Part 15

"YAY! I TOTALLY LOVE SWIMMING!"

the Cullens have just installed a swimming pool to their sprawling estate. wow, life is good when you have a tonne of cash and eternity before you!

Alice had bought me a pink (major gross factor!) bikini but i stoutly refused and put on my own one-piece instead. when im changed, Carlisle calls, "hey guys! the pool's filled!" all the vampires rush outside with whoops of glee, leaving me and Bella to walk slowly (at our annoyingly slow human speed) to the pool.

at the pool, Emmett is tackling Jasper with a water noodle (its those long floating pieces of foam that kids love to play with). their wrestling match is causing a mini tsunami in the pool. Alice and Rosalie stare after them disdainfully and sun tan by the pool. Edward appears at the door with a large radio on his shoulder and music starts blasting from the speakers.

"Edward! if you want to have music, put it on the stereo system. the radio could fall in and electrocute Joy and Bella!" Esme calls out reproachfully. golly, i hadn't thought of that.

i canonball into the pool. it is futile to try swimming laps so i float happily on a water noodle. suddenlly Emmett tackles me. "GRR-ROAR! IM THE MONSTER OF THE DEEP!" with a scream i am plunged underwater and pinned under his massive body weight.

vampires must be very dense because instead of floating upwards, Emmett stays at the bottom of the pool, pinning me below him. i struggle but its like fighting a wall. my lungs are starting to burn and stars float before my eyes.

just before i black out, Emmett is pushed off me and i struggle to the surface to breathe. Carlisle is yelling at Emmett. "...totally unresponsible....could have drowned....banned from Jeep...." once i stopped spluttering, Emmett apologises looking very remorseful. "im really sorry i did that. i will never attack you or any other weak human again!" though not exactly a comforting apology, i assure him that i am fine. all is forgiven.

the rest of the day is spent playing Water Marco Polo. Bella and i keep losing because the vampires can hear our hearts beating. talk about unfair. still, the Cullens were noticeably more gentle towards Bella and i.

by the time its dark, Bella and i are a shade darker than we were, but the Cullens are the same albino white. Alice and Rosalie look quite crestfallen. all their tanning was in vain. Bella cooks me dinner and Carlisle drives me home.