"They Pushed Me Into the Pool at Prom, Laughing. They Didn’t See My Outlaw Father Waiting Behind Them. ### CHAPTER 1: The Deep End The water didn’t just feel cold; it felt like a slap. One second, I was standing on the edge of the Oak Creek Country Club pool, my hand trembling in Braden’s warm grip, thinking—foolishly, stupidly thinking—that Cinderella moments actually happened to girls from the trailer park. The next second, I was airborne. The sound of the splash was deafening, a chaotic roar