Prompt 3: The Pool

In my previous post, I stated I lived in a seaside town with no beach. This became a real problem for my five-year-old self who wanted to visit, so instead of taking an hour-long trip to Jones Beach (which I wouldn't have the patience for and still don't), my father decided to install a pool in our backyard. In retrospect I don't think this was a good idea, as we used to run around in the back with the neighbors' kids. Our neighbor, Kike, still lived with his mom who didn't approve of our pool, and she said it was contaminated. In truth, it kind of was and still is, but with the cleaning agent chlorine which cleans up algae that might try to grow in the pool. I still have fond memories of the pool, and still swim in it today when the weather is good enough.