Leon woke up the next morning, the number £190,000 still swimming in his mind. He blinked, rubbing sleep from his eyes, half-expecting it to be a dream.
But the notification on his phone, the text from Coach Emery, it was all real. He had enough to buy his mom a new house. A real house.
He practically leaped out of bed and rushed downstairs, finding his mom already in the kitchen, making breakfast.
"Mom! Mom, you won't believe it!" he blurted out, almost tripping over his own feet in his excitement. He pulled out his phone, opening his banking app, and showed her the screen.
"Look! The club, they gave me a bonus! A big one! We can buy a new house!"
His mom stared at the screen, her eyes wide, then slowly, they filled with tears.
Her 'Current' rating, always radiating love, now shone with pure, overwhelming joy. "Leon! One hundred and ninety thousand pounds?! Oh, my darling boy! This is... this is incredible! Are you serious? A new house?"
