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Swimming competition

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Swimming. Was might just a word for others, but for Jessica it was like breathing. When she was under the water, was there no one who could yell at her, hurt her, no sprain ankles and there was no one who could annoy her. She could feel free, and just be herself.

Lucky for her was there a swimming class on Interstellar Academy. The teacher was very satisfied with her. She was the best in her class to swim. Finally something she was good at, something that she was best at.

"Well done today Ms. Hinrichsen. You know… there will be a swim competitions right around the corner, would you like to show up for our school?" The teacher was looking like a whale somehow, very smart since it was swimming he learned. He was strict but fair. Well the most of the time.

"I would love that sir!" Smiled Jessica, she was still in the water, as she looked at her teacher.

Selaura and Katyuna had heard it all, and swam over to her.

"Wow! That's totally amazing Jess! Isn't it cool that it's you who he's asking and not Summers?" Asked Selaura.

Anthony Summers was a boy who always was making fun of her, and makes her to get into troubles. She often shared swimming and math class with him. Summers was good at swimming, he was physics strong, but when he swam, was the only thing he cared about, was his speed, so just after one lane (25 meters) he was already breathless.

"Yeah congratulation freak." It was Summers. Jessica turned around. "I should have been the one who should swim to that competition! How in the world would you, a girl, win that game?"

"Some of us have out technique, while others only think about to speed through it all." Shot Jessica back. "But you might have a chance, since you don't have any hair." He was lucky with that, since Jess had so long hair, she needed a bathing cap, to keep the hair away from her face.

"Look freak, listen carefully to me. I'm willing to take a little race with you. All right? A swimming race. If you win, you can go to that stupid competition, but if you lose… I'll go. Deal?"

Jessica was speechless. Somehow she knew that she had a change to win, but Summers was never a boy who played it fair.

"What a brilliant idea." Jessica turned around and saw Mr. Sailing. He had heard every word they had said to each other. There was a smile on his face. "Everyone! Get up from the basin, beside Ms. Hinrichsen and Mr. Summers. Okay. The one who first swim 50 meters has won, and the winner is going to the competition. All right?" everyone nodded.

"Wait." Said Mr. Sailing. "If this is a competition, then we need far more students. Wait a second." And then he was gone.

"You can do it Jess." Said Katyuna to her friend. Jess gave her a smile, and tried to concentrate on her breath.

After some minutes, came a whole pack of students. Everyone was from the gym classes. Benjamin and Jim were there as well. They walked over to Katyuna and Selaura. Jessica could suddenly see that Jim looked scared at the water. She didn't want to ask him, what was wrong now. Since he had given her an encouraging smile.

"Okay ready? The rules are like this. 1: You may not touch the ground. 2: You may swim whatever you want, and 3: There are no, and I repeat there is no cheating! Mr. Smith and Mrs. Bride will be on each side the basin." Summers glared at Jessica who looked from him to the end of the basin.

"Ready? Get set! Now!" Jessica and Summers gave a big push from the edge, to get a good start. Jess could hear the crowd yelling. Most on Summers, but of course there was some people who yelled for her. Beside her friends.

"Come on Jess you can do it!" Shouted Jim.

"Yes come on! Show that Summers guy, what you are made of!" Shouted Benjamin.

Summers was in front of her. But she was calm. She knew that he was begun to get tired, and just when they reached the 25 meters, Anthony got tired and took a very short breathe. Jess on the other side, gave a push on the edge and swam as fast as she could the last 15 meters.

"Yes come on! You can do it girl!" Shouted Katyuna at her. Jess smiled under the water. Summer was furious when he saw how far, she was to the end. He took a deep breath and began to swim as fast he could. But he was too late. Jess had already arrived the finish.

Almost everyone in the crowd cheered for her. She was out of breath, but smiled.

"And it's Jessica Hinrichsen who wins! I told you that you were the right choice." Jess smiled at her teacher, and swam over the edge where her friends stood. Summers on the other hand was furious and climb up from the water, on the other side. He glared at the girl.

"You were awesome Jess!" Said Benjamin.

"Totally!" Agreed the rest of her friends. Jess began to blush since she wasn't use to all that praise and attention.

"Thanks guys." She gave them a group hug.

"Ew, your wet!" Said Katyuna, who most could feel the water on her.

"Well it's not like I have been swimming in sand." Winked Jessica. Everyone laughed.

Jim was so happy for Jessica that she was going to the competition. But he couldn't promise if he could show up. Since he had his problems… with homework's, and he needed to write a letter to his mother. He had promised her to do that long time ago. He knew that Jessica would be disappointed in him… but then he must make it up to her, another time.

***

"What do you mean with that you can't come?" Asked Selaura. "It would mean so much for Jessica if you came."

"I know but I have some things to do…"

"But-"

"Selaura. It's all right. Just let him do his things." Said Jessica, she was begun to get ready, for the competition.

"Jess I…"

"It's fine Jim. It really is. Come on girls, let's go." Jim could see that she was disappointed. And he couldn't blame her. She had been letting down, a lot of times by her father… he looked at Selaura and Katyuna who looked angry at him, before leaving their room.

Jim slapped himself on his forehead and went back to his room. What should he do?

Suddenly the door opened, and then came Benjamin.

"Hey, what's up man?" He asked.

"Nothing." Jim answered cold.

"Why aren't you going to watch Jess? You know it will mean a lot to her, if you came too."

Jim sighed and looked at his friend. "I have my reasons."

"Whatever your reason is, then you should go ahead and tell her." Benjamin was supposed to go with the girls, but Katyuna wanted him try to take Jim with him.

Jim thought about it… it was going to be embarrassing… but he had to do it. "All right." He then gave up. Benjamin smiled satisfied with himself.

"Come on! If we hurry, then we can watch her." Jim nodded. Lucky that the competition was in the middle of the town not far away from the school. They began to run.

Katyuna, Selaura, Jessica and a lot of students was taking a bus. Even though it wouldn't take long time to get there, was the teacher agree about to take a bus. Jess looked out at the window. She was disappointed at Jim inside. But she knew that she couldn't force him to come, if he didn't want to, or had something else to do. But she couldn't understand it though… it wasn't like Jim to do something like that, no matter how much homework he had, had it never stopped him.

Katyuna putted a comforting hand on her shoulder, and gave her a smile. Jess smiled back and started starring out of the window again.

***

"Are you sure you know where we are going?" Asked Jim after a while they had been running, and had arrived to the town.

"Yes, I have been swimming in there with Katyuna once."

"What is it with you and her, by the way?" Jim gave a teasing smile.

"I don't know… I mean I really like her, and I have been thinking to ask her, if she wants to be my girlfriend… but there hasn't been a time, where it was right."

"You will, believe me. You might have a better way to ask her then I had. Mine was a bit awkward, when I asked Jess."

"How come?"

"Let's just say that our pets made us fall and kiss. And later after that I asked her."

"I see what you mean." Chuckled Benjamin. "Here we are!" he then said and ran over to the place, where the competition was supposed to be.

***

Jess looked around and saw all kind of creatures and human, who was getting ready for their turn. There were 3 groups. First one: was for only boys. Second one: Was fir aliens/creatures with fins, or had anything to do with water, it was a mix group. Third one: This was where Jessica was supposed to be, a group only for girls.

She looked around, to see if Jim was there through the crowd, but he wasn't she sighed, and began to get ready.

"Are you ready?" Asked Selaura excited, before Jess walked over to her place.

"Yes I kinda am, I just wish that Jim was here too."

"Who says he's not?" Selaura gave a smirk and pointed up where Katyuna sat between Benjamin and Jim. He waved to her. Jessica now felt so much happiness; she was going to win this thing, for Jim.

"Okay each swimmer gets ready." The referee said. "Number 1. Sally Samson. Number 2. Nadia Heart. Number 3. Dina Alexandra. Number 4. Jessica Hinrichsen." And so he kept shouting names up. There were 8 swimmers on each lane.

"Come on." Whispered Jim. There was silence between the public.

"Get set. Now!" and then they swam.

"Come on Jess!" "You can do it!" Shouted Jessica's friends at her. She was going to swim 100 meters. She had to get at least number 4 to move forward to the 50 meters. And see from there who would win.

Jessica was beginning to getting tired after the 75 meters, and was lagging behind.

"She has to hurry up, if she wants to move to the final." Said Katyuna worried.

"She will make it." Said Jim. "You can do it Jess! We believe in you!"

Somehow she could the words under the water, and began to swim faster; she took all her strength in her body and swam.

Now it all seemed to get up or down. When every girl came in and touched on a plate, they looked up to see their names on a big screen.

"And the 4 girls who get to the final are…" Everyone looked excited at each other. "Dina Alexandra! Sally Samson! Faith Song and…" Jessica sighed now she knew that she didn't have a chance to move on to the final. "Jessica Hinrichsen!" She looked surprised. She came to the final!

"YOU GO GIRL!" shouted Katyuna and Selaura.

When Jessica sat with her friends they watched on the next group who should swim. She was more nervous than ever. If she won, their school would get a lot of money. The prizes were, for gold 20.000 dublon. For silver 10.000 dublon and for bronze was it 2000.

Now it was time to the final.

Jessica swam as fast as she could. She really wanted to win this. It seemed that all 3 girls were even, but who would win this time?

When they were finished, went Jess back to her friends. Sat in front of them with a towel around her. Jim moved down to her, and putted a arm around.

"It will be fine." He said.

"I hope so… I really wanna win this."

"Jess the reason I didn't came in the first place was-"

"It's ok Jim, right now all what matters is that you came." She gave him a kiss on his cheek. Both Jim and Jessica couldn't help but blushed a bit. He gave her a smile. Maybe he could wait and tell her another time.

Ladies and gentle man! We have the winners now."

"Bronze, Dina Alexandra. Congratulations." The girl walked up, shook the referee hand, and got her medal around her neck. "Silver, Faith Song! Congratulation." Faith did the same thing as Dina did. "And there is gold. Ladies and gentle man, in my 20 years in this branch I have never imagine this. Jessica and Sally are even! But I have just got some information. Sally you are… disqualified. That means that Jessica Hinrichsen is the winner!"

"Jess you won!" Shouted Benjamin, and putted his hand on her shoulder.

"I won? I won!" Jessica then ran over to get her prize. She was so proud of herself, and by looking at her friends and Jim's faces, she could tell that they were proud too.

"I have said it before, and I'm saying it again, I knew you were the right choice!" Shouted Mr. Sailing. Jess blushed with all the attention. Now she had something to hang on her wall. Her first gold medal ever. But what she most was happy about was that her friends and Jim had come to cheer for her. there was nothing better than friends, who would stay by your side.
I deleted it by accident o.O sorry guys!
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I think Jim can't swim that's why he didn't come in the first place