Stories tagged “swimming”
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Swimming
Eric wobbled over to where Shawn stood. Shawn took removed a pocket knife from his jeans. and ran it across Erics hand, cutting deep into his palm. “Dude, what the hell?” Matt gave a confused look. “It’ll go quicker now,” ...
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Monster
Eric continued to swim. His hand kept on bleeding, but he had too much alcohol in him to feel the pain. The farther he went, the more blood spread throughout the water.After a few more minutes, he turned toward the beach to see if his friends had joine...
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Scream
Matt’s jaw dropped. He struggled to get a word out, but could not. Shawn remained frozen, like stone. His glaring gaze never turned from the spot in the water where his so-called friend had just been masacred. Even in the darkness, they could bot...
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Under The Sea
“It’s the last thing you’d ever expect to find in a swimming pool,” joked the man from animal control. No one else spoke. The Thomases stood anxiously at the poolside, staring at the shock of crimson against the pale pool water....
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Clowning in the Pool
It was the last thing you’d expect to find in a swimming pool. Detective Dick Richards stared at the tiny clown car as the tow truck pulled it from the water. Several policemen scrambled around it and opened the driver’s side door. Five clowns ...
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Strike out for Land
The hazy heat of the morning sun woke her, the pain of her sunburn shaking her back to her senses. She thrashed about for a few seconds, before realising where she was. She smiled, glad to still be alive, cracking the crusted salt around her lips, tear...
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Drowning in the Desert
I lived in Texas long enough to almost drown. That is a tricky accomplishment in a state known for its droughts. We lived in a town with a man-made lake and power plant on the Colorado River. Mom had a friend who lived out by the lake named Trudy. Trud...
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Under the water, above the stars
He stood in the hotel gardens that night, with the sound of Spanish guitar floating around him; the occasional laugh or cough rising above the clatter of cutlery on the plates of the diners under the restaurant trellises. Tipping his head back, he watc...
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Shart Attat!
“Oh, Shart!” “Huh-what?! Henry, did you say shark? Is there a shark? Henry, the children!” “No, honey, I didn’t see a shark.” “Then why did you say shark?” “Sigh. I didn’t.” “...
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Poolside Appetites
My friend Cindy and Shelly had beat me out of the locker room by a couple of minutes. But as I got to the pool, they were nowhere in sight. But I did see two middle school girls on the poolside chaise lounges. They both had bulging bellies—if it hadn...
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Dare to...
Michael called us all together; he was always the leader always the one we followed. I do not mean that in the puppy dog kind of way, he just had that glint in his eye, that smile that you knew no matter what – what ever he said next would end up bei...
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Lucky red goggles
The water’s diamond finish rippled in front of a setting sun. Dragged by a cool breeze towards the man’s feet the water lapped over his toes. His half drunk G and T was raised, an acknowledgement of the departing light. A picture of serenit...