(A Very Hot Day)

*June 8th, 1941*

*3:15pm*

It was officially the start of summer break as Anya was burning up in her room due to the heat.

"Golly, it sure is hot today and I'm quite bored as well since everyone is busy so going to the beach is out of the question but I also should hold that off since I'm heading out to San Francisco by the end of this week.." Anya quietly spoke to herself as she pondered on how to cool herself down while also figuring out how to pass time as she heard a knock on the door which prompted her to speak once more.

"Please come in," Anya had spoken out as she saw her mother coming through the door with a glass of water in her hand as she settled it down on her daughter's desk.

"Good Afternoon my dear, I know it's pretty hot today so I got you some water so be sure to stay hydrated, okay? Be sure to pack for the summer trip as well once it gets cooler, okay?" Anastasia advised her daughter as her words were met with Anya nodding her head in agreement.

"Thank you so much mother and I will" Anya had responded back as she let out a smile while she saw her mother closing the door thus leaving the young girl alone in her room once more.

"Really thinking about it, It's too hot to go out anyways so It's best to stay cool by drinking this water" Anya had spoken to herself once more as she took a sip of water from her cup as she gently placed it back on her desk as she suddenly heard her telephone ring that was also next to her which prompted her to answer the call.

"Hello, who is this? How may I help you?" Anya had spoken back as the voice had spoken back to her revealing to be Charlotte.

"Good Afternoon, I know today is hot and all but Do you wanna head to John Jay Park for swimming? I'm gonna be there with Emma and Mary so It's gonna be quite swell but only if you want to of course" Charlotte had offered her friend from the other line as this caught Anya by surprise before she nodded her head in confirmation.

"Absolutely! I'll be there in twenty to thirty minutes!" Anya had answered back in a tone of joy as she hung up the phone to get ready for the eventful day that was prepared for her as this can be heard by her mother.

"Honey, Where are you heading off to on this hot day? Did your friends contact you again? If so, I could give you a ride there if you want" Anastasia had advised her daughter as she looked over to see Anya nodding her head in support.

"That would be swell, It's pretty hot to walk anyways" Anya had spoken back as this caused Anastasia to let out a smile as she got up from the couch so she could get ready for the day.

*4:00pm*

One hour had passed as Anya was being dropped off by her mother.

"I hope you have fun and if anything goes wrong than please use the nearest telephone booth to call me, okay? Love you and have a wonderful time" Anastasia had spoken out to her daughter as she waved her goodbye.

"I love you too mother, I hope your day goes wonderfully as well" Anya had spoken back to her mother as the pair waved each other goodbye as Anya could see her mother driving away as Charlotte's voice suddenly called out.

"Friend, You've made it! I'm glad to see you how's your summer so far?" Charlotte had asked Anya as she walked over to her friend along with Emma and Mary.

"My summer has been doing great so far but thanks for inviting me, It truly means a lot" Anya had answered back as she and her friends started to walk towards the pool area.

"I wish that the pools at my school were open but it seems that things are closed for the summer so we had to settle for this park but it doesn't look too bad" Emma had spoken out to her friends as she laid her towel down so she could settle down.

"If anything, I'm glad because that means we won't have to deal with Judith or better known as The Wicked Witch of The West coming to ruin our day" Mary had chimed in as her comments made her friends including herself laugh at what they had just heard.

"Oh yeah, Judith actually did get into trouble so she's going to school in Scotland for the summer but she'll be back once the next school year starts" Emma had spoken out as everyone as this caught everyone by surprise as they didn't expect Judith to get in trouble.

"Wait? Judith is currently at Scotland? I sure hope she doesn't end up going to the same school as Nancy but I'm glad she's being held accountable for her actions" Anya had spoken back to Emma as her comments was met with Emma nodding her head in agreement.

"Yeah, Emma told me that Judith vandalized her room door and she was caught by her father and the rest is history but that means we won't deal with Judith's nonsense for the whole summer but let's not dwell on that, okay? We're here to have a gay old time!" Charlotte had spoken out to her friends in a tone of joy as she jumped into the pool while Emma followed suit.

"You're not a good swimmer, aren't you? I can relate as well to be honest" Anya had spoken to Mary as she waited for a response as she continued to watch Charlotte and Emma having fun in the pool.

"Kinda, I can swim but I'm not that good at it and I'm also scared of the water but it's okay since I'm here with my friends" Mary had spoken back as she continued to stare at her friends having fun along with Anya.

"I can understand that, The water can be scary at times but please know that if you muster the courage to get in the water then know that we're gonna protect you, okay?" Anya had advised her friend as she gave Mary a thumbs up and a smile while Mary returned the favor.

"Thanks, I might dip my feet in the pool so I'll take your advice into consideration but, Thank you for the advice, I really needed that…" Mary had spoken back to Anya as the girls shared a small smile together as this was seen by Charlotte and Emma.

"Heyyy, You guys can join if yall want, the water is just fine!" Charlotte had cried out to her friends while she continued to swim in the water while Emma nodded her head in agreement.

"She's right, Today is quite hot so please feel free to jump in if yall want" Emma chimed in as this made Anya and Mary finally made up their mind.

"Mary, Are you sure you wanna do this? I don't wanna force you to do anything that would make you feel uncomfortable" Anya had asked her friend as she was met with Mary nodding her head.

"It's okay, If I wanna have fun with my friends then I must not allow my pathetic fears to overcome me so let's jump into the pool, shall we?" Mary had answered back as the girls shared a smile together before they started to run towards the pool.

"Mary's right, I can't pass up this moment to have fun with my friends for the summer. Whatever fears we have are just nonexistent! We're gonna have some fun today whatever our fears are gonna like it or not" Anya thought to herself as she and Mary successfully jumped into the pool with joy filled in their hearts as the girls were prepared for a great summer.