13 January 2013
Chapter 1:
On your mark...
I hear the first buzzer go off and position myself.
Get set...
I'm not nervous one bit. I've trained for this. I'm ready.
Go!
The final buzz goes off and I dive into the the water, swimming as fast as I could. The crowd goes wild and I swim faster. Without me noticing it, I'm already on my second lap. The people in the stands cheer me on and I will my arms to rotate quicker, my legs to kick faster. I see the other end of the pool and tumble for my third lap. I can win this. I will win this. I tumble for the last time and start my fourth lap, my last lap. I exert all my energy and swim as fast as I could. I know I'm leading by the sound of the screams of the people on the stands. And then I see the button.
Click.
I resurface to see my other opponents about a meter away from me. The judges are announcing the scores. I can't believe it. I won. I won the Gold Medal.
I feel millions of cameras trained of my face, waiting to see what I make of it. I smile coolly, like it was no big deal. Then I remember all the things going on my head seconds ago. I laugh a little. How ridiculous.
I get up from the pool and in an instant, I see the interviewers headed in my direction.
What's Going To Make You Fall • Opuss № I