Back at the party

Chloe finally managed to climb out of the pool spluttering and coughing up water; she looked like a drowned rat. Some of the “Lads” in the pool had dunked her and pushed her about in the pool all chanting “Party girl, Party girl” in the same tone of voice people use when shouting “Chug, Chug, Chug” to someone drinking a beer. She had only just broken away and dragged herself onto the edge. Her clothes were soaked, her spare clothes, alcohol and towel were also waterlogged inside her bag.

“Please, cough, why are you d oing this to me?” She sputtered.

“Because it’s fun and you seem to be allergic to fun. You never have parties at your house you hand out with nerds and talk about monster stories and conspiracies. What’s the point of wondering about things that aren’t real?” Kelly teased. She took her bag from Chloe as she got up then tossed her back into the pool.

Nessie arrived just in time to see her friend topple backwards into the pool where she was grabbed buy a couple of dudes and pulled under.

“Uh, Cider, even your choice of acholic is lame. At least it’s not coke or some other soft drink. That would be too tragic.” Kelly scoffed. She tossed the soaking draw- bag aside as Chloe was allowed up for air. Kelly saw that Nessie had arrived. Her arrival drew attention away from Chloe.

“Who invited you?” Kelly asked Nessie. The party started directing their taunting to the new arrival.

Chloe felt a hand on her wrist and turned to see Mandy, the mystery monster in disguise and a girl with long blond hair. She dragged her across the pool, seeming adept to moving though water and out on to the far bank. “Com on, let’s get those wet clothes off. I brought a spare towel. My stuff is over here.” Mandy told Chloe. She lead Chloe to a pile of bags behind the garden shed and started looking for hers.

Nessie had been backed to the edge of the pool Kelly and her crew. “Well Now I have you right where I want you, nerd.” Kelly taunted.

“That’s funny, because I have you right where I want you.” Nessie replied. She grappled Kelly and one of the dudes next to her and dragged them into the pool with her. Others jumped into the pool to save their queen bee as she was dragged under by the freakishly strong Scot. Two lads dragged Nessie deeper while two girls pulled Kelly to the surface.

“Who does that ginger freak think she is.” Kelly sputtered. “Where is she? What happened to Terry and Frank?” She asked confused looking at the deep end of the pool where the lads and should be with the offending girl. Instead she saw a large dark shape under the water it’s shape distorted by the ripples and angle of the pool . It was like an oval with two lines coming off it towards the shallow end where she stood with her best friends.

Lisa, her best friend let out an ear-splitting scream “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR, MY LEG!”

At the same time Kelly felt something wrap around her ankle. It was long and tapered like a tentacle or a snake. Had someone released an eel in the pool gross. Then the thing tugged at her. Her and Lisa were dragged under. Some of the party goers rushed into the pool to help while other decided to go, they could collect their stuff later but weren’t getting involved if this became a fight.