My Pool Gets Me Wet in a Completely Platonic Way and Now We Are Close Friends

By: Chuck Tingle

Narrated by: Georgia Bird

A heatwave in Southern California is bad news, and when Amanda’s air conditioning unit breaks down, things quickly go from bad to worse. It’ll take a full day to repair, sending Amanda on a desperate mission to keep cool.

Unfortunately, when Amanda arrives at her apartment building’s central pool, the people swimming there make her feel distinctly self-conscious. Everyone at the pool is achingly cool, too hip to be splashing around and having fun. It’s so uncomfortable that Amanda leaves without going in, but she does happen to catch the eye of Riley, the sentient pool itself.

Over the course of the day, the friendship between these two begins to blossom, and Amanda starts discovering just how refreshing being yourself can get.

This no-sex tale of friendship between a swimmer and sentient pool that remains platonic because they’re just good friends encourages you to appreciate your own uniqueness and the importance of having fun.

©2023 Chuck Tingle (P)2023 Chuck Tingle

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