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In Love, Never Say Never (Ashton Fuller and Scarlett Stovall) novel Chapter 630

Slightly stunned, I looked out at the pool for a moment. It was a shallow pool filled with kids, and the adults were sitting around the sides to watch out for their children.

“It’s all kids here. It doesn’t seem appropriate for us to be here.”

He chuckled and explained, “That’s precisely the reason you should practice here. So, you wouldn’t be pressured and stressed about it.”

He had a valid point. I could imagine feeling embarrassed learning in a pool full of others who could swim well.

Most of the kids in the pool did not know how to swim and had floats with them.

I thought for a moment and said, “I’ll enter the pool myself.”

Since I was there, I decided to have fun.

He laughed.

I grabbed a donut float and entered the pool. It was a relatively shallow pool, only four feet deep. But it was deep enough to swim in.

However, being the rookie swimmer that I was, I did not even know how to start in the shallow pool.

One of the kids raised his head above the water and mocked me. “Hey, you don’t know how to swim?”

I shook my head with a slight smile. “I’m still learning!”

The kid looked at me and started advising me, “You won’t be learning much if you do it that way.”

He sighed and exclaimed, “Here, let me teach you!”

I noticed that the kid seemed to be around the age of ten.

It was easier said than done. No matter how much the kid asked me to be brave, I just couldn’t let go of the sides of the pool.

After some time, the kid got impatient and exclaimed, “You can’t be like this. It’ll only make it harder for you to learn how to swim. I used to feel the same until my mother threw me into the pool. After a few experiences, I got it. You can’t keep worrying about drowning.”

I felt embarrassed that a kid was nagging at me to be brave, so I nodded and slowly let go of the edges.

However, floating in the pool made me feel insecure and anxious.

“Don’t worry. Slowly use your arms and push the water toward the back and kick your feet.” The kid was skilled in coaching.

With my progress, I felt less embarrassed. However, I still had some difficulty maintaining the motion.

Just then, I felt someone’s arm holding my waist. It was an adult’s arms. I was taken aback, so I turned before losing control and choked on the water.

I started coughing.

Luckily, someone supported me.

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