These Are Only Words

TAOW Pages 12/10/05 9:27 am Page 1+ + + + + + + + + +THESE ARE ONLY WORDS+ + + + + + + + + +SIMON R.BIGGAMTAOW Pages 12/10/05 9:27 am Page 2PART ONE+ + + + + + + + + +DEVELOPING+ + + + + + + + + +TAOW Pages 12/10/05 9:27 am Page 3THESE ARE ONLY WORDS 3It is still.The ball hangs in the air.Yellow and red against a blue, blue sky.Peter is jumping for the ball.Sand trails through the air from the beach to his bare feet.He is tanned. He is muscled.He wears sunglasses held on with an elastic strap.He takes every opportunity to show his body off to his friends.John is sitting on a lounger.He squints in the sun. He is wearing a baggy T-shirt.His face sunburn red.He hides his white flabby flesh from his friends.He must hate Peter’s muscle hugging bronze skin. He must.+ Wendy is running towards Peter.She wants the ball. She is always competing with him.Matching pink bikini. She is as sun kissed as Peter.She has a perfect body.Tight. Trim. Athletic.+ Perfect breasts.She is no prude – she goes topless when she can. Brian is kneeling beside Abby.He is rubbing cream on to her back.A fold in the towel hides her face.Brian loves Abby. She thinks of him as a friend. They have slept together.Stephen is playing with the ball too.He is tanned, he is fit, he is just like Peter.He wears tight trunks, when the others all wear baggy shorts. He likes leaving nothing to the imagination.This is what she sees.This is a frozen moment.TAOW Pages 12 ...