Fish took a helicopter ride to the burbs and stayed the night. They called it a rapprochement.
This morning they insisted on joining me for a walk at a new garden I had discovered. So I helped them on with their suits and we drove to the grounds and began walking. After 7 minutes, Fish cussed and demanded I stop.
"Why?" I asked.
"You're taking pleasure in the oddest things!"
"What are you talking about?"
"You see that old lady in the blue sari?" They pointed at the thin elderly lady who just passed us by. I had indeed noticed her and felt a feeling of angst when she quickly walked past. I watched her till she took the turn and disappeared. I turned to look at the Fish, who were watching me keenly.
"Well, what of her?" I said.
"You've been spending the last 10 minutes trying to overtake her!"
"What... What rubbish!" I hated that they were so perceptive.
"Quit comparing yourself to the world!"
"I'm not!"
"You are!"
"Are we going to continue this walk?"
"If you stop chasing old women and keep pace."
"I won't lose any weight at your pace."
"None of that! You know we love every jiggly bit of you. Let's go and make fun of the other walkers." And they marched off into the middle of the path, making other walkers jump out of the way.
Sigh. I'm not lying. Attaching pictures to prove I was at the park.
I couldn’t locate the lady in blue, but by then I was enjoying my time with Fish. And, yes, we did make fun of some joggers.
This morning they insisted on joining me for a walk at a new garden I had discovered. So I helped them on with their suits and we drove to the grounds and began walking. After 7 minutes, Fish cussed and demanded I stop.
This is a fictional series of Fish that catch up with their erstwhile owner and seek more adventure. They previously escaped the suffocating environs of a middle class fish tank to travel, broaden their horizons and spread their fins in every sense.
"Why?" I asked.
"You're taking pleasure in the oddest things!"
"What are you talking about?"
"You see that old lady in the blue sari?" They pointed at the thin elderly lady who just passed us by. I had indeed noticed her and felt a feeling of angst when she quickly walked past. I watched her till she took the turn and disappeared. I turned to look at the Fish, who were watching me keenly.
"Well, what of her?" I said.
"You've been spending the last 10 minutes trying to overtake her!"
"What... What rubbish!" I hated that they were so perceptive.
"Quit comparing yourself to the world!"
"I'm not!"
"You are!"
"Are we going to continue this walk?"
"If you stop chasing old women and keep pace."
"I won't lose any weight at your pace."
"None of that! You know we love every jiggly bit of you. Let's go and make fun of the other walkers." And they marched off into the middle of the path, making other walkers jump out of the way.
Sigh. I'm not lying. Attaching pictures to prove I was at the park.
I couldn’t locate the lady in blue, but by then I was enjoying my time with Fish. And, yes, we did make fun of some joggers.
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| The joggers spot in Mumbai's suburbs (Photo by A. Peter) |
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| A cricket game in motion in Borivali (Photo by A. Peter) |
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