Dear Locklock,
Thanks for keeping to our promise and hanging on till we got you to the vet. I know many people must've thought we were crazy, but you understood that I just wanted to give it my best to get you feeling well again. I don't get why an owner who lost a dog can wail while an owner of a Betta fish cannot sob when its gone.
Our loss is equivalent, and should not be measured by the size of our passing companions.
Even though you had to be constraint without water compounds, I never felt like we had any distance between. Humans criticize and judge, but you were always there for me 24/7 ready to listen. I remember when I first got you, you were so active and curious. You kept fighting your own reflection in the heavy round glass bowl my aunt got for you, and in the end I had to transfer you to a small square tank which no longer had those beautiful rainbow gravels that you loved.
Our loss is equivalent, and should not be measured by the size of our passing companions.
Even though you had to be constraint without water compounds, I never felt like we had any distance between. Humans criticize and judge, but you were always there for me 24/7 ready to listen. I remember when I first got you, you were so active and curious. You kept fighting your own reflection in the heavy round glass bowl my aunt got for you, and in the end I had to transfer you to a small square tank which no longer had those beautiful rainbow gravels that you loved.
You never tried to jump out of the tank, and if you did, it was to snatch the food off my finger. I knew you could recognize my face because every time I come close you would act like a busybody and started stalking me within the tank. I always took a long time to wash your tank because we were busy playing hide and seek together. Thanks for all the beautiful bubble nest you built to show me, especially the heart shaped one.
I'm sorry that I could not provide you a better environment, and lacked in any knowledge whatsoever about what is best for you. Everyone kept asking why you were so thin, and that may be why I ended up overfeeding you. If only you knew how to resist food, you would still be swimming in your cozy tank right now.
My Mom persuaded me to get another fighting fish that was more beautiful to accompany you, but you are all that I wanted. I did not want to have to split my affection to different fishes, because you were precious to me. I wished you would stay around longer, but I guess you are in a better place now with less suffering. I'm sorry for the stressful journey to the vet who stressed you out even more. No Betta fishes will ever be as beautiful as you, because you are perfect in my eyes.
I was planning to bring you along with me to the hostel, so that you and I can accompany each other in that unfamiliar place. But I guess you probably didn't quite like that idea.
I hope you slept peacefully till the very last moment. I should've been there, you must have been disappointed that I was not around. The box may be small, but it is in red, just like your shade, and will be a cozy and safe place for you until you reach a better place.
I'm sorry but I love you, my friend.
RIP Sherlock (19th August 2013 - 2nd June 2014).
My Mom persuaded me to get another fighting fish that was more beautiful to accompany you, but you are all that I wanted. I did not want to have to split my affection to different fishes, because you were precious to me. I wished you would stay around longer, but I guess you are in a better place now with less suffering. I'm sorry for the stressful journey to the vet who stressed you out even more. No Betta fishes will ever be as beautiful as you, because you are perfect in my eyes.
I was planning to bring you along with me to the hostel, so that you and I can accompany each other in that unfamiliar place. But I guess you probably didn't quite like that idea.
I hope you slept peacefully till the very last moment. I should've been there, you must have been disappointed that I was not around. The box may be small, but it is in red, just like your shade, and will be a cozy and safe place for you until you reach a better place.
I'm sorry but I love you, my friend.
RIP Sherlock (19th August 2013 - 2nd June 2014).
XOXO,
Iris
Iris