Wednesday, April 27, 2016

"The Dark Pool"- a short story by Craig Zimmerman

Brian found the pool by accident while hiking deep in the hills. The pool was almost a perfect circle surrounded by smooth rock He liked the spot so much that he decided to have his lunch there.

Brian drank a bottle of orange juice and idly wondered how deep the pool was.After a  time, Brian dozed off. When he awoke he disturbed the orange juice bottle and it rolled into the pool. Moments later, Brian was startled to watch the bottle come flying out of the pool.

As an experiment, Brian tossed the bottle into the pool. Once again, the bottle was discarded by the pool.  Brian could not come up with any explanation for the riddle of the pool, but it occurred to him that it would be a fun  place for a party.


The next weekend, Brian and several of his friends made the long hike pool. After, the party got started, Brian casually tossed a beer bottle into the pond and laughed at the reactions of his friends when the bottle came flying out. Soon everyone was throwing things into the pool. 

At first, the objects were returned immediately, but gradually the effect slowed and trash accumulated in the pool. Bored by the lack of action, the campers drifted away. 

The next morning, a being that the young people had never seen before floated lifeless in the pool, surrounded by the litter from the night before.