[ WP ] You discover a portal to another world in a swimming pool in an abandoned housing development . You dive into the water and emerge on the other side .

I just needed some time to not think for a bit. The shouting at home had been getting worse lately and I felt like my head was going to explode if I did n't find a way to clear my head soon. Water had always brought a sense of calm for me; as a child I was constantly getting in trouble for sneaking out at night to go for a swim in the sea, now, 10 years later, here I was so g it again. I'd spotted the pool while riding home late one night, using an abandoned estate as a short cut. The light from the full moon had reflected off the calm surface and bounced across my vision in the way that only water can, and I knew I would be visiting again soon. 
 
 I gently slid the window open and climbed out of my ground floor bedroom into the dark night. The crisp smell of the autumn night greeted my senses as I reached back to swing my duffle bag over my shoulder and push the window back i to position. 
 
 I set off at a quick jog, eager to find solace in the peace of the water. To let it hold my body and fill my ears as I let my mind float into nothingness and relax fully for the first time in so long. But that's not what happened. The minute I arrived, I wasted no time in stripping to my trunks before diving in. I was expecting the cool clarity which came with the total submersion and surrender to the water but instead I watched as the light around me changed almost imperceptibly. I let the water carry me to the surface and looked out. 
 
 The moon is out now, that's why the light changed. There's not a cloud in the sky, which is strange since there was a thick blanket of cloud just a minute ago. The air feels different too, busier, like there's something going on. I stop treading water and stand still for a moment, I'm not alone anymore, people are up and about everywhere, I can hear the distant mumble of excited chatter ebb and flow as people pass by on the other side of the housing development. Lights are on in peoples houses and I can see people moving around, cooking meals, laughing with family. Why is everyone up? It's the early hours of the morning? 
 
 I dress myself again and walk out I to the street, cars zoom past and people stroll down the street as if nothing has changed. I take the short walk to a nearby park and take a seat on a park bench to observe the goings on around me. 
 
 A polite old lady approaches me to ask if I'm OK. She smelt like mints and warns me that it's getting late and I should be heading home if I want to make it back before light. I thank her but I'm confused, why has everyone changed their habits while I've been for a swim? Or maybe the better question is how. I ponder these questions as I make my way back to the pool, watching people make their way to bed through the windows of the houses. My brain is trying to convince me of something but it ca n't be true... can it? 
 
 I dive back into the pool and emerge again, this time into a cloudy sky tinges with the pink of the sunrise, but it's quiet again, not a whisper in the breeze of people heading to bed. The logical side of my brain is trying to convince me otherwise but I ca n't think of another explanation, I just discovered a portal to another world in that swimming pool. The thought is almost laughable.
