Intro
My name is Melanie Wilson. I have always been a good swimmer. Actually that is a lie, as far back as I can remember I have been ...

Chapter 1
"Mel. Don't leave your sneakers at the bottom of the stairs. I can't keep telling you!" That's my dad, Raymond Wilson. ...

Chapter 2
Dad rushed me to the hospital, scooting me into the emergency department and demanding to see someone right away. As always, he ...

Chapter 3
When I woke up I felt as sick as a dog. I was still in hospital but this was a private room, pristine white and void of any wind ...

Chapter 4
The drive home was strange, Dad barely said two words to me, focussing on the freeway with a rigid posture. "If you need to ...

Chapter 5
I was dried and changed, slipping on my sneakers just as the rest of the team were heard making their way to the showe ...

Chapter 6
My request was met with awkward silence before Doctor Watkiss continued with his work, "That would not be advisable Melanie ...

Chapter 7
We got home and I kicked off my sneakers at the bottom of the stairs. I started a jog up the steps only to spin around and snatc ...