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The original was posted on /r/nosleep by /u/aided14 on 2024-09-17 21:38:54+00:00.

Does anyone remember in the 80s of the famous Delphine Resort? Everyone travelled up there to spend the summer, leaving their homes after months of work and agony then being able to lay in the thick hot sun for hours on end or dip their feet in the cool water. I was told relentlessly by my friends that i had to find a job that summer, no more playing video games at the arcade or eating conchas until i pass out — i had to find a job and perhaps date someone who was not my bed.

I remember staying over at my grandparents house in Catalonia, Spain for the summer or longer even before i could travel back up to the US, that was when my grandma looked upon websites looking for a part time job for a sixteen year old who only had experience in small swimming and archery classes. She laughed in relief when she stumbled upon the page of the Delphine Resort, blue waves in the background with palm trees on either side of the large text that took me in a trance of beauty. The page was filled with pictures of children and people with massive smiles on their faces, then you can select what you are looking for. My grandma quickly selected the page to do with applying for a job at the resort.

I then found myself driving with my grandad sifting through colourful houses and painted sidewalks, then after thirty minutes, my eyes laid upon the vast green bushes and palm trees that stood up in strong positions against the soft wind that tickled my cheeks as i walked out the car, my grandad descending with it. The sound of children yelling and splashing in the water caught my attention as a warm smile crept up. I began walking towards the reception, my eyes catching the pink and yellow glow that shone into the glass windows.

“How may i help you?” A soft voice came from the lady behind the reception desk, her light blue eyes shining through mine, and her silk brown hair on either side of her shoulders.

“Hey there i am here to start my job as the lifeguard at the Delphine Resort…” I said in a huskily voice as my gaze was transfixed on the large paintings of old buildings and history books stacked on the coloured bookshelves that were evenly placed in order of appearance.

“Oh yes would you please state your name for me?” the woman asked kindly, her eyes drifting back into mine as i cleared my throat and replied.

“Jairo Ruiz”

“Lovely to meet you Jairo, would you kindly take a seat while i message Bernard on your arrival…!” the lady lowered her eyes back onto the old computer as i nodded and took a seat near the bookshelf of the reception room.

It was within seconds when my eyes lingered upon the dark haired man that stood in front of me. The man painted a large smile on his face as he lead me out of the reception and into the entrance of the resort.

I was in awe of the place, the miniature rocks in the grassy path and blue and green slides that looped and turned, buried into the water. I found myself gasping at the food bars with thick wooden roofs and pink, white drinks bubbling under the shade. Laughter resonated with every turn i made, my shoes clapping on every beat of the music from the indoor pools, the air was so sweet and indulging that i wouldn’t mind living in this place.

“Now my friend, you will be in Section A, and I’ll be in Section B.” Bernard said with a smile, his hazel eyes glistening with the orange glow that crept with the lapping of waves.

The resort had two sections, Orca and Dolphin.

Me and Bernard were placed on the other side of the resort, Orca. We primarily looked after the families that had hotels in the Orca region.

The large pool had many children and adults jumping and splashing in the pool, it was my duty on Section A to watch the front part of the pool whilst Bernard watches the back part, ensuring no child ever drowned underneath floats whilst the front part was the most important thing to look after.

The ruffle sound of the radio caught my attention as i quickly pressed it against my ear.

“Hey newbie how you doing so far…?” Bernard chimed in, as he quickly gave me a wave and a giggle through the radio.

“All good over here, how you keeping up…?” I replied back as i gave a brief thumps up.

“Alright, a kid just shitted in his towel and the mother is cleaning it up but yeah, all good!” Bernard chuckled as i did the same, my eyes fixated on the man climbing up the small steps of the slide.

“Hey… Bernard… i have a question, how long have you been doing this job…?” i asked, my words slipping up in my mouth as i looked across from the clear water and the children laughing on the side of the pool

“Been a while, but chico… you’ll get the hang of it, you’ve passed all the examinations and tests to be a lifeguard… and now you’re in!” Bernard replied as a beeping noise overcame his radio, then we stopped talking for a while.

My eyes stared up at the blue slide, as an unsettling feeling crept up through my body.

The large blue slide stretched out across the massive pool in loops, similar to the green slide — however, you couldn’t see inside. I grabbed my safety equipment and carefully walked over to Bernard who was sitting further away from me.

“Hey dude what’s up—“

“ALEJANDRA!!.. ROSETTA…?!” a loud call came from a family who looked panicked and confused as they walked and ran up and down the resort.

Bernard’s face changed from polite to cold as he rushed over to the parents.

“What is wrong…? Tell me what is going on…?” Bernard reassured the family as the mother came forward, her hands shaking as she called out her daughters.

“A-Alejandra and Rosetta… we cannot find them…we—“

“Where was the last time you saw Alejandra and Rosetta…?” I quickly asked the mother as her eyes widened in pure shock as she pointed behind me.

At this point, people started to gather around us, parents desperately ordered their children out from the pool as i gathered my equipment and went right into the water, whilst Bernard and other staff tried calming the crowd.

I swam towards the blue slide, and placed a foot upon the wooden ladder, my hands grasping each part of the slide as i made my to the very top. Looking down it was dark and not a place to slide down, but that didn’t bother me.

My heart began beating more rapidly, each beat filled my body with a cold, shivering sensation that something was very wrong here.

I slowly began entering the slide, one torch in my hand and the other gripping the slide so i don’t fall right down. It was really felt like a good hour had passed as i gradually held the slide and went deep down, in hopes of finding the two girls.

That was when i heard it.

A small cry that echoed down from where i was. It sounded like a man talking, but in a stern order as if they were demanding something — then followed a sobbing cry which was like two girls at once.

I motioned myself down, my heart was now pounding and screaming as the cries became more louder and desperate.

i slid.

And as i went down, so did the screaming and crying. i then spotted a glimpse of light, and i found myself in the water again, i managed to pull myself together and look around to see if i could spot the girls.

Bernard alerted me to his direction as i climbed out the pool and rushed over to him.

“W-we have a problem here—“

“Did you see the girls, Jairo…?” Bernard asked, his eyes narrowing as he pulled me to the side, away from the worried families.

“I-erm… no i-i didn’t…” I stuttered as a hint of urgency surged into Bernard’s face.

He then turned around and ordered the family of the two missing daughters to come forward.

Soon enough everyone started to look for the children. In the hallways of the villa, in the bars and restaurants, the water and slides.

One of the girls was missing a flower clip, so that was enough for all of us to search far and wide.

But there was no sight of them.

The belongings of the family that had lost their children were scattered in their villas. Bernard told me that they were devoting every minute that they had to find Alejandra and Rosetta — however, they had to return back to their country and i haven’t heard anything from them since.

It had only been a month before we had a conversation with a woman whose child had disappeared from the Orca restaurant. I was in disbelief trying to reason with myself about the entire situation, grandma begged me to look for another job but i couldn’t just bag it up and leave, i felt that there was something more to this story.

Delphine Resort still had many people entering as if nothing happened, many children played in the pool where Alejandra and Rosetta were last seen, many adults ate at the fancy restaurant where a three year old had disappeared.

I was on my last shift of the week. The only thing i had to do now was close up the pool area, and check if everything was safe before i could head off home. My eyelids constantly dragged themselves down as i scooped the weed rake from the corner of the slide and took the weeds out from the pool. My hands moved up and down as i caught the group of weeds and dipped them into the bucket — i took the last scoop, gathering the weeds in my rake as i noticed something odd lapping in the water.

Dumping the last remaining weeds in the bucket, i stretched the rake out as it dipped itself into the water.

I then tried grabbing the item with the rake which motioned itself with the water.

I stepped back. Trepidation consumed the remaining thoughts that i…

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