By Len Kuntz
“You should see this,” he says, which is odd because they’ve been fighting again and usually he sulks.
They’re weekending at her uncle’s cabin on the lake in an attempt to mend their broken things.
She goes onto the deck.
On the water’s other side a young man is teaching his girlfriend to swim. “Babe,” he says, “kick your feet or you’ll sink. Kick!”
They watch the girlfriend visibly struggle, the boyfriend going in after her time and time again. It seems such a simple thing to do—trying.
“She should have learned to swim when she was younger,” she says.
excellent message
Yes, indeed: We almost always have the option to keep on trying! Really liked this story.
I liked this one. Well done.
Jennifer
Ouch! Very nice!
I really like this. I particularly enjoy the stories in which the twist is crucial, but in a gentle, subtle way. It’s a simple story, but packs a punch.
One of our family house rules was no shoulda/woulda/coulda…
Keep on trying is the message. Nice work.