Swimming With Fangs

Chapter 31

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Brooklyn~ 

I arrive home early in the morning and I gasp, there is Tristan, standing in the hallway... he looked bad, sad... and almost more paler than any day... which isn't possible. But that's how I see him right now. 

"Tristan?" I shut my front door and walk closer. "What are you--" 

"I don't want to lose you... because my life isn't anything special without you in it." He starts. "I might have killed that man, and yes. I had a choice to at least try to get at Sara... but I couldn't risk it." He steps closer to me, pulling me towards him. "But I'm free Brooklyn, they let me go, they just wanted to torture me a bit, but they aren't going to be involved any-more. I promise." 

I push him away. "Why do you think I can just run back into your arms... after all that?" 

"Because I told you, I never wanted to do it. But when your involved, I only care about your well-being. Nothing else." 

I sigh, shaking my head at him. "I need to take time to think about this." 

"You're seriously going to push me away?" He winces. 

"Now...? I don't even know what I think about us. But I've got some things to take care of, like winning the finals." I say. 

"I'll be there." He says. 

"No... your not." I say sadly, and leave him standing there and run up to my bedroom. 

At soon as my door slams closed I collapse onto the floor and cry... I didn't want to feel like this, but the right thing is to not be killing people. He tells me he wont ever kill, but how could I believe that...? He's a vampire, he'll kill more people in his life. And I never even paused in our relationship to think about it. 

I'm a mess. 

I have to get to the championships... I cant not go to the finals, me and my team have been waiting for this for ages! 

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Tristan~

I enter the championship swimming doors and I pick a seat near the front. I know she told me to not think about coming, but I really think she'll change her mind when she wins and she wanted me to hug her tightly, as I always did. 

I see Peyton and Leah, and they wave me over to where they're sitting. I sigh and get up, I put on a fake smile and sit next to Leah. 

"Hey girls." I say. 

"Why didn't you ride here with Brook?" Leah asks. 

"She wanted to set up, and told me to come before... or something." I lie, it wasn't my business to tell her family and friend. 

"Aha.." Leah narrows her eyes. 

"Here comes Emma!" Peyton shouts and waves her over. 

"Hey peeps!" Em settles down next to me. "How's everyone." 

"It's been a while since I saw you Emma." I say to her. 

"Been busy." She smirks and then faces the girls. "So has Brooklyn arrived yet?" 

"She's in the changing rooms." Peyton says. 

"I cant wait till she beats all those asses!" Leah squeals. 

I chuckle at them and the swimming teams make their entrance, the whole crowd cheers and I spot Brooklyn walking out with her coach and team, she wasn't the same person who usually walks towards the pool on these occasions.