Chapter 44
A cool night breeze caressed her body as Liberty shed her clothes, but she welcomed the refreshing air on her heated body.When finished disrobing, she stood naked at the edge of the deepest end of the pool, six feet.Lifting her arms and placing her hands together as if in prayer, she dived in, as graceful and limber as she had been during her stint on the high school swim team.She did a few laps, the water enveloping her in waves of warm, liquid velvet.But despite the short width and breadth of the pool, she tired too easily, her muscles stretched and heavy.She was no longer a vigorous and agile sixteen-year-old.The years of good living had softened her too much.This week, no matter her schedule, Liberty vowed to begin a workout regimen at the gym, her goals to regain the energy she had back in high school, and to become as slim and buff as nature would allow at her age.