A Long Trip Down  

"So, you are the female," grunted a male and I spun around in the water to see someone standing at the entrance of the pool in a white robe. "You are nothing more than a contamination that needs to be extinguished."

I cocked my head to the side, my brain trying to make sense of his words. I was thankful that I was toward the back of the pool, near the large boulders and tropical plants, and as far away from the male as I could possibly get.

"What do you want?" I demanded, treading water. I made sure that only my head could be seen from on top of the surface. I really wasn't comfortable with him seeing my body in the bikini.