An early morning swim...

When I woke up the next morning, sunlight was already streaming into the room. I sat up in bed, stretched and decided that since the funeral wasn’t until later this afternoon, I wanted to start the day off with a quick swim in the pool in the backyard. Dad had just had it put in a few years ago, and really splurged on it , buying a large in-ground pool with a diving board and everything. He had even had a jacuzzi installed at the same time. I think it had been as a treat to the family to make up for the messy divorce between him and my mother. I had gotten used to swimming a few laps in the morning when I had been in highschool.

I pulled on a pair of speedos and after a quick trip to the bathroom, grabbed a towel and headed out to the pool. As I entered the back yard I could here someone was already in the pool, splashing about in the water.

I walked over to the pool and saw...