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I must have gone deep and it took me a long time to resurface. I gasped for air.

"That was so fun!" Amelia screeched in the distance.

"Yeah, I missed this last year," Heather added, both of them swimming towards me.

I didn't even know when the girls jumped. They must have immediately jumped after me.

Strangely, I felt really good. I think it was the thrill and adrenaline and I wanted to do it again but I wouldn't because at the sight of the water, I was sure I'd chicken out again.

"You guys shouldn't have pushed me. I was going to jump in," I said.

"It was Heather, not me," Amelia said.

"You were taking too long and I didn't have all the time in the world."

"Took you long enough. I though you weren't going to jump in anytime today," Ethan said, swimming closely.

"Whatever. Can we go now?"

"What's the hurry, birthday girl. Can't squeeze in some time for a little water fight?"

Just as Ethan said that, my face was splashed with water.