MARCELLO “Come on, Astor, you promised you’d come. You said you’d join me in training. You can’t turn your back on me now, not after I placed my hope in you,” I grumbled as I followed Astor around. If the rest of the guys were good swimmers, I wouldn’t follow Astor around like a lost puppy. He was the only other person apart from myself that enjoyed swimming, and although he wasn’t as good as I was, I enjoyed training with him. The only reason I asked him to train with me was that if I wanted to beat the school swimming champion, I needed a bit of practice. As for Astor, he was always willing to help. He had promised earlier that he would, but he was now breaking his promise. I could tell there was something wrong with him. Astor wasn’t one to hide his emotions, but he wasn’t saying