Prompt:

As I stared into the water it began to turn green.

My name is called, I stride out like a poodle, waving proudly to the crowd, the cheers from the New Zealand fill my soul with hope. I’m here at the Olympics living my dream. I plummet into my boat and wait impatiently for the whistle to blow. Finally I hear it blow so rambunctious it drowned out the sound of the crowd, I was so cheerful because I’m well in front I didn’t realize there was no-one behind me. As I stared into the water it began to turn green. I start rowing back as if life depended on it.