A Swimsuit’s Value: Priceless – Part 03

A shrill scream that could tear through eardrums drew closer and closer.

I was holding a kickboard, helping Eu practice her flutter kicks, when I sensed danger and quickly changed direction.

Ker-splash! I had no other word to describe it.

Haruna shot out of the waterslide like a South Star Human Cannonball and crashed into the pool where we were.

Warm water rained down. Eu stood up and, along with me, looked at Haruna in disbelief.

“Quit diving right where we are,” I said.

She’d been flinging herself at me nonstop. Every time she did, the spray and crashing sounds ruined Eu’s practice.

“This place is insane! It’s so much fun! Nessie’s definitely here.”

No, Nessie wasn’t here. Even if there was some creature shaped like her, it wouldn’t count. This wasn’t Loch Ness. I had explained this to Haruna more than once.

“Maybe there’s, like, a Gaw Ha Nessie.”

She never listened. If preaching to the