Swimming With Fangs

Chapter 61

Angel Haze~ Deep Sea Diver

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Brooklyn~ 

"Yes Jess!" I cheer at the lead swimmer out of the whole team, I was super proud of her, I cant believe how far she's gone from the beginning of Ben's course. 

Now look at her, in the semi beginner race of this autumn term, she's a shark... like her assistant coach ;)

"What'd I miss?" Tristan sits down next to me, handing me my pepsi. 

"Other than Jess rocking the water?" I wink at him and face the race again. "Gosh, I don't even remember being in the beginner courses at all, it all washed by." 

"Washed by...?" He chuckles. 

"Stop it." I laugh, sipping my drink. 

Jess~ 

I win second place and collect my medal on the stands, I look around the audience and grin wide. Then my eyes go over to Brooklyn. She waves and Tristan, her boyfriend, whistles. 

"For the first time, we're going to let the three winners get to say a few words, let's go over to third place first..." The announcer says. 

I wait patiently as third place winner, Shelly finished her 'few words' which seemed like a hour long introduction to me! Then the mic comes to me and I swallow air tightly in my lungs. 

"Any words Miss. Jessica?" The announcer asks me. 

I look at the crowd, mainly Brooklyn. "Yes, today was my first competition, and I enjoyed every minute!" I grin. "Even if I didn't win first place, there's many more meets to come and I'm sure I'll get through them just as well." I wink and I earn laughter. "But mostly... I want to thank the person who helped me come this far, without her, I wouldn't be standing here today... Thanks a lot Brooklyn." 

The announcer woo's... and grins at me. "You don't mean by any chance that your mentor was and is, Brooklyn Harper? The famous Irish competitive swimmer!?" 

I laugh. "The one and only." 

"Give it a round of applause for Jessica her mentor!" 

The crowd claps and so on and they all move over to first place to hear her speech, while I look up at Brooklyn, she's smiling dearly at me and blows me a kiss, I wave back and do the same. 

After a long wait and the praises, I run over to the stands and warm up to Brooklyn's hug, she laughs and hugs me back just as tight, suddenly my eyes widen. 

"Oh my god! I've gotten you wet!" I gasp. 

"I bet she doesn't mind." Tristan walks over and smiles at me. "Well done star." He says, pulling me for a side-hug. 

"Thanks a lot Tristan." I squeal. "I'm so happy.." 

"I'm so proud of you Jess..." Brooklyn widens her smile. "You've gone so far, that I wont need to be there for you soon." 

"Of course that'll never happen." I wink. 

"Brooklyn Harper." A voice says from behind us. 

Brooklyn pauses and faces the announcer from today and smiles at him kindly. 

"Hello sir." Brooklyn says to him, shaking his hand. 

"I never knew you were instucting." 

"I'm not really, I'm just working at the course.. but I was teaching for Jess on the side."