Swan It was Saturday, the day of the competition. I wasn't tensed because winning never mattered to me, all that mattered was my equation with water, the more the water pushes me the more motivation I get. My mom on the other hand was pretty anxious as she paced around the hall talking on phone to Aunt Mable about my competition. This is nothing, she started crying 5 minutes before my state championship and they had to delay the competition because she wouldn't stop crying and needed me for comfort. Dad, was just like the way he usually was. Chilled out on the sofa, with one leg dangling on the hand rest and mouth stuffed with one of his Mexican delicacies. He said that he had full faith in me and knew that there is no one especially in Huntsville who can beat me. It was 11 and the com

