It was almost noon by the time I reached swimming pool complex.
After getting into swimming attire I looked around for a chair to keep my
belongings when I found empty chair beside one girl. A wheel chair near swimming pool? I was astonished
but without giving any second thought, I jumped in the swimming pool. I gave
one quick look in the pool after reaching other end. Since it was noon not many
people were in the pool. There were three Amerikano girls with 6+ft height and
with proper swimming costume. Two Chinese looking girls were swimming uninterrupted
from one end to another. There was one guy with nice build and was holding the
side wall of the swimming pool at deeper end and perhaps was much in relaxing
mood. He was mostly stretching his body inside water keeping himself constant
in a restricted area. His face gave me a shock when I found that he was actually
in his 50’s while his body was not ready to accept his ageing.
There was one more guy seemed to be giving a training tips to one
girl. Few lifebuoys were tied to her body. The guy was supporting her from
front holding both of her hands and making her swim from one end to another.
Couple of times my eyes met her eyes but there was no change in expression. I
also noticed that she is not at all putting any effort in swimming.
With all these going around, I was keeping my focus on swimming.
Sometimes I would hold the sidewall to take short break and same time would
have a look on illusions of god in proper costume. After a few laps in swimming
pool I decided to come out of water.
The moment I came out I saw the lady sitting with a wheel chair
pulling the chair near the pool. It was shocking for me. So the person is in
the swimming pool? I gave a look at pool again but I could not guess the owner
of the wheel chair. No one looked physically challenged there. Story of the guy
who had no limbs but was a good swimmer flashed in front of my eyes.
Generally I don't pause to see these happening but my curiosity held
me and I took my belongings, pulled out my towel and started drying my body
slowly. My eyes were all set on wheel chair. Once I thought it may be the old
man who was stretching holding the sidewalls, but when I scanned the pool, I
could not find him. In no time, I saw the man who was training the girl, coming
near the end of the pool where wheel chair was waiting. So who among these two?
The man stopped near the edge and took off all lifebuoys from the girl’s body.
The girl’s body slowly went inside water while he was keeping her head uplifted
in water. Trainer and the girl standing outside pulled her out of water and
lied her down on chair. Her body parts were motionless. I was frozen for a
moment.
Kudos to girl's friends and relatives, whoever they are, for
not only giving her comforts of life but also going extra mile to make her life
meaningful. The wheel chair slowly rolled out of perspective and I also made a
move.