Lake

     My arms and lungs began to burn as I swam away from shore, so I decided maybe I should turn around and head back. I surfaced, rubbing at my irritated eyes looking into the distance. It seemed as I was swimming my contacts had fallen out and now I was as good as blind. The sun was starting to set and I definitely didn't want tot be out here when it got dark, cold, and I couldn't see at all. Before I could turn around to swim back to shore, I saw a movement in the distance. There weren't any boats out today, so I wondered what could be out there of that size. It came above shore again in a slithering motion before diving back down into the black depths of the water. 

     Now my vision may not be at it's best right now, but there was no mistaking color. Whatever it was out there was a dark shade of green. Starting to get scared I turned around, ignoring my screaming muscles, and started swimming rapidly back to shore. I felt like I was getting nowhere as the current gripped my body like an iron fist, pulling me back into the unknown. I kept trying to swim harder and faster, but I was getting nowhere and my shoulders couldn't move anymore. I quit trying and let the water pull me into it's waiting mouth. A storm was starting, and I was stuck in the middle of it. The water tossed my body around like a rag doll while I just tried to keep my head above water. I was pulled under and when I opened my eyes the green thing was slithering directly by my face. I could have reached out and touched it without even fully extending my arm. This close to my face I could see clearly, but I'm convinced that the water distorted my vision because the skin was undoubtedly scaly, and there's no way a snake could be that size- not outside of the movie Anacondas anyways. I panicked and started swimming furiously again, tearing through the water like a human torpedo. Every time I wanted to give up I thought about the loc ness monster behind me and swam even faster. The current had pulled me a considerate distance because I could just now make out the shape of my towel and cooler in the sand on the beach. When I finally reached the shore I was exhausted. It took all I had in me to pull myself to my feet and walk to the towel I had laid out for myself. When I did get to it I collapsed on my stomach, only rolling over to catch a glimpse of nessy as she swam into the distance. I grabbed another towel and threw it over my body as a blanket before falling into a deep, dreamless sleep.