Feels Like Winning

Hadley’s POV

Nobody tells you what it feels like to come back.

Not just to the water, but to yourself.

I finished my lap and touched the wall, surfacing slow, and just stayed there for a second. The water was cool and quiet around me and I felt…I don't know…like something that had been clenched in my chest for months finally let go. I wasn't fighting it anymore. I was just swimming.

I pushed my go