!"

Gama had to surrender.

Joanna smiled, "Xiko, he is our father."

"……I know!"

Gama paused for a moment, and replied like this.

He could accept Jonna as his family, but he wasn't sure he could accept the island man he knew nothing about as Gama's father.

Gama's hometown is in the small town of Santa Cruz on the island of Graciosa in the Portuguese Azores, a beautiful but poor place.

When he was young, Gama played in the amateur team of Dagraciosa in the small town. He lived in this backward and poor place until he was discovered by scouts and went to Porto.

Walking along the road of the port pier, and walking past the white stone slabs, Joanna's face gradually revealed an expression of excitement.

Although she has only been away for a few months, Joanna has really changed herself, but she still misses her hometown.

Jia Ma looked at everything in front of him with a bewildered and somewhat bewildered expression. This was not a place he knew. He didn't know this place and he didn't know if he could accept it.

As more and more people met, more and more people recognized Joanna, and people kept calling Joanna's name in surprise.

And Joanna gradually relaxed from being a little nervous, and greeted the familiar people with a smile.

Until they came to the somewhat dilapidated hut from the winding and crowded path, Joanna stopped in her tracks and looked there with nostalgia.

Gama knew that it was Joanna's home.

No matter how many misfortunes she has encountered here, she will miss her home.

"You still know how to come back!"

At this time, a hoarse voice sounded, with a malicious voice that made Joanna's body tremble.

Gama frowned. He looked towards the opened door, and there stood a big man at the door—a tall man with messy hair and a beard. In the cold December, he wore only a shampoo A white long-sleeved T-shirt, under which he was wearing unidentifiable color overalls, and flip-flops on his bare feet. Like this dilapidated house, he seemed to be living in another world.

There was silence at the scene, and after a while, an old man who was watching outside shouted, "Ernesto, don't be like this, Joanna is coming back to see you, you have to treat her better!"

Jia Ma was silent, and he found that those who knew Joanna didn't seem to recognize Jia Ma, and even their father didn't recognize the young man with things in both hands as his son.

He suddenly felt that the previous generation of the Jiama family must have named their children for the irony of the present. Ernesto translated it as "serious things", and this man is not a little bit "serious" in doing things for others Performance.

It's hilarious.

The man glared at the girl in front of him, "You can come in now."

Joanna nodded at the old man, pulled Ragama's coat, "Go in!"

Looking at Joanna's begging eyes, Jia Ma followed her and walked in.

When the door was closed, Jia Ma put the bag in his hand on the table, and the man looked at him from staring at the things, and called out with some hesitation:

"Shiko?"

"……Yes!"

Gama nodded.

The two looked at each other until the man looked away, "You look good."

"not bad!"

Gama replied dryly.

Both fell silent again.

Joanna had already entered the kitchen, and she screamed, "How long has it been since you cleaned the kitchen?"

"Wordy."

The man yelled helplessly.

Jia Ma frowned, "What are you yelling at, you are right."

Hearing Jia Ma's voice, the man scratched his messy hair uncomfortably, looking at Jia Ma with nausea.

"How long has it been since you took a shower?"

Gama asked.

"...no water."

The man's eyes wandered.

Joanna screamed again in the kitchen, "God, why is the water off?"

Joanna's scream made Gama's eyes widen, "Don't tell me you didn't pay the water bill?"

"This," the man stopped looking at them, and he sat down on the shabby sofa that was so dirty that he couldn't tell what color it was, "I didn't pay it!"

"FUCK!"

Gama cursed in a low voice.

Joanna, who came out of the kitchen, looked at Gama, who gritted his teeth and took out his wallet from his pocket, took out a few big seconds and handed them to Joanna, "I think the electricity in this room is about to run out..."

"It's long gone."

The man muttered.

The movements of Jia Ma's hands paused, "The lights are on."

"I connected the line secretly."

His answer made Jia Ma look over with a stiff face, and the man's eyes rolled wildly, but he just didn't look at him.

Gama withdrew the cash in his hand, took out a card and handed it to Joanna.

Qiongna, who took the card, glanced at Jia Ma embarrassedly, then turned her head and asked, "You don't have any debts with Uncle Reddy, do you?"

"Uncle Reddy?"

Gama asked suspiciously.

Joanna blushed, "Uncle Reddy has a bar in town."

Ha ha……

Jia Ma didn't want to ask any more questions, so he stared straight at Joanna, "Is there a hotel in the town?"

"Shiko!"

Joanna cried out in embarrassment.

"Get out, I can't afford you here, get out!"

The man stood up and did not know what he felt and threw him over.

Jia Ma dodged his throw and sneered, "You're quite reasonable!"

"I have nothing to do with you, get out!"

The man growled.

"When do I want to have something to do with you?"

Gama was furious.

Although Leizi in his memory suffered setbacks in his career, he was always a favorite at home. When did he suffer this kind of anger?

The two men faced each other, eyes sparkling with anger.

"Please, don't do this," Jona cried, "Sikoshiko, don't be like this..."

Looking at Joanna who was hugging him tightly, Jiama took a breath, "Joanna, he is such a man, cowardly and cowardly, what else can he do other than lose his temper at his own children, he can't do anything like this. Called a man?"

He smiled lightly.

"I'm your dad, bastard!"

"You don't look like my father," Jia Ma's jealousy turned red.

The father image in his mind is Leizi's father, that tall and handsome soldier, every time he sees Leizi, he will hug the boy high and rub him with his bearded chin, Before my mother resigned to start a business, in order to save money for Leilei's study abroad, the husband and wife left all the delicious food to Leizi, and Leizi's sister, while calling her parents to be partial Save all the delicious and fun things for Leizi...

Happy memories, no matter how much pain there is, family members and all memories are happiness!

And here, this man, what is he!

"Shiko!"

Joanna screamed.

"Get out of here!"

The man grabbed something on the table and threw it over again.

Gama, who was in Joanna's arms, raised his arms to block the wooden frame.

The wooden frame fell and hit the ground with a bang, the frame shattered and the contents floated out.

The man froze.

Joanna knelt down tremblingly, picked up the photo, "Mom..."

In the photo, the young couple is holding a child each, smiling so sweetly and happily.

This family also had a happy life.

Gama looked down at the photo in Joanna's hand. In the photo, the woman was holding a baby in her hands, and the man beside her was holding a smiling little girl in his thick arms. The girl looked at the camera with innocent eyes, beautiful And innocent.

Closing his eyes, Jia Ma took a deep breath, stretched out his hand to pull Joanna up, and took out a tissue to wipe Joanna's tears clumsily.

"sorry!"

"Shiko!"

Joanna threw herself into Gama's arms and burst into tears.

The girl's cries made the two men at a loss, one kept comforting her in a panic, while the other's eyes wandered so that he didn't dare to look at her.

Seeing the girl's unstoppable crying, Jia Ma pursed his lips, and finally couldn't help but said, "Qiona, I'm hungry."

Hearing her younger brother's aggrieved voice, Qiongna gasped and wiped her tears while choked up and said, "There is no water at home, so I can't do it."

"Can I go out to eat?"

Jia Ma hurriedly asked, "You can also pay off the water and electricity bills and the arrears by the way."

"I'm sorry Shiko, I'm sorry..."

Joanna hiccupped from crying.

"It's nothing, Joanna, you have to know that problems that can be solved with money are not problems."

Jia Ma patted Joanna's head and said softly.

Then he stared at the man coldly, "Change your clothes and go out to eat."

Seeing his son's cold gaze, the man hesitated and entered the back room.

"Shiko!"

"It's nothing, Joanna, as you said, he's the father, anyway, he's..."

"……Um!"