TWENTY-SEVEN

Drunken Mistakes

The water was clear and bright in the dark. There were overboard lights that highlighted the pool surroundings, and as if that wasn’t enough, the pool had lights in there. Bright, fluorescent fucking lights. Hayden could clearly see the hard knots of her nipples! He was going crazy enough as it is; he didn’t want to see her there, fully naked inside the wet pool.

“Oh, fuck.” He murmured as he urned away.

His eyes wandered aimlessly for a few seconds, trying to remember why he was there. Why was she there, anyways? She should be sulking in her room or sleeping, matter of fact. It should be midnight by now. Maybe 1, 2am? He wasn’t sure.

“Hayden?” Lolita called again.

Her voice sounded vague and unsure, like she was seeing things. She tried to get out of the pool but then slipped when her feet touched the slippery tiles. She went under for a few seconds, regained her stability and then came back up.

“It is you!” She called out in excitement. “I went under and saw you fr