later that 21 Started the day swimming with Duck and Z Everything felt right with the world Sexy lifeguard from 2 summers ago was back He has gleaming, leathery skin and you can see every teeny teeny muscle move under it He also has a giant mustache and smokes by the side of the pool because Egypt He has an Alexandrian fishing town accent Just think cartoony 80s machismo, that's him He was teaching some kiddos how to do the butterfly I'm a decent swimmer, I can front crawl like nobody's business Breast stroke to relax, back stroke like I'm channeling Esther Williams Butterfly actually requires muscles As we have established I have twizzlers not muscles I started doing the strength building exercises he was doing with the kids (the little girl was also called Sarah, I liked hearing him say my name-- he addresses me formally, I guess sort of like calling someone Miss in English) He laughed and said ferry good (he speaks a little bit of English and knows I'm a teacher) I did half a lap and my leg seized up Stupidly, I swam one legged to the edge of the pool and said I was fine I kept doing exercises and laps until everything burned Sexy man motivation At some point a 12 year old jumped into the deep end of the pool from a decorative ledge with trees I barely got out a tsk when he immediately started drowning Sexy lifeguard cut through the water like a shiny shiny shiny dolphin It was hot 12 year old lived and was embarrassed Lifeguard did a teeny strut in front of me and I smiled my gummiest toothiest I want to do sex with you smile Just then the kiddos mama showed up asking how they were doing so I swam away and let him get on with his lessons When I got out of the pool my legs gave out from under me and I wobbly walked to my bag, I threaded my noodle arm through the handles instead of trying to lift it I showered and napped from exhaustion when tante Z reminded me that I promised I would promenade with the girls (granny clique has united again woohoo) I played my beachy vaguely 60s mix which included songs like Summer samba/So nice--Astrud Gilbeto, Assedic--Les Escrocs, Poisson Rouge--Saint Privat The tantes approved and wiggled with me down the walk way while the candy apple sun set on the sea I wanted to bite it We walked past 3 villages, came back and sat at the beach cafe where tante Z demanded they play Umm Kulthum The grannies all loudly agreed Then I had a fruit salad with ice cream because something inside me fears muscle definition I walked home out of guilt and sweat through my shirt and let the ice cream melt down my arm And now I am a dead twitchy jellyfish in bed In the dark, the power went out because Egypt I hope I keep this up and get an ab |