The Beginners’ Pool

Lizzy Burke and Tyler Kendall
Features Editors

Each day, Izzy, a spunky four-year-old, would run around a baseball field, dance in a theatre, and get creative during arts and crafts. When it came to swim periods, however, Izzy would turn into a tentative toddler. As we approached the beginners’ pool, Izzy would take one of our hands and look up at us with pleading eyes, giving us a simple, “Will you promise to not let go when I get in the pool?”