Chapter Nine – Into the Deep
CARRIE DIVED EAGERLY into the clear water of the Council starship swimming pool the following day. She swam to the far end of the pool, flipped, pushed away with her feet, and swam back again. Dave stood at the edge, his arms hanging at his sides. Propping her elbows on the pool wall, Carrie looked up at her friend. “Jump in,” she said. “It’s shallow at this end. Look.” She stood on the bottom to show him that the water only came up to her shoulders.
Dave sat down and slid carefully into the water. He shivered and gripped his upper arms. “It’s freezing.”
“No it isn’t. Splash about a bit to warm yourself up.”
He patted the water like it was a friendly dog. Carrie turned her head to hide a smile.
“I don’t know why they’ve included swimming in the training,”
