Class assignment, will gladly take constructive criticism |
We skipped, giggling, fearlessly on the pool’s ledge, Avoiding the imaginary shark infested concrete. Neither of us knew how to swim. Father walked ahead, unaware of our game. I heard a low roll of thunder, but the sky was clear. My stomach had already devoured breakfast, The hotel restaurant was close. A sudden intake of breath; I looked toward sister. Eyelashes touching my brows and cheekbones My body went rigid as I watched her fall, Shattering the sun’s brilliant reflection Everything else was a whisper as dad turned, And dived near the sign that told him otherwise. My mouth hung stupidly open as she sank, deeper. I looked around, no one seemed to notice, or care. I glanced down, scared that I too might be drowning My sister came up first, held by her hero. I felt small and helpless as he lifted her onto the ledge. She violently coughed up the water involuntarily swallowed Warm, salty drops rolled silently down my cheeks, I called her an idiot, because she scared me. His clenched teeth and dominating eyes told me not to speak. He grabbed the nearest, over-bleached, public towels. One rested on his shoulders, and the other He wrapped around her shivering wet body. The sharks swam away, and the thunder quieted. |