Eric’s witty tone made the women laugh….
After a brief warm-up, Carlos was the first to enter the water, followed by Tomas, Ernesto and the others.
Eric was naturally the last to enter the water, and he jumped in with a gasp as if he was dying, and went immediately “hissing” with a cold, straight breath, a comical look that made the women sitting on the bed watching the battle laugh out loud again….
The group swam to the shore as a starting point and Carlos briefly explained the rules:
-Nothing around the pool, come back here and the exit is the end.
-OK.
-No problem!
The audience nodded and Alba climbed on the bed and looked away, happy to be the referee.
-Are you ready? On your marks, one, two, three, go!
On command, the men took a deep breath and dove into the water, their strong arms hitting the splash as they swam swiftly into the distance….
The women’s eyes followed their husbands, and though the moon was shining tonight and there were dim lights all around, in the end their vision was obstructed by the night, and the pool was so large that they gradually lost sight of who was who as they swam farther out….
Alba sat on the edge of the bed, pulled up her pants, stuck her feet in the pool and shivered: how cold the water was!
Then she looks at the partners.
-Let’s make a bet and see who’s number one!
Micaela looks off into the distance, Carlos was in the lead, he’ll be out of sight?
Olivia turned, looked at Alba and smiled:
-Then I’m definitely betting on my ‘ex-husband’ to be first!
Bianca immediately jumped up and said:
-No, no, no, no, I think it should be Tomas first, he especially likes swimming!
Katarina has no qualms about supporting her husband either:
-Antonio even won a swimming competition in college!
Paula looked away and covered her mouth to laugh.
-Let’s bet on who falls between Diego and Eric….
They all laughed again, but Micaela could not, and a vague uneasiness arose in her heart because she did not seem to see Carlos….
They touched the far shore and started swimming back, closer to be safe, and it was Tomas in the lead!
Bianca, who had been lying on her back next to her son, sat up and shouted excitedly:
-Come on Tomas, come on Tomas!
Others have started shouting at their husbands….
I didn’t really see Carlos…
Micaela had her heart shrunk and her hands clutched at the sheets, full of anxiety, as she stretched her neck in the direction they swam to look for Carlos….
Soon Tomas was the first to reach the finish line, then Antonio, Ernesto, and even the figures of Diego and Eric arrived, still without Carlos….
Surrounded by the joyful cheers of her friends, Micaela, anxious, shouted:
-Carlos, Carlos where are you?
Her panicked voice was drowned out by the cheers of the others, and she hated herself for not having learned to swim sooner, clutching the bed remote control with trembling hands, trying to put the bed against the shore and feeling it was too slow to put the bed against the shore, impatient to get into the water herself to find him, then dipping her feet in the water….
-Wow…
Carlos suddenly emerged from the water and appeared before her eyes with wet hair….
Micaela’s movements stopped abruptly, watching dumbfounded as he wiped the water from his face, panting, resting his hands on the edge of the bed, throwing his head back to look at her, his deep eyes full of laughter….
-Micaela, I end up where you are…..
Micaela looked at Carlos whose face was covered with water drops, his hair stuck to his head, still not detracting from his handsome appearance, and his hanging heart had not yet had time to go down, but he jumped violently again at her words….
The others also found out where Carlos the swimmer had gone.
They all looked back to see Carlos not far from the bed, floating in the water with his hands spread apart resting on the edge of the bed and Micaela sitting in his arms, and the next second, they saw her jump up with a push with her arms resting on the bed…