Meriedeth Salazar
"Deth! Ligo na tayo!" yaya ng kaibigan kong kasali rin sa swimming club.
"Race tayo!"
We dive into the water and swim to the end of the pool and back. I kicked my feet under the water. Nang mahawakan ko na ang end ng pool tumayo ako at itinaas ang goggles ko.
I looked at Veronica, hinihingal siya habang nakatayo.
"Panalo na naman si Deth," napatingin kami sa nagsalita, it was Carrie.
"Na naman?!"
"Maganda kasi ang form na ginagawa ni Deth kapag lumalangoy. Wag mo kasing itaas ang paa mo. Dapat underwater 'yon," sabi naman ni Aileery.
I'm a member of the swimming club sa school namin. I just joined this year. Kabatch ko sila Veronica pero iba ang section namin.
We are training for this coming tournament and its next week. Sinali ako ni Coach sa freestyle competition at sa relay. Sa relay ay kaming apat nila Veronica.
The relay is compose of backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. Coach taught us the different strokes, pero para sa relay we did our individual training.
After the tournament, I earned the gold medal for the freestyle competition. Panalo rin kami sa relay. Our next competition is sa susunod pa na mga buwan, three months from now.
"Papa! Look!" ipinakita ko ang gold medal kay Papa pagdating namin sa bahay.
"Congratulations, anak! Kailan ang susunod niyo na competition?"
"Malayo pa po, Papa. Three months from now sabi ni Coach."
"I'm sorry hindi ako naka-attend."
"Ayos lang po, Papa. Nauwi ko rin naman ang medal!"
Days passed by and we won amother tournament. It was our semestral break, umuwi kami sa province. I'm staying at our Lola's house.
Wala si Kuya Marcus, pauwi pa siya. He is studying abroad. Hinatid ako nila Papa dito dahil susunduin pa nila si Kuya.
"Meriedeth, nanalo ka raw ng swimming competitions?" tanong ng isa sa nga pinsan ko.
I happily tell them about the swimming competitions that I participated and they were amazed.
Kinabukasan ay mag-oouting kami sabi nila Uncle, Papa nila Marjorie. In the morning tumulong ako sa paghanda ng foods. Habang tinatransport nila ang tent namin sa beach.
Nang maluto na ang mga pagkain ay inayos ko ang backpack ko. Nandoon ang extra clothes ko at towel.
Pagdating namin sa beach ang ganda ng tubig. Medyo natatakot ako ng konti, may nakita kasi akong balita sa telebisyon. Yung tungkol sa mga jellyfish, nakakatakot.
Pero sinabi naman nila Lola na wala raw, hindi lang kami lalayo sa pwesto. Kumain muna ako bago maligo.
"Meriedeth, ilang feet pinagprapractisan niyo?" tanong ni Marjorie.
"10 feet, lagpas sa ulo. Pero, ayos lang naman."
"Oh, talon tayo doon, oh," sabay turo sa may bangin.
"Ayoko, Marjorie. Baka may jellyfish doon."
"Walang jellyfish. Tara," sabay tayo at lakad patungo doon.
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Teen FictionMeriedeth Salazar, a teenage girl who believes that it's better to distance herself from everyone and does not want to get involve with the water ever again since an accident that happened in the past. She swears that she'll never swim again. But...