I slid in and out of consciousness. The sound and smell of highly chlorinated water filled my senses as it slapped at the edges of the pool a few feet away. This is what I needed. A nice warm day to clear my head. A solitary bird’s frustrated, high-pitched chirps echoed through the backyard, probably signaling to another bird in the area that it was time to fuck. I halfheartedly giggled to myself at the thought.
Just as my slumber threatened to completely take me, I was jarred awake by the sound of our creaking back gate opening.
“Well well well… If it isn’t the ‘ol cash cow in the flesh. Perfect timing” Amber chuckled to her friend, Connie, as they casually invaded my backyard and my privacy. They clicked the gate shut behind them and made their way up the decking steps.