A Lifetime Of Secrets

I've Got A Strange Feeling

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We arrived at the aquatics centre and all I wanted to do was get back in the car and go back home. But my parents had hold of one of my hands each and were pulling me through the crowds of people to go and find a seat. It was swarming with people in and around the centre and I was boiling already. I could feel beads of sweat forming on my forehead and I was trying to wipe them away, but was being pulled along still by my parents.

We eventually got inside to the seating area and found a seat. Finally, I could sit down and go on my phone and pretend I’m not here. I slumped back in my seat and lifted my knees up, placing my feet lightly on the top of the seat in front of me. I pulled out my phone from my bag and stuffed my earphones in, turning on ‘Avicii- Wake Me Up’. I started bobbing my head about slightly and I opened up my Facebook app. I scrolled down my newsfeed to see if there was anything interesting. Not really. Just the usual girls with bums and boobs out, boys with snapbacks, the people with terrible grammar and spelling. I sighed and closed it down before opening up my Twitter app. I saw that I had gained a few more mentions since I left the house this morning. I scrolled through them and they were still pretty much the same as before. People saying I was being selfish, others shocked, others happy for me for some strange reason. Why would they be happy for me? I don’t want to be here.

Before I knew it, the aquatics centre was nearly almost full up. We were sat right opposite the boards which was even more annoying because I probably wouldn’t get away with sneaking out or going on my phone the whole time.

I pulled my earphones out and shoved them back in my bad and that’s when I heard some people behind me trying to whisper but not achieving it too well.

“She looks so much like Jack though. Oh my god!” I heard one of them say.

“I know! But he’s never mentioned a sister or a relative of some sort that would look so much like him?” The other replied.

“Hmmm, shall we go say something to her?” The first one said again. Who on earth were they talking about? Before I had chance to give it a second thought, I felt a light tap on my shoulder. I turned around, feeling a bit annoyed. “Can I help you?” I asked, it coming out slightly more snappy than I thought, I instantly felt kind of bad, but anyway, I didn’t even want to be here. “Umm, hi? Um, we just um saw you and um we thought you kinda um looked like Jack Laugher?” One girl said, I recognized her as the second girl that had spoken when I overheard their conversation. “Uhhh… I have no idea who you are talking about, sorry.” I said back. I was seriously baffled as to what they were rambling about. At that moment, I caught a glimpse of my parents sharing a panicked look but I brushed it off and decided to think nothing more of it. “Oh my god. You don’t know who Jack Laugher is?!” The first girl asked, a shocked expression on her face. “Ummm, no. Sorry. Should I?” I asked back. “Well if you’re here then yes. And you do look A LOT like him. But anyway, sorry for bothering you” the second girl replied, before they both spun on their heels and strolled back to their seats, whispering to each other as they went. Clearly about me. I turned back around in my seat just as the announcements began. Great. It was starting and I had to sit here for goodness knows how long watching men jump into water from boards. How thrilling.

All of the divers started to parade out to the poolside. One after the other. They didn’t seem to stop coming out of the changing rooms. I could’ve fallen asleep just waiting for them all to come out and line up. Good lord. I sighed and crossed my arms over my chest. Every name of every diver from every country you could imagine was read out and they did some stupid wave to everyone before stepping back in line.

Although I didn’t want to be there, I couldn’t help but lift my head up when Jack Laugher was mentioned. I wanted to see what everyone was so hyped about him for, and also, what on earth those girls were talking about. I looked down to where he was stood, amongst what could possibly be hundreds of other divers, and I got this weird feeling in my stomach. I didn’t know what it was, but it was there, and it was weird. I quickly sunk back down into my seat to avoid anymore unknown and strange feelings in the pit of my stomach. I gulped down the strange feeling and got comfortable, knowing I was going to be sat there for at least another hour.

The competition had just finished and I was roasting. I was bored. And I was tired. I could feel my cheeks were as red as tomatoes and I just wanted to get out of there. Get away from the screaming fans for GB and away from the strange feelings I felt whenever Jack Laugher was mentioned. I managed to persuade my parents to leave before the medal ceremonies started. We got out of the centre before the huge crowds began to flood out and we made our way back to the car. I had noticed that they had both been a bit on the awkward and tense side since those two girls had been up to me and mentioned that I looked like that Jack Laugher dude but I was trying to ignore it.

We got back in the car but I could tell we weren’t going to be setting off anytime soon. “Look, do you want to tell me what you wanted to earlier and why you’ve been acting so strange today or not?” I asked out of the silence. They looked slightly taken aback and they shared a guilty but worried look. I huffed and folded my arms again.

“Eliza, there’s something we need to tell you. About why we brought you here. Why we’ve been acting strange. Everything.” My mum began. I was now feeling slightly worried and panicked as to what they were actually going to tell me.

“One of those divers….. Jack Laugher…. Well…. He’s your brother Eliza” I couldn’t believe what I had just heard. Were they thinking straight? But then again, maybe that explained the strange feelings I got. At that moment I knew what I had to do. I couldn’t just sit there and let them drive me home. I had to get out. I had to go back to the Aquatics Centre and I had to find…… My brother.

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