Anna took a deep breath before jack-knifing downward. She kicked with long, smooth strokes of her legs, her dive fins propelling her downward. She released a couple bubbles as she pinched her nose-piece to her dive mask to equalize.
She finned past a ledge situated six meters down. She could feel the pressure upon her body as she continued downward. But she was aiming to go even deeper, past a second ledge at the ten meter mark.
She got there and kept going, finning with slow, deliberate movements. She was taking her time reaching the bottom. The increasing pressure made her body parts tingle.
She bottomed out at twenty meters, proud of her accomplishment. Then she turned and slowly made her way back to the surface. Anna released a few bubbles along the way as the pressure against her body decreased.
She passed the lower ledge and kept on going. How many times had she worked just to get herself there? Now she was making it all the way to the bottom.
She slowly approached the upper ledge. She had long ago reached that ledge, her first challenge. Now she was among the few who could make it all the way down and back on one breath.
As she worked her way past the first ledge, she looked up and saw two female free-divers coming down. Both wore black one-piece swimsuits and black dive masks. The one’s suit was rimmed with orange straps that went around her neck.
She finned past them as she continued her ascent. She noticed both of them were built larger than her. Anna idly wondered if they could reach the bottom like she could.
She released more bubbles until she reached the surface. She panted quietly for breath, easily treading water with her fins as she prepared for a second descent. Maybe this time she would stay down a little while longer.
She filled her lungs with air before jack-knifing downward. She noticed with some degree of pride that the two black-suited women were already coming back up. It was a sure bet they had not reached the bottom like she had.
They passed each other as she approached the first ledge. They certainly hadn’t been down very long. It made her prideful and confident she was doing better than they were.
She pinched her nose-piece as she smoothly finned past the first ledge toward the second. She briefly closed her eyes to focus on the sensual pressure upon her lithe swimmers body. Then she released a couple of bubbles as she passed the second ledge.
She continued with leisurely kicks of her dive fins until she reached the bottom of the chamber. At twenty meters down, she leveled off and followed the wall along the pool floor, still kicking with smooth strokes. She was proud of her abilities, finally making it down to this depth. Soon, it would be time to start looking for an even greater challenge.
She gently angled upward before starting her ascent. Once more, she casually released a few bubbles. She slowly raced them up, content to observe them swirl around her head.
She passed the lower ledge and looked upward. Those two free-divers were sitting on the upper ledge. Their legs were crossed; they seemed to be posing.
She slowly twisted around so she could see what they were looking at. Sure enough, there was a female in the observation window looking in on them. Perhaps they were all friends, as she looked to be taking video with her iPhone.
Anna angled her rise up toward the surface, taking her ascent away from them. She did not want to spoil the video being taken. After all, there was no need to be rude about such things. Perhaps they were simply getting pictures and video of their triumph at having reached that particular ledge.
Anna released a few more bubbles. Then she followed them up until her head broke the surface. She panted quietly for breath, feeling quite proud of herself.
She looked down and saw the black-suited women rising up to the surface together. Anna filled her lungs with air. Then she jack-knifed downward, making sure to stay clear of them so as not to bump into them.
She released a couple bubbles as she finned her way down with long, smooth strokes. Her confidence was growing with each trip down. The increasing pressure against her body made her lady parts tingle even more.
She passed the first ledge with ease; reached the second with absolutely no issues whatsoever. Anna happily finned her way downward until she bottomed out. 20 meters down, and she still had plenty of breath in her lungs.
Anna slowly finned across the bottom of the pool. Then she rolled over and swam along on her back. That’s when she saw those two females coming back down.
She watched them sit upon that first ledge well above her. Then they crossed their legs again before posing for the girl in the observation window. Anna felt proud she could make it all the way to the bottom, while they were forced to stop at that first ledge there at six meters.
Anna tried a bubble-ring. It broke up about three meters above her. She tried another one, and was pleasantly surprised that it remained intact.
She slowly rose up from the bottom. Anna gently finned her way through the middle of the rising bubble ring. It broke up as she passed the lower ledge.
Above her, those two ladies were heading back to the surface. It made Anna feel good that she could go deeper than them. There were very few things she excelled at. But free-diving and being able to hold her breath was one of them.
She released a few bubbles as she passed the six-meter ledge. She could see her two companions treading water up at the surface. She could not help wondering how deep they were capable of going.
She was two meters from the surface when they passed her going in the opposite direction. There was a flicker of a smile in the face of the one in the orange-striped suit who’d seen her. Anna smiled back, but they were already well past her.
She surfaced and panted for breath as she tread water. Curious, she looked down to check on their progress. Once more, they had stopped at that first ledge to sit and pose for their companion at the observation window.
Anna was just about to fill her lungs and head back down when she saw them leave the ledge and start back up. She filled her lungs with air and then jack-knifed downward. Then she proudly finned her way past them, pinching her nose-piece as they went on by.
She swam past the six-meter ledge, smoothly kicking her dive fins. Anna released a few bubbles on her way down. Then she passed the ten meter ledge.
The pressure against her body made her lady parts tingle again. She felt such peace at this depth. And she felt more and more confident each time she came down.
She rolled over onto her back and gently glided to a stop. Anna released a bubble-ring, watching it expand as it slowly rose upward. It felt so peaceful down here.
She released another… and then another. The other two women had not returned yet and were still treading water at the surface. Anna deliberately stayed down longer, enjoying what the pressure at that depth did to arouse her.
She told herself she could stay down like this forever. No;, that wasn’t exactly true. Now she could feel her chest telling her it was time to head back up.
Anna slowly rose from the floor of the chamber. Then she began finning her way upward, releasing the occasional bubble. That’s when she saw those two black-suited women coming back down.
She took her time finning upward, releasing a few more bubbles. She could feel it in her lungs now. But she was confident she could reach the surface without any problems.
The two women stopped at the six-meter ledge to sit and pose for their friend again, once more crossing their legs. Anna reached the ten meter ledge and kept rising, releasing a couple bubbles. Then she saw the one with the orange striping point at her, pat the spot right next to her, and then point at the woman in the observation window.
What was this? Did they want her to sit beside them and pose for their friend in the observation window?
Anna briefly thought about it. Then she figured, why not? She knew she had just enough air in her lungs to pause for a photo. Besides, she doubted these two could stay down much longer anyway, judging by how quickly they seemed to surface after each descent.
Anna came over and worked herself into a spot right next to the one with the orange striping. The ladies both smiled at her before turning and posing for their friend in the observation window. Anna crossed her legs and braced herself, giving a smile to the lady with the iPhone.
The three remained posed for a few seconds. Then Anna felt her lungs strain in her chest. It was time to complete her ascent.
She rose up and started to swim for the surface. To her shock, the woman in the orange striping turned and grabbed her legs. The other one came over and grabbed her from behind, wrapping her up in a big bear hug.
Anna bubbled in alarm as her lungs heaved. What the hell was this? What were they doing??
She tried to kick the woman free of her legs. But the bitch just held on tight, grunting and bubbling. Amazingly, she would not let go!!
The one behind her wrapped her up with her arms and legs like an octopus. Anna frantically tried to shake her free as she lost some of her air. But the bitch had too good of a grip on her.
Her chest heaved in warning; her breath was almost gone. She thought about trying to outlast these two, figuring they could not stay down much longer. But she’d been down the longest of the three, and her lungs were hitching in her chest.
She tried to shake off the one on her legs, but to no avail. Anna squirmed in the grasp of the woman behind her, losing more of her precious breath. But she could not break free of her either.
Her lungs heaved in her chest. She stared in horror at the friend on the other side of the observation window. But the bitch just kept taking video as if… as if they’d planned the whole thing??
Anna’s lungs screamed in her chest. Then she couldn’t hold her breath any longer. A big burst of bubbles came out of her mouth before she reflexively inhaled.
Her eyes flew open in shock as she started gulping water. She hitched and gurgled in their grasp as she stared in surprise at their friend in the observation window. The bitch never moved as she kept recording.
Anna kept convulsing and inhaling as she hitched and spasmed. Her attackers eased their grip on her. There was no need to hold on tightly to her now, as she was no longer a threat to escape them.
She hitched and convulsed less and less until the one in the orange striping rose up and flipped her dive mask up off her face. Anna blinked as the woman kissed her parted lips. Then the other one came around in front, grabbed her face and kissed her lips as well.
Anna’s mind cried out in stunned surprise as her vision started to diminish, her sight closing in around the edges. Both ladies kissed her cheeks at the same time. Then they released their hold on her.
Anna’s body began to descend, the occasional bubble slipping out past her parted lips. The two black-suited women began their swim to the surface. But the one in the window continued recording her descent.
Anna reached the bottom and collapsed onto the floor upon her back. Her dive mask lay nearby. The occasional bubble escaped her flooded lungs and out through her parted lips.
Anna just barely saw the two women climb out of the water up at the surface. Then she lost consciousness, trembling as she stared with lifeless eyes.
The woman in the observation window was gone.
11/28/24 Inspired by the photo I found on the Internet.