"Come on, James!" shouted Trainer Brook impatiently.
I swam quickly across the edge of the pool leading to the large training pool.
I saw a very unpleasant looking man with grey eyes that coldly stared at me.
"I am Trainer Brook. You have to obey my commands, " explained Trainer Brook rudely, "Well, what are you waiting for? Get into your position."
I slowly moved backward, my head facing Trainer Brook.
"Today, we are going to learn the 3 commands: the first one is when I blow the whistle once, you come to me. If I blow the whistle twice, you start the performance and if I blow the whistle three times, you will stop what you're doing immediately. Do you understand?" asked Trainer Brook.
I screeched, signalling that I understood every word that he was saying.
Trainer Brook blew the whistle once and I immediately dashed toward him.
"Too slow; you're not getting any reward for that," said Trainer Brook lazily.
I was annoyed but didn't complain or fight with his offensive words, even though I found it extremely unfair.
"Okay, now you have to do a flip in the air. I will teach you how to do that in a minute. But first, you will get your punishment for coming to me too slowly." said Trainer Brook harshly.
He walked a few steps away and I saw that he went inside a small shed. He came out with a long rope and walked towards me. He whipped me and then, I felt pain. This was the first time I had ever been physically hurt. I started whimpering, but Trainer Brook didn't care.
"Stop with that nonsense. Now, I will teach you how to do a flip."
Trainer Brook explained the steps to do a flip step-by-step and ,after 3 tries, I managed to finally do it.
Trainer Brook then blew his whistle once and I swam as fast as I could possibly swim, and he was finally satisfied. Though I did a good job, all I got was a tiny fish from the metal bucket beside him.
"That is enough for today. We will do thorough training daily, sometimes you will get another trainer, but for now, I am your main trainer. Well, what are you doing! This pool is not yours, run along," said Trainer Brook impolitely.
I was exhausted after training, so I went to the other pool and crashed swiftly. I missed my mother and I wished that I could see her again. But this was my new life., and I was starting to adapt to it but I wasn't enjoying interacting with the mean trainer, Brook.
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Beyond The Surface
Short StoryA killer whale is in grave danger. James the orca was captured from the oceans of Iceland and taken away from his parents, his siblings and his pod. He gets transferred to a water park in Germany called 'Müller's Island.' He is trained to do stunts...
