Saturday: March/28/09
Who: Remington and Candi When: Friday evening Where: the rec center indoor pool What: second chance at a first impression?
After his chat with Riley, which helped to clear the air a bit, Remington felt better. He understood why his brother was 'jealous' even if it wasn't logical. Riley would simply need to work through his insecurities, because he had nothing to worry about, not really. Charlie simply got along better with Remington because it was easier to share his company. You had to care about someone in order to get upset over the things they did. She didn't care all that much for Remington, at least not beyond a new friendship.
He headed for the rec center to do his physical therapy. It involved a great deal of stretching and light weight lifting. When he was done, he felt really sore, but he needed a long cool down or his muscles would cramp up. He decided the pool would give his muscles a chance to come down from the exercise without going into shock.
After changing into his trunks, he dove into the deep end. Swimming was great. It allowed him to feel somewhat normal. He didn't limp in the water, and his scars weren't really visible so long as his legs were submerged. He took it easy, just some lazy freestyle laps up and down the length of the pool.