The diver boy - going for gold ♥ (OLD)

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

After 3 hours of extra training with Tom and my dad and Tom’s mum saying yes we were both booked to go to France tomorrow. It was nice to be training with Tom I mean I sometimes I train with Katie that’s when she is in town or something but when I am normally in the pool Tom is doing gym work or land stuff and vice versa. It was actually fun Tom always managed to make me laugh and it took my mind of my headache. I think Kat and Andy were kicking them self’s that they hadn’t realized sooner that we would be good diving partners. I got changed out of my swimming costume and into my tracksuit to head home in. I was exhausted. I walked out of the changing rooms and made my way to reception to meet Kat she smiled as she saw me and pulled me into a hug “Right Kido get some sleep and meet us at here at 3 tomorrow” “Today has just been a whirl wind” “I know it took us by surprise too but trust me I have a good feeling about this” “I’ll see you tomorrow Kat” “See you Kido” I waved good bye then walked out of the center; handed back my keys from the locker I always use and began my walk home. As I got to the pathway car lights shined from behind me “Fancy a lift diver girl?” I turn to the road to find Tom in his mini copper “Thanks diver boy” I winked and walked around to the other side of the car and got in. He moved his kit bag from the passenger seat and chucked it into the back seat so I could sit down. I did my seat belt up and smiled at him and he smiled back and we drove off.

 It was silent until Tom broke it “Who would have thought it hey me and you diving partners” “Yeah I know” I smiled. “I prefer doing syncronized events more than individual because it’s so much nicer to have someone up there with you it feels kinda lonely on your own if you get what I mean. And when you win and you share the podium with someone else oh god sorry I’m just blabbing on.” I said slightly embarrassed “No I know what you mean and I agree with you” he smiled “just right here?” “Yeah” I said as he pulled up outside my house. “Thanks Daley for the lift I guess I will see you tomorrow” “Yeah see you tomorrow and anytime” I pulled him into a quick hug then grabbed my kit bag and got out of the car. I waved him off as he drove away.

The next day I found myself on the euro star sat next to Tom of course and Kat and Andy sat opposite us. Because I was missing school again my dad gave Kat strict instructions to make sure I did some school work while I was away. So I was doing maths and the fact I am in bottom set kinda says it all really doesn’t it? I can’t do it and I think it’s fucking pointless especially algebra I mean what was the person thinking when they invented it did they just invent it to confuse students. I was currently stuck again on a question Simplify: 12x3 - 3(2x3 + 4x -1) - 5x + 7 “Kat can you help me with this question please” I said and passed her the question. She took one look and then passed it to Andy “You are asking the person who failed maths here Andy do you get it?” she asked. He stared at the paper for about a minute. “Let me take a look” said Tom and Andy passed it to Tom. “I have no clue sorry May” said Andy. Tom looked at it and smiled “I know how to do it pass me your pen I remember doing this” he said indicating to my pen in my hand I passed it to him and he wrote out his working out then his answer 6x3 -17x + 10. “Tom can you just do them all for me please you did get an A in it and you have taken it for A levels pretty please” I begged “No come on I’ll help you though”

After about half an hour of explaining how he got that answer I was starting to get it “Okay I think I get it” “Let’s try the next one okay?” he asked pointing to the next question 3t+4=19-2t “See if you can do it” I starred at the question then I started to remember all of the things Tom had told me. So I began writing out my working out as I went

3t+4=19-2t

3t + 4 - 4 = 19 - 4 - 2t

3t = 15 - 2t

3t + 2t = 15 - 2t + 2t

5t = 15

5t/5 = 15/5

t=3

I showed Tom my working out and answer he starred at my working out reading it carefully as he worked it out in his head. “That’s it” he smiled “Thanks Tom you helped a lot you can be my maths teacher any day” “No problem Kido”

As soon as we arrived in France we all checked into our rooms in our hotel then headed to the swimming centre where Tom and I would be competing tomorrow. As we arrived there were a few other people practising from the boards. “Right both of you go and get changed then get some extra practise in, you need as much practise as you can get right now” said Kat “Can’t we just go look around France for a bit please I haven’t been here in ages” I asked Kat gave me a look. “Okay” I huffed. We both got changed and I walked out of the changing rooms and I walked over to wear Kat and Andy was sitting and Tom was stretching. As I approached them I began stretching too. “Ok I want you to go the 4 and a half somersaults then the reverse two and a half somersaults, tuck.” Said Andy “Remember to jump as high as you can to get all of the somersaults in and not to jump to close to the board” said Kat. We both nodded “Come on Kido” said Tom and we walked over to the board. Because Tom was slightly taller than me he had to start about a foot behind me. Breath I told myself no pressure. As we got into our positions I waited for Tom to count us in “Ready?” he asked “Yep” “Okay 1,2,3” he said and I began to run towards the end of the board then threw myself forward into the somersault position.

As I re surfaced I was face to face with Tom he put his hand up to high 5, I high 5ed him and then we both swam over to where Kat and Andy were. “I can’t believe you have only been diving together since yesterday it looks like you have had years of practice” said Kat. “I’m guessing that was okay then?” “Perfect” said Andy.

After a few more dives we all went back to the hotel after stopping off and getting a few sandwiches after Tom complaining about how hungry he was. “Right you both need to set your alarms to 7 tomorrow to give us plenty of time in getting to the competition tomorrow” said Kat. We all said good night to each other and me and Kat headed off in the direction of our rooms because of short notice the boys rooms where the complete opposite end of the hotel than ours luckily mine and Kat’s were only 3 rooms apart. “Right I know you are probably going to think we are being silly but I have to ask you this it’s a serious question” said Kat I nodded indicating her to continue talking “Me and Andy were talking and it just seems you and Tom are becoming very close” “Well we are diving partners now and we have been friends since I was 6 so what do you except?” then it suddenly clicked what she was saying to me “What me and Tom? No way” I burst out laughing “We are just friends nothing more he is more like a brother to me than anything else” I laughed “Okay but if it did I am not saying it will, but you know that it could affect your diving careers, there is a strict rule in the Olympics” I turned to face her she had a serious face and that she wasn’t joking “Ok Kat I get it but he is just my friend” I insisted “I remember when I was your age though I am only warning you” she held her hands up. “Now get some sleep you have a big day tomorrow” she smiled “Night Kat” I said as I let myself into my room “Night Kido” she said and walked away to her room.  I closed the door and sat on my bed thinking about everything she had just said. Tom and I were just very close friends nothing more right?