Rival Hearts (Rival Love #2) by Natalie Decker

Author:Natalie Decker [Decker, Natalie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Swoon Romance
Published: 2014-12-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

Skylar

My final event is up next. To sum up this meet so far … well, Mia tried to psych me out by using my ex against me. Please. She’ll have to do better than that. Thank God no one on that team knows about Danielle and Caleb. Now that, that would kick my ass. But so far … I’ve been pushed into the pool, kicked, and tripped, but the best form of abuse goes to Sam.

Kayla and I are sitting on the bench. I’m about to share this kick-ass song on my phone with Kayla when Sam stalks past us. And just as she passes and my thumb taps the play button to the music player, Sam spits. She actually spits on me. I mean hocker-style! Completely gross and filled with mucus. I hand my phone to Kayla, run to the diving pool, and jump right in.

Not before gagging and almost hurling. Instead of popping up out of the water right after the plunge, I sink to the very bottom. My ears pop midway down and keep doing this until I sit firmly on the diving pool floor.

And yes, my ears feel like kernels of popcorn are wedged in them, but other than that, everything is peaceful. My lungs are burning from the lack of oxygen, and I should head up, but I don’t want to. On the surface, everything is messed up. I’m a Bobcat. The Bulldog inside me wants to beat the crap out of myself. How did things get so jacked up? Oh, that’s right. I decided this shit didn’t matter anymore. And it shouldn’t. I’m doing what I love. Why can’t things be as simple as that? Do what you love and that’s all.

I’m just about to push off from the bottom when arms link around me and pull me through the water. When I break the surface, I push the person away and slap them. Zander rubs his cheek and sighs. “Damn, Sky. Kayla said you guys are up.” He swims to the side and lifts himself from the water. He waits while I get out. “I didn’t believe you’d break Morgan’s nose, but … ” He rubs his cheek again. “After how hard you just slapped me I changed my mind.”

I narrow my eyes and stomp off to my lane. Kayla is chewing on her fingernails, Amber is scowling, and Emily is currently in the water swimming. “Cutting it close, don’t you think?” Amber snaps then turns to the lane and screams at Emily to pick up the pace.

“Did you go yet?” I ask Kayla.

She shakes her head. “Up next. You’re anchor.”

Amber whips around. “Think you can handle that, Sky? Or do you need to go off in the deep end again?”

“I got it!”

“You weren’t the only one who got a disqualified time here. You don’t see me sobbing about it.”

That’s it. I’ve had it. Instead of ignoring her bitchy remarks, I snap, “No. You’re just being your usual douchebag self that appeals to everyone so much.

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