Half A Heart

I Don't Swim!

Daya's POV

"Will you please go to volleyball tryouts and try out?!" Ella asked for the twentieth time.

"Fine." I huffed.

We walked down the hall an into the office for signups.

"We're signing up for volleyball!" She said to the secretary.

"Alright, sign ups over there!" She pointed her boney finger to a paper in the corner of the room.

We signed up than headed back to homeroom.

"Are tryouts today?" I asked her.

"No, they're next week!" She stated.

"Alright!"

We walked into the room and found seats in the back of the room.

"Hello!" I heard someone say from beside me. I turned my head to see Niall sitting beside me.

"Hi!" I chirped.

"Daya! Oh my god. I just got Austin Mahone tickets for tomorrow night." I snapped my head in her direction.

"What?"

"There was a radio show and I was the ninth caller so I got Austin Mahone tickets!!!!" She screeched.

"And your going with me!"

"Ahhhh!!!" I screamed. I was surprised we didn't get any awkward stares. Well the only awkward stare I was getting was from Niall.

After a while of talking to Niall and Ella some guy walked up to us and addressed Niall and I.

"Here are invitations to my pool party tonight." He handed an invitation to both Niall and I.

"Are you going?" Niall asked me.

"I don't th-" I was than cut off by Niall.

"Come on, it will be fun." He urged.

"Alright, but you have to stay with me the whole time." I improvised. Well more like demanded.

"Fine with me."

Wow I have tons of things to do. I'm such a busy girl. Tonight I'm going to a pool party. Tomorrow, I'm going to the Austin Mahone concert. And then next week there are volleyball tryouts.

The final bell of the day finally rang and everyone walked out of the school. When I got outside I than realized, Niall drove me to school this morning. I saw Niall standing near his car laughing at me. I blushed from embaressment then walked over to his car.

"Do you wanna walk home or...?" Niall asked while laughing.

"Shut up, Ni!" I said. My cheeks instantly flushed when I used a nickname, but Niall didn't seem to notice.

I got into his car and we drove off and to my house so I could be dropped off.

When we arrived at my house Niall reminded me the party starts at 5:00 and that he'll pick me up at 4:30. Our school lets us out at 2:15. We said our goodbyes than I walked inside and he drove off down the driveway.

I walked inside and started on my math homework before getting ready for the pool party.

I went to my bedroom and shut the door. I walked into the bathroom and washed my face and brushed my hair. I tied it up into a sock bun.

Then I walked out of my bathroom and into my bedroom. I headed over to my closet and decided on the clothes for tonight.

I put on a white cropped t-shirt that says 'Marilyn' in black letters. With a pair of baby blue Hollister shorts. I grabbed my phone and headed downstairs.

Now I know I'm not going to swim because...I just don't.

:Flashback:

"Next up we have twelve year old Daya Lynn. This is Daya's first swim meet. She's going to attempted a harder move; a hand stand, two front flips, than the straight dive."

I stood at the top of the highest bored getting ready to take my dive.

I looked into the audience and saw my whole family; my brother, dad, and my mom. They have the biggest smiles on their faces.

I looked down to the water. I'm ready!

I gave a wave to the crowd and began. I went up into the handstand and pounced off. I did my first spin, but that's when I got worried. I was worrying about my form and my head hit off of the 10 yard board.

I head all of the gasps as I fell to the water. When I finally burst into the water everything went black.

:End of Flashback:

Trust me I've tried swimming again. But every time my body hits the water, I feel the emotional pain that always washes over me.

I've probably forgotten how to swim by now, that was five whole years ago. And I haven't tried to swim since mom died.

*ding* *dong*

I stood up from the couch and walked over to the door.

"Hi!" Niall chirped once I opened it.

"Hello." I said and closed the door behind me as Niall and I walked over to his car.

We hopped in and he started the engine.

"Is your bathing suit underneath your clothes?" Niall questioned randomly.

"No."

"You know this is a pool party right?"

"Yeah I know." I stated.

"And your expected to go in the pool."

"Well I'm not!" I said.

"Why?" He asked.

"I don't swim. I had an accident when I was younger." I said.

"Alright." He let it go.

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Hey Guys❁

Sorry, this chapter's pretty short!

But at least it's an update!

Maybe next chapter will be long...LONG!!

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4/25/2014

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~Aubree