Gaby and Hannah

“Ok, Gaby I’m listening …” Hannah said looking to Gaby as soon as Sandy closed the door behind her.

“Oh, right… well high school was over and just as every year since I was eligible I went to report for duty at the Lifeguard station at Cerulean Beach during the Feralis Break. But they didn’t trust the rash I was having on my arm and sent me to see our doctor and he sent me through to the clinic where they eventually found out that I was a PH-2 fish pet. That’s the story basically,” I replied. But I also noticed that the further along I went with my story the more Hannah's eyes were downcast. So after I finished my story I asked her, “ What’s wrong?”

She looked back at me with an expression I couldn’t pinpoint and just said, “Blast!”

Her sudden outcry left everyone at the table flabbergasted but she continued looking me straight in the eyes as she explained herself, “I had promised to myself that I would be here when you got your phenotest result. I am your big sister after all.” And then she deflated again and asked in a neutral tone, “Do they know which kind…”

I didn’t let her finish and just shoved the stack of paper over to her and said, “ the results are in there … you can read it for yourself.”

After skimming through the pages she said, “ Well at least you took a colorful species …neon fish by the look of it,” with a little smirk.

“You know it doesn’t work that way,” I replied with a played pout. ”The only reason I’ll become a neon is because I always cleaned and cared for the tanks with neons in it… but you have a point in nature many of the females of a species a rather bland.”

“Ok now that’s settled,” Mom said with a little smile, “we need to discuss the other point Sally mentioned. I’m sure Miranda won’t mind sharing the pool, you’re practically sisters.”

“Well, why don’t we just ask her?” I replied.

“Ok,” Mom said while grasping her phone. “Ginger, could you ask Miranda to join us in the back?” I heard her say into the phone.

Let's say a few minutes after Mom puts down the phone I see Miranda enter the room from the store.

“Ginger said you wanted to see me,” said Miranda as she enter the room.

“Yes,” Mom said. “As you know Gabby is a PH like yourself. And now that Sandy has passed she will need amphibian dwellings because she is a PH-2 fish.”

“OH! “ pipes up Miranda. “Does that mean we’re gonna be pool-buddies!”

“Well, I guess that answers that question,” I said with a smirk.

“We were gonna ask if you would mind that we build Gaby's new room next to the pool and that you share the pool with her,” said Dad with a deflated expression.

“Oh, you must build it next to mine” Miranda insisted. “That way we can be roomies too.”

“I think someone is completely OK with whatever you were planning,” remarks Hanna.

Seeing Miranda excited about it all made me think there might be some perks to being a fish pet after all.