I had worked up a sweat worrying about this. I needed to cool down. A swim in my backyard pool seemed best. I slipped off my clothes and dove in. After all,
who's up at this hour anyway? The water felt cool, soothing. I began to swim the length of the pool. Suddenly, it felt like I was getting a cramp. Not totally, but my
muscles were tensing up strangely. My joints started aching, and the hand that had touched the flowers received a shooting pain.