He watches Dave watching him. This is awkward. It is pretty obvious how uncomfortable Dave is around him, for whatever fucking reason, but it's not like he can just avoid the kid. They're roommates. And Dirk really, really wants to go swimming.
Fine, so be it. He steps back a few feet, takes a running leap, and cannonballs into the deeper end of the pool. He does wonder why Dave is staying so close to the shallow edge. They were from the same part of the world, it seemed; who lives in fucking Houston -- or, well, above it -- and doesn't know how to swim?
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He watches Dave watching him. This is awkward. It is pretty obvious how uncomfortable Dave is around him, for whatever fucking reason, but it's not like he can just avoid the kid. They're roommates. And Dirk really, really wants to go swimming.
Fine, so be it. He steps back a few feet, takes a running leap, and cannonballs into the deeper end of the pool. He does wonder why Dave is staying so close to the shallow edge. They were from the same part of the world, it seemed; who lives in fucking Houston -- or, well, above it -- and doesn't know how to swim?