1. Like a Hero


    Date: 6/29/2017, Categories: Lesbian, Author: Nicole_Larson, Rating: 4, Source: LushStories

    back downstairs and give them what the hero they want." "I'm not a hero," I said, "I just swim faster than most people." "Don't contradict your Governor," she said. "It's not polite. Besides, you are a hero. You're a symbol to all those millions of people out there that anyone from anywhere can do anything. Even if that's not anywhere close to the actual truth, people need to hear it." "I don't know if I can do it," I said, suddenly realizing that I'd admitted to someone how heavy a toll this was taking on me. "Yes, you can," she said. "You just won three Olympic gold medals against the best athletes in the world. If you can handle that pressure, you can handle the press. They're all just a bunch of trained monkeys anyway. You say some stupid shit about how you never gave up hope and just wanted to do the best you could for your country, and you smile for the cameras, and you look beautiful and young and fresh. Then you move on with your life, and think what you're going to do in four more years." I nodded. I lay there for a few more minutes, and then, I was in the bathroom, putting my clothes back on. And then, I was kissing her goodbye, and then, I was walking down the hallway back toward the elevator. And then, I was Miss American Olympic Hero again for another couple of hours. And then, like Kate said, in a few weeks, the interest subsided, and I was back in the pool, swimming laps again. Like a hero.
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