They were boiling all morning, so I wasn’t surprised when she lost it. As usual it was about nothing. He’d forgotten the tickets and had to buy new ones. Big deal. It was only like twenty bucks.
But of course she acted like he’d committed some big crime, and after a couple of swipes back and forth they were red-faced and hissing scorn at each other, old insults and outrages flying. Par for the course, museum or not.
I got out before they started seriously yelling. I stood by the pond and watched the carp calmly swimming around, envying them.
Sounds like load of carp to me.
Always interesting to watch peaceful creatures.
Have a great peaceful week!
Even I have an entrance ticket in my story 🙂
Family spats are no fun for the kids.
Poor little guy– or girl! Very well told.
Awful for him. No wonder he envies the fish.
How embarrassing for a child to have to watch his parents behaving like spoiled children. Remarkably well-drawn.
You tell that story very well. I wonder what lay behind the foolish behaviour of the parents? Watching the carp sounds like the best response the child could make.
Very well done. I liked the contrast in the last paragraph between the calmness of the fish pond and the strife in his life.
Watching fish can be very calming. My dentist has a tank of them in his torture chamber.
Looks like there’s a lot of carp flying around in his/ her home.
Beautifully contrasted tale.
Love this – but stirred up some bad memories, lol
Hard to image them being envied, but I guess the narrator is wishing for the love that, although they fight, lies behind it all. Well done.