BEEP! SPLASH! 

I dove into the water. I accidentally went too deep but my head popped out of the water first. I was far ahead of everyone that was competing. I could slightly hear my dad cheering me on. My arms were tired, and my legs wanted to blow up! I still had to swim sixteen yards! Sixteen yards became seven yards in a matter of seconds. I could hear the splashing of someone catching up on me!

“My arms” I yelled in my head. My hands were so close to the wall when I saw who caught up, it was my teammate. I paused for a split second to rest my body. “Couple more feet to go,” I said to myself, starting to push again. My brain went blank, all I could focus on was winning. My strokes got wider as I pushed more water behind me. I could feel myself gliding faster in the water. 

Just then, my hands crashed into the hard wall but the pain was well worth it. I grabbed onto the edge of the pool, yanked myself out, ripping my swim cap and goggles off in the process. I worked so hard that I could feel my stomach rumbling. When I looked back into the pool and saw everyone still in the water.

“Wait, I got first?” I said to myself, confused. 

“I got first….”

“I GOT FIRST!” I shouted in my head.

  Just then my coach came and said, “You got first!” 

“Ok, but I have to get my towel,” I said politely, still thinking about the food I wanted so badly.

I grabbed my towel and began running up the stairs to the snack bar, looking for my mom. AlI I could think of was a juicy, salty, cheeseburger. Finally I saw mom. 

“Mom? Mom. MOM!” I tried to get her attention but it did not work. “MOM I got first,” I shouted and she looked at me. 

Before she could even congratulate me, I said, “oh and can I get dinner?” 

“Ok,” she said and I ran off. 

As I was sprinting towards the snack bar, my friend stopped me and said, “did you actually get first?” 

“Yes, but can I get dinner?” I said, a little annoyed.

“Oh, who came in seco-” 

            “I NEED DINNER,” I groaned.

Finally, I sat down with a delicious cheeseburger in my hands. I took a big bite, “this is even better than the feeling of winning,” I said, smiling to myself. “I really got it all today.”