The Silent Guardian

Valerie’s POV

The pool water barely moved, just small ripples that chased each other in circles, pretending they were going somewhere. I sat on the edge with my feet dipped in, book lying closed beside me because I had read the same page three times and still couldn’t remember what it said. The sun was soft today, not harsh, just sitting up in the sky like it was tired of being angry.

I leaned bac