I always wanted to know how to swim but it was just to hard for me. I admit it. Something was too tought for the blind bandit. I just wish that I could do something without being left out.
"Hey Toph!" yelled Aang, "Do you wanna join us! we're about to go swimming in the river! You know! Fishes! Fresh water!"
"It'll be fun." said Katara,
"You guys go without me." I said as turned her head the other way,
"Why not? It's not like you dont know how to swim or anything." said Katara
"OF COURSE I KNOW HOW TO SWIM! WHY WOULDN'T I? WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT?"I said, with one problem. I really didnt know how to swim. My father said it would be too hard for me. But of course as I am, I was stubborn and didn't let blindness get in my way of anything! Except for books. BUT this was different. I experienced a close death moment. I was in my huge mansion, not like I can ever get out or anything, until now, ;) and was with my father, I wanted to prove to him that I wasn't the helpless blind girl he thought he knew. I had an earthbending teacher but not a swimming teacher. But I decided to go for it. As I stepped into the water I realized something and got completly still. "No Vibrations." I thought...but when I looked to see my father, I was determined. I gave into the water and was completly under. But just before I can even move I started to panick. Then my father came into the water and grabbed a hold of me. I dont really remember the rest since I passed out. Except for my father trying to get me. "TOPH! Are you ok? Daughter.
can you hear me? TOPH!...
"Huh? Yes father?" said a daydreaming Toph,
"Father?" said Aang,
"NEVERMIND!" I was completly aware that she just called Aang my father,
"Are you comming? We need to get a move on, and Sokka is hunting so he wont do any good." Katara said,
"Uhh sure." I said nervously and got up.
I stripped down to my underclothes and looked at the water. I didn't see looked but heard. It was a calm piece of water before I forgot. We were going to a RIVER! SHOOT! But everyone thought as me as tough and I sereously did NOt want to lose my cover.
"Dont you think the water is too cold?" I said I with an uneasy look on my face I tried to hide,
"It's okay since the water in the river is way warmer!" said Aang with what I can sense a big smile in his face, "We'll show you!"
Katara and Aang headed for the river with me expected to follow them. I couldn't feel or sense anything! Why would they leave me here? But, they DIDNT know I really was completly blind in the water so I just followed their voices.
Something about Aang really make me like him. I especially really loved Aang's voice. It just felt as if someone who really cared and I just couldn't get him out of my mind! Not that I liked him or anything. Right?
With each step panick grew to me. But I stepped deeper to the water carefully and slowly. Making sure not to step into any thing sharp or something. I did eventually get to the river with Aang and Katara and when I got there they took off swimming.
I hope they dont ask me to swim, I thought, as I felt underwater. The water really was warm and full of fishes. Too bad Aang didnt tell me about the big fishes because that's when i freaked out.
I put my hand underwater to feel around and that's when i felt a very strong and big fish and I fell backwards making a loud and hard splash. Twinkle Toes must of heard me because I heard him yell my name as i sunk deeper to the river. I must of been in the river for some time until I heard Aang jump to the water next to me and my world becoming a total darkness...
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