I got busy trimming the shrubs. Soon, I was sweating, and I took my shirt off. I worked the big shears, trying my best. I was never good at trimming plants, but nobody really bothered anyway. I did not have big muscles, but I was slender and toned. I worked the shears, and leaves, twigs and petals flew in all directions.I kept working until it was teatime. I did not go and make tea or coffee, but instead, I jumped into the pool. Only the lifeguards were allowed to swim whenever they wanted to. Guys like me were only allowed to take a dip during teatime or lunchtime, unless I had to get into the pool to perform maintenance, like retrieving trash. Before William was employed as a lifeguard we could swim whenever we wanted to, as long as we did our work, but William was Mia’s senior, and he made changes to take away some of the privileges of the general workers. He told us in our nay-blue attire that we needed to know our places.“I wondered where you were,” I heard Mrs Walker’s voice s
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