I woke up in my bed to a vigorous shaking, "Bridget! Bridget! Bridget wake up!" A voice yelled in my ear.

I opened my eyes and looked at my clock. I groaned "Sydney, it's 4:00 in the morning. School doesn't start until 8:00. Go back to bed." I told my half sister before covering my head with a pillow.

She yanked at my pillow trying to get it out of my hands but I would not let go. "Yeah, but you have practice today."

"Wait, what?" I said sitting up straight.

"Today's Tuesday. You have water polo practice in the morning on Tuesdays." She said.

I quickly jumped out of my bed almost making Sydney fall off. I grabbed my toothbrush. Today was my first day as team captain and I was running late, "Shit." I mumbled a bit to loudly.

"Hey! That's not a nice word." Sydney scolded.

"What's not a nice word?" I asked as if I didn't say anything.

"The word you just said." She said.

"I said a lot of words since I woke up, Syd. You're gonna have to be more specific."

"The last word you just said."

"Really?" I asked as I slipped on my bathing suit and some clothes, "I don't remember. What word did I just say?"

"I can't say it! It's bad!" She yelled angrily.

"Then I don't know what word you're talking about." I calmly said as I brushed my hair.

"Erg! You're so frustrating!" She yelled as she stormed out of my room.

"Right back at you sis!" I yelled down the hall. God I love messing with that girl.

I quickly grabbed a towel and my swim bag from the hall cabinet and ran down the stairs two steps at a time. I ran into the kitchen where Julia was sitting drinking coffee.

"Good morning." She said. She's always up early because she has to leave for work.

"Hey. Sorry, can't talk. I've got to get to school. First day as team captain." I said so fast I wasn't quite sure what I was saying myself. I grabbed an apple and water bottle before rushing to the front door. I quickly opened it before Julia called out to me, "Don't you think you should get your backpack?"

I sighed. That would not have been good. I quickly grabbed it off the counter, "Thanks." I said as I put it on.

"No problem. Now go sink some kids." She joked.

"Just for you." I called back as I ran out the front door. I really like Julia. She's my dad's wife and Sydney's mom but she's like a mom to me, too. You see, I've never really met my mom. When I was born my parents were in High school and my mother was going to put me up for adoption but my dad took me. After that he never heard from her again and I was officially his responsibility. Then came Julia when I was 8. Dad and her married and then had Sydney and 6 years later that brings us to now.

I grabbed my bike out of the garage and quickly peddled to school.

I got to practice just as stretches began. I let out a sigh and joined the rest of my team.