Daughter of Ipswich

Falling Down the Rabbit Hole

Swimming Surprise

Everyone who was listed to be on the swim tea, was forced first thing in the morning to get dressed in their swim gear, so we could compete to see who would be at the top of each swim types.

First, we girls swam. And like usual I was the top girl for breath stroke, just like I had been last year, which still surprised me, because I was so short and in my opinion I wasn't built for swimming.

But, when it came to the boys, I naturally stood with my boys, watching them, and cheering for them. But I was exhausted, and I was greeted with another dream, with spiders in it.

Yet, when Pogue was swimming, Chase joined our group.

As I stood next to Caleb, knowing that he, unlike Reid, wouldn't make some stupid joke about me being in a tight fighting swimsuit, Chase commented," He really is good."

"He's the best," Caleb reaffirmed, not acting the least bit bother that Chase had kissed Sarah last night.

"I hear you swim a mean freestyle," Caleb turned to Chase, crossing his arms.

Chase nonchalantly smirked, while he looked over at me," that's what they tell me."

"Let's see what you got," Caleb challenged, just as Chase at challenge him for Foosball two nights ago.

And before I knew it they were both in the water, battling for the top spot and their reputations.

"Come on Caleb!" I shouted, alongside my brother, as I watched both Chase and Caleb oddly seem to be tied.

"Go! Go!" Tyler was starting to get really aggressive with his shouting, and was even clapping his hands together.

Then they both turned the wall, and I watched as they both seemed neck in neck.

"Come on! Come on!" Reid shouted, at Caleb.

But then I felt weird, like someone was building up their power. I looked around at the three boys next to me, each looking completely normal as they shouted for Caleb.

So I looked over at Caleb, whose eyes were completely normal, as they both approached the end.

Then suddenly I saw his eyebrows rise, and I looked over at Chase.

Chase's eyes were pitch black.

"Oh my god!" I whispered in shock, knowing who had been giving me those dreams, sending the darkling after me, but why would Chase do that. Unless...

But Caleb ran right into the wall, making me screech," Caleb!"

"Caleb!" My brother shouted after me, as he got ready to jump into the pool. But, it seemed that Chase was already pulling Caleb up from the bottom of the pool.

"Is he breathing?" I growled at Chase, as he brought at Caleb.

"I don't know," he answered me, while the other boys brought Caleb up.

"Caleb!" I shook his shoulder, as he unconsciously lay across the floor, and my brother pulled off Caleb's cap, and Tyler checked his plus.

"He's breathing," Tyler announced, while the five of us crowded around Caleb.

"Caleb!" I shook his shoulder again, little more desperately than need by, but I didn't want anything to happen to him, because of Chase.

"Hey man," Chase began, as I noticed Caleb's eyes were opening up," there you are. Had us going there for a second."

Caleb closed his eyes for a second, before opening them back up, while my brother consoled," You knocked your head up pretty good."

"Lucky for you," Tyler began," Chase was there to get you out before you sucked up the pool."

"He also whipped you ass," Reid teased, making me scowl up at him, as I pressed my hand to Caleb's forehead.

"Are you having any problems seeing, hearing, or doing anything?" I kindly asked Caleb, as I looked down at him, brushing some of the water off of his face.

"Jesus, Celeste," Reid groaned," he's wasn't in a car accident."

"Shut up!" I snapped back at him," he could have drowned. And brain damage can occur when you smack your head roughly or can't breathe."

"I'm fine, Celeste," Caleb reassured, quietly, making me look back down at him.

"Are you sure? Seeing double? Hearing ringing noises? Can you move your fingers?" I quizzed, skeptically.

"He's fine," Chase reassured, with a grin. "He's breathing and there is no blood."

I rolled my eyes, while I pulled my hand off of Caleb. "Just be careful," I consoled him, while I stood up. "I'll see you boys later, I have to go change."

"Same here," Caleb groaned, as he sat up," I think I should sit out the rest of the swimming."

But I noticed Chase's stare over at Caleb, making me bite my cheek insecurely. Why would he do such a thing to Caleb? Caleb hadn't done anything to him!

Oh, well. I took a deep breath. I need to find a way to tell the boys what I saw in the pool, and see if Caleb saw it too or even remembers it.