Three weeks back..........
"I don't know what/how to do this?Please help me out" I cried out loud to the lady behind the counter.

"A big bowl, 10 litres of water, 3 special liquids to create the best environment possible, one special chemical powder for improving oxygen, 2 live plants, one air filter & you will be alright" came the confident reply

"Are you sure?"

"Yes", came the reassurance. Thank God

48 hours (of carefully planned work) later came two little hearts in our lives,so beautiful. We were elated to see them cutting through water so elegantly, the golden tinge oh so beautiful!

"Come what may,we will protect you", conveyed our gleaming eyes to the little souls that looked at us innocently through the windows of their new abode.

Who says you need a mouth to talk? True affection and love can be conveyed through emotions, feelings, senses, eyes!

Two weeks ago......................
"Come here, Come here FAST!, I think we are losing her"
Startled, I woke up, ran from my bedroom to the living room, the fastest I have ever woken up from my bed
"What happened?"
"I think we have lost her"
Lay on the surface of water, with a twisted body, was our beautiful "Juliet". Romeo was trying to wake her up thinking that she was just being playful and lazy that morning. Not to be. She had left Romeo and us and gone to another world. Tears rolled down our faces as we took her out of her home. We walked to our garden, buried her and to my surprise found a flower in the garden(never ever seen one before!) and lay that carefully on her grave. RIP Juliet, we will miss you.
The Next Day..........
"You said they will be OK. One of them died. How??Why??" I demanded to the lady at the counter
"Your water has a dangerous amount of ammonia in it. That's' why." she said confidently after she had checked the sample of water we took to the pet shop.
"Listen to me, I don't want Romeo to die and I need to fix this." I pleaded.
"Take this another liquid and it will get rid of the ammonia and she will be alright". Another confident reply.
OK, but Romeo needs company. Lets get another one, we thought. We now know the problem and the solution!Nothing will happen. Brilliant!
Welcome Jasmine.
Jasmine and Romeo initially seemed to not like each other so much but as the hours went by, bonded well. They seemed to have a ball of a time while Pavi n self fed them regularly, spoke to them affectionately & observed them almost once every hour. Water looked clear, they seemed happy. Phew, a sigh of relief!
Today.........
I walked to my living room in the morning. There was a pin drop silence. No Movement. I screamed, my foolish mind not realising then that they could not understand me.
"No, this can not be happening! What could possibly go wrong?Wake up Jasmine!! C'mon Romeo!!No NO NO"
Walked out in tears to our garden. Looked up at the sky, praying, praying for a miracle to happen.
No Answer.
Through the murkiness of my eyes, next to Juliet's grave, I saw two new flowers.