and we swam. becky and we swam until my wet brown hair hung down in clumps resembling fat slimy black leeches. we swam until our bodies felt ethereal and our lips tasted only vinegar. we swam, cutting through the viridian waves like scissors. the sky and the sea darkened to a likeness of onyx and obsidian. we took off our bathing suits and we swam. i pretended to be a mermaid and you were a scuba diver. we were the only ones for a long time before we quit and we said good night.