Crash Point
By:Andrea Mariana Islas 9B
Just when she was about to get to shore, she heard it. She felt it coming, she could picture it perfectly. The best wave of the day was waiting for her and it started to build up as she rushed to catch it. The girl loved to surf more than anything in the world and the ocean was the one place she could think clearly. She adored the way the tide whispered to her giving away all the answers she needed.
The day was coming to an end and all the peace was interrupted by the one person she could not stand. Thinking there was no one near, that the wave was all hers, she smiled. But when she looked around, it was almost impossible not to see him. He was so handsome and yet, Jenny hated him. Always so proud and in his “search for adrenaline”. She didn’t understand why everyone liked him when he was so avarage for her. Blue eyes and blonde hair, big deal! That did not give Colin the right to be so... horrible!
A long time ago, he had had a crush on her best friend and she helped him to catch her friend's eye. The romance lasted about a month and Jenny and Christine promised to hate him forever. He cheated on her.
Jenny went inside the wave’s tunnel and so did he. She shot him an enraged look while he gave her a mocking one.
"Watch it J!" He shouted as he got nearer and nearer.
"Get out of my wave!" She screamed back. "Now!"
"You go down and I go up! Got it?"
"You wish stupi..." She began to say.
And they crashed. Both of them swallowed like a 100 litres and spinned underwater until the beauty was gone. The 15 year olds swam back to shore, to that paralel universe that was awsome, but never as great as the one they spent the most time at, the ocean. An entire world so different they would rather not be living in. When they gave their first steps on the warm sand she pushed him.
"What is your problem?" Colin asked with that annoying expression on his face he used so often.
"You!" She replied angrily. "You are my problem! Can’t you just disappear?"
"Hey! You are the one who gets in my way all the time."
"Get lost, all right?" She said even more angry than before. "Stay away from me!"
She ran home and placed her flowered board next to her flowered bed in her flowered bedroom. All flowers made everybody else dizzy exept for her. The Hawaiian flower was one of her favourite things in the world and it made her remember home wherever she had to leave. Living there was the one thing she was more grateful for because Kona, Hawaii was a paradise. Just as she was the only one able to stand all the flowers, she was the only one who had never been in love and only fancied the waves. She didn’t believe in love. Why bother? or Where can I throw up? she thought whenever something romantic was brought up. Her mother had left her father and her a long time ago and she'd watched her dad suffer. She'd also been there for Christine when she cried every night for terrible Colin. She had sworn to herself to never fall for anyone and she'd been running away from boys since she was 11. She was gorgeous but she'd rather be ugly so no guy could ever approach her. Or so she thought.
"Try to rest!"She said to herself. "Tomorrow is your big day." Saying that made no difference and that night she didn’t sleep enough, it normaly happened when she was very exited about something. Jenny was determined to beat him this time.
"Who’s the best?" Colin had said the year before. "I’m sure is not you!"
During the few hours she slept, she dreamed with the competition and getting a perfect score on each move. But there was someone with her and she didn’t like it. There he was laying on the sand. For some reason his skin was blue and she was screaming like crazy. Then there was this weird alarm.
She woke up with the sound of the flowered clock on the shelf. After turning it off, she put on her best fitting bikini and her pink shirt, shorts and flip-flops. A nice ponytale and her lucky anklet gave the final touch and now she was ready. She hugged her dad for more luck and ran out the door.
When she arrived to the beach it was already full of reporters, photographers, competitors and fans. When she stepped into the “runway” formed between the tents, they all turned to look at her to get at least a glance. Being a superstar was not easy and a legend as herself had dozens of photos taken and time-waster interviews to give. She tried to make it quick without blocking the feeling of power and started to warm up. Everything was going perfect until he showed up. Ruining the day again: Colin! Girls screamed desperate to see him and wanting to touch his hand. Then Jenny heard a reporter say that they were all wishing for a first place again and remind the audience that she got a second place the year before.
"Dont let it get to you." She thought, trying to focus on the ocean which was already starting to whispper.
"Welcome to the XXXVI Hawaiian surfing tournament. We are expecting great waves today and even better tricks on this final! All competitors please present at the yellow tents. Now lets all thank this year’s sponsors Adidas and Vodafone!!!"
The waiting seemed endless and watching the other’s tricks and wondering if yours were going to be as amazing was plain torture. Nothing was worse than being one of the last persons to participate and this year she was second last. The last one was the horrible person so she wasn’t as nervous as she would have been if he had came before her.
"Let’s give a warm welcome to Jennifer Peynetti!!!!"
That was it, the moment of truth was there and the waves called to her like gold to a pirate or flowers to her room. She got far enough to catch the best ones and waited for about a minute. Then, she felt it coming and prepeared herself for the experience. It all lasted 4 and a half minutes and it was enough for her to leave behind every single boy or girl by far. She gave them all she had to offer and the crowed cheered as soon as she came back from her daily adventure. When the results came in, she was speechless.
"Elements 9.7 and Style 9.9 ladies and gentleman! She just broke her own record and she’s now ahead for more than 6 points!"
There was a rain of flashes from the cameras and the sun seemed brighter and the ocean bluer to her. The satisfaction the shouting and cheering and clapping gave her was overwhelming. Feeling confident turned into nervous again when she realized something bad, very bad.
"He wont win!" She thought. "He cant! I am the best!"
Jenny had always believed that her only love was surfing and she was surprised when she found out it wasn’t like that. In the middle of Colin’s performance a giant wave came from behind and knocked him terribly. The crowd grew silent but didn’t stay like that for long. He was missing.
Her friends liked to describe love as being more than happy to risk your life or giving anything to keep your loved one from danger. They told Jenny that it was when you can’t think of anyone else, including yourself, and when you know your world would come to an end without that special friend or, in this case, enemy.
She ran as fast as her legs aloud her and began to look for him. He wasn’t there. A minute passed until he finally washed up on shore.
"There he is!" Jenny shouted as she ran towards him.
She knelt beside him and helped him to sit down and get the water out of his lungs. When he took his first breath after a long time, his head fell flat on her knees.
"Don’t worry" He managed to say. "By the way, you look cute when you are worried."
"Shut up" She said with a smile and kissed him.
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