At the Swimming Hole (Part 1)
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2022 3:04 am
Cyrus stepped out of the car and breathed in the fresh forest air. Reaching to touch his toes felt great, as he had been driving for around two and a half hours. Cyrus went back to unlock the trunk as his other three friends stumbled out of the Subaru and feasted their eyes on their long-awaited destination: Spirit Falls.
It was truly beautiful and Cyrus was surprised that he had never been here before. A small clear swimming hole in the shape of a long oval with two smaller pools of water connected on either side was surrounded by a dense and vast forest of evergreens. Pine needles were strewn across the packed dirt, not a picnic table or person in sight. The road they had come from was almost invisible, camouflaging a secret marvel that they had uncovered. The three friends Cyrus had brought with him were quick to voice their opinions.
“Wow there’s even a waterfall!” Marissa exclaimed, her eyes shining brightly in the early afternoon sun. What she lacked in height she made up for with her enthusiasm and positivity, her blonde pigtails swinging as she surveyed the site. “I told you we should have brought camping gear!”
Although it had been heavily discussed, the group had decided against camping as all of them still had work over the summer.
Mark rolled his eyes. “It’s only a two hour drive by car, would you rather be sleeping exposed to animals, bugs and dirt when you could be sleeping in your soft bed before midnight?” Mark wasn’t an outdoorsy guy and valued his sleep, opting even to bring his pillow with them to sleep in the car.
Marissa started “But it would be so much fun! We could build a fire and roast some marshmallows–”
“We don’t have camping gear, so I don’t know why you’re harping the point.” Alma interrupted, tossing her shoulder-length black hair behind her head. She looks around at Cyrus who hadn’t opened the trunk and was just looking at her. “Puta, what are you staring at? Vamos, or I’m going to whup that ass like my mama showed me.”
Cyrus suppressed a smile as he averted his eyes and pulled open the trunk without further comment. Alma was an impatient and irritable person at times, but he loved it when her rebellious side came out. She had few filters and her words were often sharp and arousing, especially for Cyrus. He was still side-eying Alma as he started to remove the cooler and blankets from the back. She was wearing jean shorts and a black tank top that was a little too short for her, exposing the bottom of her belly button. Out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of Marissa sneaking up behind Alma.
Marissa slipped her hands on either side of Alma’s waist and quickly squeezed the exposed flesh around her stomach in a pincer movement.
“Gotcha!” Marissa shouted, giggling as Alma let out a high-pitched shriek. Alma thrashed and cussed ferociously but Marissa held on, continuing to tickle her as she said, “Sorry but we gotta get you to relax Alma, it’s the summer vacation of our senior year! Heck this might be the last time we see each other before we leave for college!”
Alma finally managed to free herself, spinning around with elbows flying as she threw her arms out in front of her. “...It would be easier to relax, if you respected MY PERSONAL SPACE!” Her tone had an edge but after a second she took a deep breath and lowered her hands. “I’ll do my best to unwind but if you touch me again mija I swear imma strip you butt ass naked and leave you here tied to a tree!” She glared daggers at her best friend.
Marissa laughed it off, she had known Alma since second grade and knew how to push her buttons without going too far. Meanwhile, Cyrus had to shift the folded chair he was holding a little further down to hide any excitement he had just had from watching the girls. He wasn't even in his swimming shorts yet.
Mark smirked at the girls’ dispute. He stretched lazily before pulling out his phone, probably to check his progress on the latest mobile game he was addicted to. His face quickly fell.
“What the fuck? No service?? Dude, Timmy is totally gonna get more stars than me!” he complained in despair. Marissa facepalmed and Cyrus sympathized. Although Cyrus played a fair amount of video games himself, Mark usually went a bit overboard, even playing on his phone when they went out for dinner. Funnily enough, he was an outgoing and charismatic guy, he just didn’t care too much what others thought of him.
Cyrus threw a bag of chips at him and hit him in the chest. “Bro, help me unload the stuff, or I’ll give you some stars to look at.” He said, flexing his bicep and looked at Alma, thinking he was quite clever with that. He immediately regretted it as Alma gave him a look that was… unimpressed.
“Alright boys” she emphasized. “Since you’re so strong and muscled you bring the stuff from the car and find us a nice place to chill, the only reason I came today was to get a nice dip.” She turned to walk down before looking back over her shoulder, making sure I was looking at her before she wiggled her ass slightly. “Let’s go, Marissa. Ciao!” She winked and stuck her tongue out at me as the two of them started to make their way down to the water, hips swinging as they made their way down the steep terrain.
Cyrus eyed their asses for a moment longer before Mark moved closer to help him move the rest of the stuff. They finished unloading everything into a pile and Cyrus was moving to close the trunk when Mark asked unexpectedly, “Sooooo… you got the hots for Alma?”
“HUH?” Cyrus asked immediately, red-faced. He and Mark were fairly close but it was the first time that Mark had asked him such a direct question. Cyrus was usually good at keeping a poker face but he was totally caught off-guard. “I mean, what of course not, she’s just, you know, I know it might look like but I swear-” he spluttered.
Mark laughed, “Relax I’m just teasing, I know you’re close after years of knowing each other and she's just like that. Still, fun times might lead to something extra you know?” He gave Cyrus a dumb glance with raised eyebrows and a cat-face smile.
Cyrus swung at him laughing, still embarrassed but getting over it, “I hate you, you know that?” He closed the trunk and gathered the stuff in his arms. “Let’s go meet up with the girls before you say more dumb shit like that. I know you got your eye on Marissa, I seen it for the last six months. So how about we just act like gentlemen and you know, DON'T TALK ABOUT IT!”
It was truly beautiful and Cyrus was surprised that he had never been here before. A small clear swimming hole in the shape of a long oval with two smaller pools of water connected on either side was surrounded by a dense and vast forest of evergreens. Pine needles were strewn across the packed dirt, not a picnic table or person in sight. The road they had come from was almost invisible, camouflaging a secret marvel that they had uncovered. The three friends Cyrus had brought with him were quick to voice their opinions.
“Wow there’s even a waterfall!” Marissa exclaimed, her eyes shining brightly in the early afternoon sun. What she lacked in height she made up for with her enthusiasm and positivity, her blonde pigtails swinging as she surveyed the site. “I told you we should have brought camping gear!”
Although it had been heavily discussed, the group had decided against camping as all of them still had work over the summer.
Mark rolled his eyes. “It’s only a two hour drive by car, would you rather be sleeping exposed to animals, bugs and dirt when you could be sleeping in your soft bed before midnight?” Mark wasn’t an outdoorsy guy and valued his sleep, opting even to bring his pillow with them to sleep in the car.
Marissa started “But it would be so much fun! We could build a fire and roast some marshmallows–”
“We don’t have camping gear, so I don’t know why you’re harping the point.” Alma interrupted, tossing her shoulder-length black hair behind her head. She looks around at Cyrus who hadn’t opened the trunk and was just looking at her. “Puta, what are you staring at? Vamos, or I’m going to whup that ass like my mama showed me.”
Cyrus suppressed a smile as he averted his eyes and pulled open the trunk without further comment. Alma was an impatient and irritable person at times, but he loved it when her rebellious side came out. She had few filters and her words were often sharp and arousing, especially for Cyrus. He was still side-eying Alma as he started to remove the cooler and blankets from the back. She was wearing jean shorts and a black tank top that was a little too short for her, exposing the bottom of her belly button. Out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of Marissa sneaking up behind Alma.
Marissa slipped her hands on either side of Alma’s waist and quickly squeezed the exposed flesh around her stomach in a pincer movement.
“Gotcha!” Marissa shouted, giggling as Alma let out a high-pitched shriek. Alma thrashed and cussed ferociously but Marissa held on, continuing to tickle her as she said, “Sorry but we gotta get you to relax Alma, it’s the summer vacation of our senior year! Heck this might be the last time we see each other before we leave for college!”
Alma finally managed to free herself, spinning around with elbows flying as she threw her arms out in front of her. “...It would be easier to relax, if you respected MY PERSONAL SPACE!” Her tone had an edge but after a second she took a deep breath and lowered her hands. “I’ll do my best to unwind but if you touch me again mija I swear imma strip you butt ass naked and leave you here tied to a tree!” She glared daggers at her best friend.
Marissa laughed it off, she had known Alma since second grade and knew how to push her buttons without going too far. Meanwhile, Cyrus had to shift the folded chair he was holding a little further down to hide any excitement he had just had from watching the girls. He wasn't even in his swimming shorts yet.
Mark smirked at the girls’ dispute. He stretched lazily before pulling out his phone, probably to check his progress on the latest mobile game he was addicted to. His face quickly fell.
“What the fuck? No service?? Dude, Timmy is totally gonna get more stars than me!” he complained in despair. Marissa facepalmed and Cyrus sympathized. Although Cyrus played a fair amount of video games himself, Mark usually went a bit overboard, even playing on his phone when they went out for dinner. Funnily enough, he was an outgoing and charismatic guy, he just didn’t care too much what others thought of him.
Cyrus threw a bag of chips at him and hit him in the chest. “Bro, help me unload the stuff, or I’ll give you some stars to look at.” He said, flexing his bicep and looked at Alma, thinking he was quite clever with that. He immediately regretted it as Alma gave him a look that was… unimpressed.
“Alright boys” she emphasized. “Since you’re so strong and muscled you bring the stuff from the car and find us a nice place to chill, the only reason I came today was to get a nice dip.” She turned to walk down before looking back over her shoulder, making sure I was looking at her before she wiggled her ass slightly. “Let’s go, Marissa. Ciao!” She winked and stuck her tongue out at me as the two of them started to make their way down to the water, hips swinging as they made their way down the steep terrain.
Cyrus eyed their asses for a moment longer before Mark moved closer to help him move the rest of the stuff. They finished unloading everything into a pile and Cyrus was moving to close the trunk when Mark asked unexpectedly, “Sooooo… you got the hots for Alma?”
“HUH?” Cyrus asked immediately, red-faced. He and Mark were fairly close but it was the first time that Mark had asked him such a direct question. Cyrus was usually good at keeping a poker face but he was totally caught off-guard. “I mean, what of course not, she’s just, you know, I know it might look like but I swear-” he spluttered.
Mark laughed, “Relax I’m just teasing, I know you’re close after years of knowing each other and she's just like that. Still, fun times might lead to something extra you know?” He gave Cyrus a dumb glance with raised eyebrows and a cat-face smile.
Cyrus swung at him laughing, still embarrassed but getting over it, “I hate you, you know that?” He closed the trunk and gathered the stuff in his arms. “Let’s go meet up with the girls before you say more dumb shit like that. I know you got your eye on Marissa, I seen it for the last six months. So how about we just act like gentlemen and you know, DON'T TALK ABOUT IT!”