Swimming
I'm posting this today because I won't be posting anything for the rest of the week. It's Thanksgiving and I'm going to be out of town with family, so I won't have both wi fi, or a chance to write anything. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this one, and thank you to everyone who reads, reviews, faves and follows.
The wind howled and whipped freezing air around the camp. The sky's dreary gray clouds roiled and drifted around with each gust. The leaves on the trees whipped in the wind and the occasional drip of water fell from the sky.
All in all, it was a perfect day to stay inside and play board games with the heater cranked on high. So, of course, the trio had to go swimming.
"Guys, it's freezing, what are we even doing outside?" Jake complained. Randy chuckled "We're never going to go swimming at the rate things were going. We've been wanting to go for a week but we haven't been able to because some schoob had to get pneumonia." he narrowed his eyes at Jake. Danny rolled his eyes and spoke up. "It's not even that bad out! It's perfect for swimming."
Randy and Jake could only stare at him. "Dude, it's like 60°F out." Danny looked down at himself- shirtless, flip flops, sunscreen, swim trunks- and glanced over at Jake and Randy- hoodies, swim trunks, sneakers, goosebumps, Jake was actually shivering- and shrugged. "Whatever" he said with a flourish.
The three walked on until they reached the beach. It was completely empty and the water was a dark, violent gray. The smell of sand and water danced in their noses and the wind whipped sand in their faces. Danny threw down his towel and went sprinting into the water. Randy stripped down and cautiously followed him. Jake shakily took of his things and walked after them on the dock.
The wooden planks groaned under his weight and the dock swayed with the current. He sat down at the edge of the dock and carefully dipped a toe in. He yanked it back out quickly enough. The water was freezing!
"C'mon Jake!" Danny called, a grin stretched across his face. Randy was floating behind him, bobbing up and down, shivering with a small frown on his face. Jake glanced down at the water and back at his friends before shaking his head.
He backed up to the other edge of the dock and took a running leap into the frigid waters.
He came up shivering even harder and spluttering. Danny laughed and started to swim circles around him and Randy.
Randy and Jake watched as Danny swam in the icy water like it was nothing. With a huff, Jake swam back into shore. "It's too cold, guys. I'mma go back to the cabin and warm up."
"Aww, Jake, the water's fine! You haven't even been in for long."
"Jake's right, Danny. It's freezing in here. I'm out." Randy followed after Jake. Danny sat back and sighed. "Fine, I'm coming." Danny swam after his two friends.
The three toweled off and started back towards their cabin. Randy got a pensive look on his face.
"Hey, Danny what's your normal temperature?"
"Uh, about 90°F, why?"
"That's a few degrees below hypothermic, isn't it?"
"Yeah, but why?"
"And, Jake, what's your normal temp?"
"About 100."
"That's feverish for a normal human."
"Yeah, so?"
"Well, what I'm saying is, what if the water was perfect for Danny because of his normal body temp, and it was too cold for you because of yours?"
Danny and Jake looked at each other and reached out a hand to touch each other. Danny held his hand on Jake's arm, and said. "You're pretty warm." Jake did the same to Danny "You're icy, man." The two looked back at Randy, who had a smug look on his face.
"Well that explains why Danny doesn't move on hot mornings, doesn't it?"
