University soccer team

Amber stared at the ceiling of her cramped dorm room. The weight of the world seemed to rest on her shoulders; after the nightmare 24 hours she had suffered, she should have been more focused on the devastating Cup final loss, but something else was more pressing on her mind.

“Ugh, fuck, how do we get out of this?” she muttered to herself, replaying the final moments of the game in her mind. An ambitious effort from 25 yards out by that bitch Trisha, flew past our keeper, and it was too late to come back. She only shot because she was knackered; we were the better team Amber moaned in her thoughts.

“Hey, Captain! You in here?” Jade’s voice rang out as she popped her head through the door.

“Yeah, I am,” Amber replied, trying to keep the irritation from her voice. “What do you want?”

Jade sauntered into the room and sat on the edge of Amber’s bed. “Relax! I just wanted to talk about the charity shoot. It’s going to be awesome!”

“Awesome?” Amber shot her a look. “I don’t think being naked in front of a camera is awesome. It’s humiliating.”

“Oh, come on!” Jade laughed, “You’re being such a prude. It’s for charity, and besides, it’s just a bit of fun. Think of the exposure!”

Amber rolled her eyes. “The only exposure I want is for our efforts on the soccer field, not... this; we meant to get more girls and women playing soccer, and now we just **** ourselves.”

“But you’re the captain! You have to set an example, right?” Jade smirked, raising an eyebrow. “You lead us into this naked adventure!”

“I didn’t ask for this,” Amber snapped, crossing her arms. “You pushed for the bet, Jade. You thought we’d win; it's your fault.”

“Yeah, well, I was wrong, and hey, I fucking scored; what more could I have done? But look, no point in blaming each other; although Penny could have done better on the first goal, we can make the best of it! Look at it this way: it’ll be a great bonding experience for the team!”

Jade’s grin was beaming, but Amber clung to her frustration.

“Bonding? You mean parading around in front of a camera?” Amber’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

“Exactly!” Jade winked. “Just think of all the likes we’ll get on social media. Our followers will explode!”

Amber groaned and put her head in her hands. How did she let this happen?