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Weekly Contest #145
“Lets go Nat’” Dad shouts before walking out the door. I scream, “I’m coming!” I hear the door shut behind him. Crap. I throw on his old high school swim jacket. It smells like chlorine, has three holes, is a really worn out red color, and a bunch of swim patches from all the meets he’s been too. It’s my favorite jacket. I wear it to swim practice almost everyday. I run out to the car with one flipflop on and the other in my hand. I throw open the door, jump in and exclaim, “Petal to the metal, dad we got to go!” Somehow we manage to make it...
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