big black fish of immortality

It all happened one day when I was visiting a huge stately home with some of my friends. Infact, it actually belonged to one of my friends! With its Palladian columns, sweeping steps and high towers outside, and its Romanesque high ceilings and marbled walls inside, it was pretty amazing.

It was a hot day, so I went inside to see the shower. I say "the shower", it was a room that was more the size of a cavern, with soft lighting and marble walls, with a huge gold shower head permanantly cascading water into a small pool, more like a romantic waterfall!

Taking a wander around,I noticed another room, just off to the left. Peeking through the archway, i saw a huge pool room! Exactly the same style as the shower room..... it seemed like the whole of the ground floor was marbled and water themed.

Wandering through, I noticed a few adults standing around the edge, one of whom appeared to be a swimming coach, and four children in the pool. My first impressions was that they must have been having swimming lessons, but I then realised they were actually training in the sport of 'synchronised swimming'.

I chatted idly for a while with the coach, asked how often they competed, whether they got the opportunities to perform as much these days, when all of a sudden , there was a shout from across the pool.
"Get Graham!! Theres *** in the filter, it needs sorting now!!!!"

Now, I say "***" because I didnt actually catch what they said it was, but from the urgency of the way everyone started to look for Graham, I realised it must be pretty bad. Standing at the edge of the pool, I could see what looked like little clumps of fluff shooting across the pool from the filter.
' Hmmm, must be some sort of algae', I thought.

I popped outside to see if I could see Graham anywhere, but he was nowhere to be seen, so I went back in to see if the kids were ok, and to see if had got any worse.
Imagine my horror when I saw what now appeared to be furry bodies, similar to hamsters, darting all over the pool floor!! Except they didnt have tails or feet. Just bodies, which seemed to be growing bigger by the second!

I ran back outside and ran around everyone, who seemed completely oblivious to what was happening inside,
"GRAHAMM!!!! GRAHAM!! Has anyone seen Graham anywhere??!! Hes needed urgently!!!", but no one knew where he was.

I ran back inside, and found myself completely alone , everyone had vanished. I was a bit worried as I hadnt seen anyone leave!! Where had they all gone?!?
Peering into the pool, I could now see larger shapes swimming about, then I noticed they all seemed to be merging, until i could see a large black shape gliding around ...which seemed to be getting bigger....and bigger....

In total horror I ran for the door, just as a massive BLACK SHAPE REARED ITSELF UP FROM THE WATER, AND SEEMED TO ENGULF EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH!!!

David Tennant aka Doctor Who got outside just in time, and listened in at the door. The FISH had now grown to infinite proportions so that it was no longer a thing. It was NOthing. Just BLACK SPACE which swallowed everything!!!

He ran back outside and warned everyone not to go into the pool room. Everyone immediatley ran to the pool, and instantly got swallowed up!!!

The only people left who hadnt been swallowed by the blackness was a man who was toally unknown to me, and myself.

I, by the way, am Courtney Cox. I make a pact with the man to marry him, as we are the only people left.

Later that day, whilst sitting on the patio of the house, I hear voices from above...
I peer up into the sunlight, at the high tower rising above us. I can see people. My friends!! How did they get up there?? About 20 people are there, and they are all shouting down to me, and waving.

Then theyre direct their attention somewhere else- Towards the clouds. There, stretching towards the tower, is a high wire. and some more of my friends are coming across the high wire,unharnessed and as easily as if it were a meter wide path. I watch with total envy, as they laugh and cheer, as one by one, they take their turns on the high wire.

Thats when I realise that they didnt die at all. They were taken to a place where they know no fear, and have become immortal.

Now I am very old. I live with my strange husband, who i still dont know, in a small wooden shack which is lit by candle light. I wear a shawl and wear my hair in plaits. I kneed dough to make bread at a big wooden table, while my never - known husband sits opposite watching me.

Outside, I can hear the laughter and cheers of my young friends. and seethe inside with resentment, thinking about what I have missed out on.