12 August 2012
-TIFFANY- "Hey coach, do you mind if I sit and watch?" I said as the coach came to open the door for me. "Do you mind staying out for just a minute? Nate's doing a time trial and I don't want him to be distracted by you, which is inevitable" he smiled. "Sure, thats okay! How's he doing?" "Incredibly well. I'd like to see if he gets any better if you're in there actually, but he's doing incredible as it is!" "I'm glad!" "I'll leave the door open and wave when you can come in" "Thank you" I said, backing away so I was out of sight. As I looked in through the window, it would have been hard to identify Nate had it not been for his superior speed in the water. He was currently swimming his IM, which I knew was 400m long as that was his favourite event, and he was currently in the breaststroke section, meaning he was nearing the final 100m of freestyle. As he broke into his strongest stroke, all the exhaustion that had once seemed present in his swimming demeanour all vanished. He was the strongest freestyle swimmer I'd ever seen, and no matter how far he'd swum before, he always managed to apply 110% into his freestyle lengths, and that meant that if he was behind in the race (which rarely happened) he could always make up ground and go onto win with his sudden burst of energy and speed. As he completed his IM, his coach stopped the clock on the wall remotely and waved for me to come in. The clock on the wall read 4:15.34, which I knew was his personal best, and when he looked up at the wall, it was also evident. He glanced up nonchalantly, then as he saw his time, he placed his hands on his head and pulled off his goggles, as if to make sure he wasn't seeing things. When his coach confirmed the result, Nate's arm shot into the air before running his hand down the back of his head. He looked around to notice that no one else had seen, but when he saw me, he beamed at me and started to beckon for me to come over. "Well done baby! That was so amazing!" I said, bending down so I could kiss him. "Thank you, oh god I'm so happy with that!" "You should be" his coach agreed "With a time like that you're definitely in the competition, and according to this website, you're in the good position already" he said, glancing at his phone and showing Nate. "What competition?" I asked "The national competition for under 21's. I've decided to enter Nate so we needed his times, and those are then uploaded to this site where you can see how much time you need to shave off to see if it's worth entering. Nate's currently the fastest male U21 in the country at an IM" "Oh Nate!" I cried, leaning down again to kiss him again. "I'm so proud!" "Come on, onto the 100m free now, alright? Are you ready?" "Yes coach" Nate said, pulling his goggles back on. "On your marks, set, go" his coach said, starting a low hollow beep that indicated that Nate and the clock should start.
-NATE- "Mrs Henderson?" I asked tentatively as I stepped inside her office with Tiffany behind me. "Yes? Oh Nate, it's you! Sit down, both of you. Now, I've heard some rumours about some goings on last night that involved you both" "Before you begin" Tiffany started "I'd like you to know that Nate and I have put that all behind us. Haven't we?" she said, turning her head to face me. "Yeah, we have. We need to ask for some permission to leave school at 10am though" "What's happening at 10?" she asked, smiling warmly at the news that we were still together. "I'm going to have to visit the hospital" Tiffany said, a little distant. "What happened?" Mrs Henderson asked in disbelief. "I fainted last night, and we want to make sure that the baby is alright. If that's okay with you, of course" "Oh my dear! Of course it is, you'll be back by lunch time though, right?" she asked Tiffany. "Hopefully. If nothing goes wrong" I said, putting my arm around Tiffany. "It won't. You've been dealt a bad enough hand at the moment, you can't have anymore misfortune. Stay positive and please call me as soon as you're on your way back" "I will, thank you" Tiffany said, accepting Mrs Henderson's hug. "I'm sorry, I've got a lesson in 10 minutes, do you mind if I go back and get ready?" "Of course, Nate you can go with her. Thank you for coming to see me, and good luck today. Oh and Nate, congratulations on your time trial, your coach emailed me as soon as you'd completed them. Knock off one more second and you'll be Olympic standard!" "Don't worry, I've told him enough times! We're just so excited about his future!" Tiffany said, hugging into my side. "Not as excited as yours" I replied, kissing her head. "Enough! Or I'll start crying!" she complained sarcastically, dismissing us. "I've really got to get to English!" Tiffany said, gazing down at her slightly damp clothes. "Do you think Mrs Guy will let me in wearing this?" "She worships the ground you walk on. You'll be fine! Have a good time baby" I said, kissing her then jogging off to our room to change.
Love You Too: PART NINETY TWO • Opuss № I