Rohan R.

One evening…before I got my fish, we went shopping to an Indian grocery store in Norwalk, which is called Patel Brother’s and we had to buy a lot of food and it was all from India shipped over to America. After we finished our grocery shopping, we had to meet up with my mom outside the store. We got in the car, and it felt like we were sitting in the car for hours, but it was not an hour long, because it only took a couple of minutes before we got to the place we were going to.

My mom and grandma are getting their kitchens remodeled, so we had to go to the cabinet place to pick out the ones we wanted. When we got there, I saw a lot of cabinets and the guy who made them was very nice. Then my grandma pointed to us, and  said “did you meet these little monsters before” and he said “yes.”  The time that we were there, I was looking at the big place and when we left we had to go to a appliance store and that place was very big also.

When we first got there, my mom said if I behave, I will get a fish from the pet store next door. Me and my sister behaved really well even though it was hard for me to control my excitement to get my fish. They finally finished looking around and we went to the pet store next door.

When I entered the store to get my fish, I was trying to be on my best behavior and there were thousands of fishes to choose from. I was so excited I was about to scream. Then I got my eyes on a good fish-- all of them are good of course, so I kept asking my mom if I could get a baby fish, and she said, “No, it’s better to pick out a bigger fish.”

So, my mom told that we should first pick out a tank. She had a question, so she told me to get a staff member. So, I ran over to the guy and said that my mom needed help, and he followed me to where my mom was. They talked and after that she was still looking at the tanks then she got help again and they talked and after that she found a tank. Then I went back to the baby fish and I asked her again and she said no, then she saw a perfect fish. She said, how about this betta fish and me and my sister, Shriya said yes!

 So we went to the cashier and we bought the fish. When we were in the car, I was thinking of the name Luke and my sister was thinking about Paradise and I said that was her toy horses name. She said she changed her toy horses name and now it was called Mia. I said, how about Luke, because Luke Skywalker had a blue lightsaber and she said ok. I couldn’t wait to tell Luke his name, so I told him right away.

When we got home, we put together his tank and gave him his food, but we weren’t hungry. Having Luke has been important to me, because he gives me something to look forward to when I get home from school. He’s also been my responsibility to feed him ever since I got him. I have always been the type of kid to do a chore for one day and never do it again, but with Luke, I haven’t forgotten to feed him and I always check to make sure he’s alive, because he loves playing dead. I have gotten used to it and know exactly how to make sure he’s still breathing.

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