[the memory Jo gets in response is far more mundane.
it's of a six year old girl in a red one piece swimming suit, blonde hair tied back into a ponytail, standing at the edge of the deep end. she doesn't know how to swim, but that's why her mom dragged her here. almost literally. for swimming lessons.
there's a cluster of other little six year old girls standing off to the side, giggling. George can't remember their names after all this time, but she thinks that at least one of them was a "Madison." they keep looking at George and giggling. clearly, these are the in crowd.
and clearly George is not in the in crowd.
hence the standing by the side of the pool like a loser.
one of the girls breaks away from the crowd. Beth-Ann, she thinks the girl's name was. Beth-Ann was as big of a dweeb as George was, what was she doing with that cluster of bitches?
Beth-Ann smiles sweetly and says "Hi, George."
right before pushing George into the deep end of the pool.
she can't swim, so she sinks like a stone. she's trying to hold her breath, but it's hard. she hears laughter from the surface of the pool.
one of them makes a move to start swimming towards George, but the other one grabs its arm and shakes its head, warning it off. George stares at them, meeting their eyes, still holding her breath as her lungs burn for air.
that's when the lifeguards plunge into the pool, forcing George's attention away from the creatures for a moment. when she looks back, they're gone.
the lifeguards haul George up to the surface of the pool and the memory ends]
(cw: misogynistic slur)
it's of a six year old girl in a red one piece swimming suit, blonde hair tied back into a ponytail, standing at the edge of the deep end. she doesn't know how to swim, but that's why her mom dragged her here. almost literally. for swimming lessons.
there's a cluster of other little six year old girls standing off to the side, giggling. George can't remember their names after all this time, but she thinks that at least one of them was a "Madison." they keep looking at George and giggling. clearly, these are the in crowd.
and clearly George is not in the in crowd.
hence the standing by the side of the pool like a loser.
one of the girls breaks away from the crowd. Beth-Ann, she thinks the girl's name was. Beth-Ann was as big of a dweeb as George was, what was she doing with that cluster of bitches?
Beth-Ann smiles sweetly and says "Hi, George."
right before pushing George into the deep end of the pool.
she can't swim, so she sinks like a stone. she's trying to hold her breath, but it's hard. she hears laughter from the surface of the pool.
that's when she sees them.
one of them makes a move to start swimming towards George, but the other one grabs its arm and shakes its head, warning it off. George stares at them, meeting their eyes, still holding her breath as her lungs burn for air.
that's when the lifeguards plunge into the pool, forcing George's attention away from the creatures for a moment. when she looks back, they're gone.
the lifeguards haul George up to the surface of the pool and the memory ends]