The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0553

The next morning, after dressing in my one piece swimsuit, I stood in front of the vanity in the bedroom, trying to decide how best to wear my hair, as to eliminate the most friction and increase my speed in the water.

Swimmers, I knew, wore swim caps to cover their hair, but lacking that, I wasn't sure what to do other than tie it up in a ponytail and hope for the best.

Elva, already dressed for the day, watched me. She wore a look of determination, as if she was the one about to go out and race. I appreciated the solidarity.

More so, when she gave me a thumbs up and said, "You got this, Mommy!*

I laughed as I turned to her and scooped her up into my arms. "How can I not, when I know you will be cheering for me?" I said. "We both need to give it our best."

"I'll cheer for you," Elva said, "So do well, okay?"

and kissed her cheek. She wrapped her tiny noodle arms around my neck. I held her

girl needed me to come

waves were today. That would determine how difficult my swim was certain to be. The waves weren't too bad,

the beach. She must have

a backflip, which she landed perfectly. Her confidence hadn't been an act, then. Bridget

made a deep kind of pit open up in

competition. I just had to

it with me as Elva and I went downstairs. We met Veronica out on the beach near the deck. She had already

around but there was no sign of the princes yet. Thoughts of Nicholas and I kissing out on the water flashed in

I realized Veronica was very limber. I hadn't thought of her as competition before, mainly because we were friends, but I now belatedly realized that I had more than