It was quiet in the pool. Only one other lane held a swimmer. The water was perfect on that hot summer day–cool, not icy. Swimming relaxes and refreshes me. But I’ll never go back.
See the dimple about 2/3 of the way down the lane? That’s me. I stayed in one place for what seemed an eternity, while someone–something–held my feet. My nose was the only thing above the water.Couldn’t move at all.
And then, suddenly, I was free. Terrified, I sped to the ladder, hoisted myself up and ran.
No. I’ll never go back.
Just Writing! 
How cool you focused on the “dimple”! Poor thing, can you blame her for wanting to stay away? Well done, Linda.
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Thanks, Dale.
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Dimple – what a great way to describe a moment of appalling horror.
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Thanks, Sandra. It just seemed like the right word to use 🙂
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What was down there? Zing and Zang?
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Nah, they’re never scary or mean. They’re cute little guys 🙂
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That was nice and creepy. Is there a poltergeist at the bottom of the pool? That’s a good concept. Nice story, I enjoyed it.
-David
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Thanks, David. We’ll never know 🙂
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I loved the little detail of the dimple___it was simple yet very powerful. Loved this story , Linda.
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Thanks so umch, Neel.
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What a nightmare, a strange creature from the deep! Nice spot in the picture.
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Thanks, Iain. Kind of glad I was out of words so I didn’t have to figure out what was down there 🙂
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I’m with you. No going back there. Very scary, but glad you let her escape. 🙂
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You scare me too… the pool will be empty after tales like this.
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Then my work here is done 🙂
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The scariest invisible boogeymen are the ones in the water..good story
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Yes, I think you’re right. It’s just not our element.
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i don’t blame her. i owuld have run away as well. 🙂
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How terrifying! Story reminded me of sleep paralysis.
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I’m not surprised the pool was quiet! The swimmer in the other lane is next in line for a dimpling methinks!
Rosey, a joke and some wine!.
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Yes, I think you’re right.
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That was terrifying, Linda. It would make a great long story, a mystery, but also worked well as flash fiction. —- Suzanne
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Thanks 🙂 I was kind of relieved to run out of words, so I didn’t have figure out what was under the water 🙂
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I know what you mean. 😀 —- Suzanne
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Who knows what lurks beneath?
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Indeed. And I don’t think I want to know 🙂
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Too bad you had to give up an activity you enjoyed. Who was it holding your leg? It can be terrifying.
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It’s fiction, Abhijit 🙂
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Dear Linda,
I’d hate to think there’s something actually lurking at the bottom of the pool. A creepy way to end a swim. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks. In actuality, the worst thing I ever saw while doing laps was a big human turd. When I told the lifeguard, he wouldn’t believe me. So I pointed him in the right direction, and when he came up for air he was a believer 🙂
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What a horrifying thought, to be held like that thinking you would drown. I would never return as well. Nicely done!
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Thanks, Brenda 🙂
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This is why I don’t like swimming in water if you can’t see the bottom!
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A paranormal experience that scares you for life.
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Maybe just the ghost of a swimming instructor showing the right way to kick. Afterall it did help her swim faster (and probably helped in sprinting faster on land). Might have been Casper 😉
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Casper the Swimming Spirit 🙂
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Nicely told. And it is like that with swimming, one bad experience and many never go back in the water..
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Exactly. Safer to stay dry 🙂
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Oh, what a story. Reminds me of church camp and the way the boys would pull us down and hold us until bubbles came up. Such a cruel, mean prank to play.
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Yes it was. And I noticed, back then, that when they were the victims they didn’t think it was so funny 🙂
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Yeah, I pulled a few under in my day in retaliation, too. They hated when a ‘little’ girl ( I was very small and skeleton skinny) beat them at their own game.
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🙂
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Creepy… I suppose if that happened to me and I told someone about it, they might not believe me. Nicely written.
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Thanks 🙂
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That was a clever story. I like that you used something in the photo that took your imagination beyond the obvious. And I believe there are monsters down there. Of course there are. 😦
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🙂
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I’m gonna start my swimming classes in a week. This was scary 😦
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It sounds like you almost got sucked into a vortex. I wouldn’t get back in that pool either.
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