I used to be scared. Tom doubled over, head on knees. Newton attempted to be precious. i locate it very scary with my head lower than the water, he acknowledged. You’re terrified of every little thing, Newton, Tom acknowledged loudly. I don’t care approximately underwater and that i wager I’m a swifter swimmer than these shitfaces. That trigger the crying back. I can’t swim in my race now, he cried. I had my special occasion deliberate with my dad and now they’ve blown it away. Tom, I’ve come the entire method from my place of work to determine you swim on your race, Jim stated. you'll do this. For me? Tom wavered. I’m going to inform you a distinct factor approximately being underwater too, Jim stated. I’ll guess these bullies don’t even comprehend it. What distinctive factor? Are you going to swim on your race? What certain factor? Tom insisted. You swim underwater within the pool at domestic, correct? you could remain underwater for a long time. I guess i will be able to remain underwater much more than James, Tom boasted, no matter if his female friend watches. precisely. yet no longer with toes on most sensible of my head. That’s simply it, Tom, his father defined. It merely will get difficult to stick below the water whilst you’re scared. That’s the designated factor. in case you don’t panic, you could remain down there for a long time. With these boys, you may have dived down even deeper, like I confirmed you within the surf for those who have to get lower than a major wave. break out, then arise to the pinnacle. Do you recognize what I’m announcing? Tom used to be all ears now. And here’s what makes it unique, little mate. now not many folks find out about it. they suspect they can’t carry their breath very lengthy, but when you don’t panic, you employ up much less air – that’s the way it works. Tom edged nearer at the seat, his eyes mounted on his dad, sounding out the phrases … … while your dad talks to you love this, you could hear together with your ears that you simply wash out each evening so potatoes won’t develop in there yet together with your eyes too, and together with your epidermis in your physique and the hairs in your palms all status up. you could hearken to your dad like that. Tom’s father was once asserting those specified issues to him. to not James, simply to him. So he felt it bobbing up from inside of until eventually it didn’t subject any further approximately these different boys who have been simply ignorant approximately disabilities humans, or approximately Down Syndrome, or approximately whatever simply because his father was once asserting certain phrases in basic terms to him. A soaking-wet Tom hugged his favorite father and skipped off for his race. It was once fortunate Jim stored a spare blouse again on the workplace. Newton, how have you learnt approximately Newport and the peninsula, Jim requested, if you’ve by no means been there? Oh, i do know approximately in all places in Sydney. you could inquire from me all approximately Newport or Manly, the recognized Shire, Kings pass – in every single place. How, although? you need to get the knowledge from someplace. i purchase the newspapers, Newton advised him. The Sydney Morning usher in, the Tele. on a daily basis, i purchase them. You learn the newspapers? I learn the newspapers. the entire tales. With my road listing. Your …? a really great current for my 12th birthday, Newton stated proudly. A Sydney road listing? My Gregory’s. Let’s get this immediately, Jim interrogated him. You learn the newspapers, then you definately examine the road listing to determine the place the tales occurred?