Suddenly she shrieked in alarm. A bloodsucking leech was stuck on her leg.
Savannah was delighted at the sight of the lake. After easing herself down the ancient rock that grew out of the lakeshore, she pushed off into the spring-fed water. She gasped with the cold jolt that helped her to refocus. Quiet breast strokes sent her gliding over the pristine surface. Floating on her back, she soaked up the unlimited blue of the sky. Slowly she let her legs sink, treading water in a circle of stillness. Her mind serene, shivers finally sent her on shore.
Suddenly she shrieked in alarm. A bloodsucking leech was stuck on her leg.
Pamela Kennedy
17/9/2021 12:36:59 pm
Yikes! Your story made me cringe, Jennifer.
Krystyna
17/9/2021 02:23:01 pm
That happened to me, at an Ontario lake. Scary, indeed! Great writing, Jennifer.
David Chek Ling Ngo
18/9/2021 02:54:37 am
I could feel a beautiful sense of serenity and then... Very well written.
Sue Clayton
18/9/2021 04:21:15 am
Empathy, Jennifer. A blood-sucking leech makes your blood-run cold.
Jennifer Duncan
18/9/2021 04:20:38 pm
Thank you for your comments Pamela, Krystyna, David and Sue. I haven't had the misfortune of leech attachment but I have swum in a number of lakes with resident leeches and it always made me nervous.
Marjan Sierhuis
18/9/2021 10:30:35 pm
Hi. Enjoyed your story, Jennifer. Leeches produce anticoagulants and have been used for centuries. I have witnessed their use in a hospital setting. They saved a life. Comments are closed.
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