Vincent was ready to jump. With all the courage he had left, he gathered them in his heart and jumped on the count of three.
With his tightly shut eyes, he could see nothing. He thought he was falling for a long time, but his body didn't touch the water at all. He was puzzled, not understanding what was happening.
Frowning, he opened his left eye and found himself facing something brown that looked like a wooden board. Thoroughly confused, he opened his both eyes and realized that he dived backward.
In other words, he jumped on the board, the opposite direction where he should jump.
'But… I swear I dived toward the pool…' He was visibly startled. At that moment, he heard snickers coming from above. Realizing some people were laughing at him, he slowly raised his head.
He saw the teenage boys staring at him with mocking eyes. They didn't control their expression. They laughed at his cowardliness.
