I dove into the pool. I feel all the water gliding past me. The one place I feel safe. The one place I can get away from everything. The one place I can forget. The pool. I do 6 underwater kicks to get past the flag and I resurface, doing freestyle kick. I pull my arm back and swim. I sprint. I do a tumble turn. I kick off the wall. I slam the Omega pad as hard as I can and look around. Smiling, I realise I came first. I look at the board and see Lane 3 Beatrice Prior 1.08.05. Yes! I got a PB!
My name is Beatrice Prior. I am 16 years old with a 17 year old brother named Caleb.
I get out of the pool and Christina comes running up to me. 'You did it Tris! You beat her!' When Christina says her, she means Molly. The supposedly fastest girl in the grade. Well now, I am the fastest girl in the grade. Will, Marlene, Uriah and HE come running to me. HE doesn't run though he takes his sweet damn time. 'I would hug you Tris, but you know, I'm not going to' says Uriah. I grin wickedly and chase him around the pool trying to hug him. I jump on him and he screams and pushes me off into the pool. 'WHAT THE FUCK URIAH!" I yell. He just rolls his eyes and I climb out of the pool. Four smirks and walks towards us. 'What do YOU want Four?' I ask, emphasizing the 'you' and 'four'. I narrow my eyes. 'Come to congratulate me?'
He laughs. 'Yeah, right!' He says sarcastically and rolls his eyes. 'That would be the last thing I would ever do!' he adds. 'I'm here because YOU are NOT the only swimmer in the world.' He says, dripping from the race he just swam.
'You are ruining my perfectly good mood! Get lost Four.' I say and turn to Christina. 'I'm gonna go get changes' I mumble and stomp off to the changing rooms.
'TRIS!' I hear from the side. I see Lauren. She tackles me in a hug. 'You did so well!' she yells in my ear. 'You're gonna get wet Lauren. Thanks so much though!' I reply. 'I don't care Tris, I need to tell you something after you get changed though k?' I nod in reply.