The Olympic Dream

Chapter 4

I look into my mothers red eyes as she asks me "Where were you sweetie?" I look at her in disblief. "The same place I go to practice every day since the age of 2 mom, the pool." My dad slowly gets up and gets close to me, "Now, Nicolette, no need for an attitude with your mother, she was just asking." I grow furious with anger. "No, are you kidding me dad?! All you guys care about is drinking and getting high, all my stuff, I buy myself, I take care of myself, you guys dont care about anything!" Before I know it I feel my dads hand on my face, and my cheek stings, he slapped me. I feel tears well up in my eyes. "Get the fuck out of my face, you disgust me!" He yells. I run back outside, I pull my cellphone out of my swim bag. I think to myself I cant believe im doing this. I look through my contacts, praying he didnt change his number. I pull up his name; Carter. It rings a couple times, then I hear his voice over the other end. "Hey gourgeous, miss me already?" He says in a cocky manner. "Carter, can you please pick me?" I ask, as I try to hold myself together. I guess he could sense something wrong in my voice because he said "Dont move Nikki, ill be there in 2 minutes."

I sit down on the sidewalk, and look up it was Carter, I see him get out of the car, and slam his door, he runs over to me and picks me up and puts me in his car. "Nicolette, what happened?" He asks in a worried tone. "Nothing, can you please just take me somewhere else, Carter, please?" I say. "Fine." 10 minutes pass in the car and he parks infront of his house, I remember it, and he looks over at me as if he can see right through the wall I put up to block people out. "Nikki, please tell me whats wrong." He says with a face of concern. "Everything..." I say starting to cry again. "Like what? It seems you have everything. Every college wants to recruit you, you have perfect grades, your perfect." He says. I laugh a little. "You have no idea Carter, what I go through, you remeber how my parents use to drink alot, and my dad would lose his temper sometimes?" Carter nods his head.. "He didnt.. right?" I dont answer, just look at him and feel a tear drop rolling down my cheek. He pulls me closer to him and holds me, "I had no idea Nikki, I am so sorry." I smell his shirt, and smell the familiar scent of him, and hold onto him, realizing maybe I do miss him. Then I feel something vibrating in my pocket, I take out my phone, its my dad calling....