An excerpt from Anneliese's upcoming novel....If it ever gets finished :-)
James was approaching from the lap area and I smiled as he neared me.
“All set then?” He asked. I nodded and followed him to the area for swimming laps where he left me to do my swim in the slow lane. James was in the faster lane of course with the real swimmers.
The swim its self went by in a blur and before long I could see it was time to get changed and leave. James escorted me to the entrance of the change room where I knew I would have the next horror of the open shower room.
My strategy was to turn on the tap, strip with my face to the wall and pretend that I always showered with my eyes closed and only for thirty seconds.
Bathing suite off – check
Front of body rinsed – check
Quick spin to rinse my back (horrifying as it meant facing a whole room of other naked women) - check.
In warp speed I was dry, dressed and waiting for James in the lobby. It was only then, sitting and waiting, that I realized I had survived the public pool experience and made it through getting dressed in a changing room full of older naked women without seeing a nipple, a buttock or a trace of pubic hair.
Looking back now I think I must have kept my eyes shut the whole time as the next morning was quite a different experience.
Stay tuned for more excerpts from "With Age come Wisdom & the Desire to be Naked"
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