First Person

Have you ever had a not-so-proud moment in your life? I had many that day - some were humiliating and frightening. But others were adventurous and erotic.

“Lien, you’re late, we were just talking about leaving,” complained my friend’s friend Mycah. She and her boyfriend, Steve, were gathered around a local waterhole.

“Where’s Aimi?” I inquired about my best friend.

“She couldn’t make it today,” Mycah replied.

I took my tennis shoes off and felt the cool water, cooler than last time. My name is Lien and my friends have invited me for the third time to a semi-public water hole. It was a Friday at the end of a day at campus and the weather was warm.

I am 20 years old. I might be a little higher or shorter, but I’m fairly sure I’m five feet tall. The last time I did this I felt self conscious about being naked. But with the five of us, and at least two others going completely nude, I could feel like I could hide behind my friends from any imaginary prying eyes from the banks of the lake. Eventually it felt enjoyable to be nude in the waters.

I had left my textbooks on college campus, as I wouldn’t be needing them. I didn't have a phone either, the year being 2002. I stripped off my pink top over my head, then my white bra, my blue shorts, and my no frills white panties, and layed them on the grass. It wasn't until I was knee deep in the water that I noticed Mycah and Steve were wearing shorts for swimming, while Mycah was wearing a singlet. This might sound strange, but I felt butterflies being the only, well, exhibitionist.

It was a nice feeling that whenever Steve would look my way, his eyes would coyly glance over my body when he thought Mycah wasn't looking. I never let myself show it though.

“We seriously need to leave Li, Steve’s parents are in need of him this evening and I have work tomorrow.” Mycah told me, a little irritantly.

“Oh, oh sure, I'll be a bit longer though.”

“Okay then,” Mycah said, already getting out.

"Don't stay in too long though," Steve casually warned.

Taking the risk of staying in a while longer I swam around, floated on my back, and dived into the water for what felt like five minutes. I found myself at the other end of the hole.

It was less than a minute later that I heard a commotion on the side of the bank, where I had left my clothes.