Luke: Branston High Series
Cleo's in her starting position, head down, knees bent, arms out and then the buzzer sounds and I'm on our feet, shouting her name as though she'll hear me, Shane, Aurora and Billy immediately following suit.
She powers through the water like it's nothing and after some weird underwater twist thing she's easily ahead. The rest of our group are standing now, cheering her on as she gets close to winning.
"Yes, Cleo, that's my girl." Her dad's voice rings out clear above the cheering crowds as her head breaks the surface, her teeth showing as she grins up at him and she raises her fist in the air for a victory pump. We sit back down and then the Carlton lot actually start booing her. Her face f