My Neighbor Is The Hot French Guy!

Chapter 7

"Wait...you swim!???" she seemed shocked.

"Used to...About 2 years ago I had a tournament over here in this exact spot... Everything was going great! I was the best swimmer in my league. I had the trophy and championship spot in the bag." I smiled remembering my excitement at that moment.

And... Let me guess... You lost??? Okay I know that sucks but..."

"Wait!!!! I'm not done..." I cut her off mid sentence. "yes I did lose but that didn't make me quit. All the swimmers were lined up at the pier... I was standing right where you are sitting... The announcer raised the gun and shot it...and the race began. I was in the lead. All my competion was about 1 foot back... I could hear my family and friends cheering for me in the background. Everything was great. But halfway into the race everyone started turning back and swimming away. My friends and family were now yelling instead of cheering. The boatman with the flag was yelling at me to get out of the water. I was soo confused, that I just kept swimming and ignoring everyoned demands. The boatman was pointing in the water and yelling something but I didn't understand. I kept swimming...when I saw a glow in the water..." I trailed off at reliving the memory.

"what was it!?" Trina was holding my hand now. I was sure she could see the horror in my face.

"A jellyfish..."

She pushed her self closer to me and was now weaving her finger through my own. "it was harmless, right!!??" her own face was now stricken with panick and fear.

"...some of the jellyfish here are harmless...but this one wasn't... I remember seeing the jellyfish in the water and trying to swim away...but it caught up to me. The boatman drove his boat and pulled me out of the water. I heard him say I was turning blue...my mom and dad thought I was dead. But they rushed me to the hospital and saved just Before the poisons entered my heart and brain. After that day... I never went back in the water here or anywhere else. And I never will!!!! No matter what anyone says or does! I just can't!!!" I felt a chil down my back.

" OH MY GOD!!! Vincent... I'm... I can't.. Believe that!! I don't blame you. But if you are ever going to get over your fear of the water... The only way is to swim...again." her eyes were filled with tears again. "maybe you could teach me!? I can't swim or float to save my life!" she said jokingly.

"Trina, I'm sorry... I really can not! I don't know if I even remember how to swim!?" I felt a tear roll down my own cheek.

Trina wiped it away and hugged me. "it's okay. I understand. I know how hard it is to do someth..." my phone began ringing. It was mrs. Richards number.

"Its for you..." I smiled and handed her my phone. She hesitantly took the phone and answered it. The speaker on my phone was loud enough for me to hear the conversation.

TRINA: hel-hello?

MRS.RICHARD: OH MY GOD!!! TRINA! VINCENT FOUND YOU!!!! WHERE ARE YOU!? WHY DID YOU RUN AWAY!? WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING!!!??

TRINA: Mom! please!! just stop yelling! I promise I was going to come home!

MRS.RICHARD: KATRINA EVELYN RICHARD! THAT IS NOT THE POINT! YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO JUST RUNAWAY! WHEN YOU GET HOME, ITS GROUNDED, FOR A LONG TIME!

TRINA: BUT MOM!!! JUST LET ME EXP...

MRS.RICHARD: I DONT WANT TO HEAR IT! Just come home and we will discuss this!

<call ended>

She handed me the phone and sat back down on the pier. I sat next to her and put my arms around her, and she cried on my shoulder. everything was quiet and still... we watched as the sun came up in each others arms. * Everything seemed perfect...

"Well, Well, Well...What do we have here!?" Trina and I turned simaltaneously to see Avery.

"Can I help You!?" Trina's voice was stern as she pulled out of my grip. She was now standing up wiping away the reamaing tears from her eyes.

"BABY...Whats wrong!? what did this ass do to you!?" Avery shot me a dirty look and pulled trina closer to him. She figited in his arms as he pulled her closer to him.

"Dont touch me!!!!! Let gooooo!!!!" trina was trying to loosen his grip on her. I could see she didn't want him near her. I walked up to him and helped her get away.

"So what is this your little boyfriend now? I thought you said you did not like him!?" he had a huge grin on his face. I had the urge to just go up to him and slap it off! He stepped between me and Trina and kept trying to kiss her. I stepped between him before he got to her and pushed him back. "you want to go pretty boy!!! I don't embarrass you infront of your little girlfriend here... Then again when she she's how much of a whimp you are she'll come crawling to me!" at that instant he had his arms up as if we were going to box.

"Look... I don't want any trouble... Just shut the hell up and leave! She is not interested in you! So move on!" I said containing my anger. He then shoved me back. Trina was standing by the pier yelling for us to stop fighting. We continued to push, shove, and punch each other, when we heard a scream... Avery had pushed me into Trina sending her into the jellyfish filled water. I heard Avery shouting.

"Oh shit!!!! I didn't... I mean it was an accident!" Avery was on his knees looking at Katrina as she struggled to stay above the surface!. "Holy shit!!! She can't swim!!! Vince, buddy you have to do something! Avery was screaming at me trying to get me to focus.

"VINCENTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!! HELP MEEEEEEE!!!!! PLEASSEEEE!!!! SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!! PLEASSSEEEEEEEE!!! I CANT SWIMMMM!!!!" Trina was screaming t the top of her lungs. Avery was nowhere to be found. I couldn't move. All those dreaded memories came flooding my brain of that day.

Trina continued to scream. "VINCENT PLEASEEE!!!!!!!? I DONT WANT TO DIE!!! HELP MEEEEEEE!!!!!! HURRY!!!!! PLEASE?!!!!!!!!!

I couldn't move. I was paralyzed as I watched her sink in the water.

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