CHAPTER 7 THE AQUARIUM TOUR BECAME A HEADACHE

They were just amazed by the view. Respectively, Rose approached them as a tour guide for the aquarium. " People who are jealous of you, will never ever try to be happy for you. Congrats!"

"It sucks!" Replied John.

"Hello there, I'm Rosé Thompson."

" It's John Parker here. Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you too. I am your tour guide. This is the Pacific aquarium. Afterwards, we will go through the aquarium and will take a look at creatures found in seawater and freshwater."

"So what are you waiting for? Let's go!" Exclaimed Sarah. The girls made up a group to get connected. Before going John warned the girls "Listen to me first, we're going inside where there can be lots of people. So it can be a maze for you. Don't forget the way you go. Be together with us, no self-observation! Understood? Another thing! Don't touch anything without my permission!" He then stared at Sierra and again said " I once again say don't touch anything else that doesn't belong to you. Clear cut? So without wasting our precious time let's move on!"

Then they slowly walked towards the door, which had a dark side of it, with a lot of creatures with deep water tanks. They conversed about things about their career and the aquarium though.

"Alright so, you've been the principal for 9 years...that should be a great experience. Maybe I'm right" Giggled Rose.

"Yea." Chuckled John.

"How did you get interested in schools? Precisely, I mean you are well educated, you must have some other dreams and thoughts related to your future."

"You picked me!" Said John. And he continued his story while pushing the door of the aquarium and jogging inside, while the girls and Martha were just anticipating the aquarium inquisitively.

"Where should I start?..."

"If it's difficult to open it here, It's ok. We will discuss it after the tour."

"Better the idea is." Said John. Respectively the girls and Martha were gossiping 'bout the phobia Athena possessed. "Hey, you never told us what it feels like if you have galeophobia." Said Alana

"I would never tell you because I can't imagine the thing that I'm afraid of. It hurts and you know I'm really afraid of sharks so I'm not going to look for the shark area." "Oh really you don't like sharks. I like sharks. I like the blue whale shark and a Mako shark and the..." explained sierra

"Hey hey stop! stop, don't call their names you know I'm irritated with their names I get angry with them and I'm afraid of the water too." Complaint Athena. "If you're afraid of water then what are you doing here? You don't have to visit here. Now you can go outside." said Sierra

"No no no no no I have to be here with you all I can't go outside."

" oh really? you are alone at your house when you're sick and Sarah is in school. isn't it?" "yeah it is. I mean I don't want to live with strangers."

"you know your conversation sucks!" said Sarah aggressively.

"Okay, dude. I'm loosing my patience please tell me what you feel like when you have a galeophobia. I had heard that you see something while bathing in the shower. once you screamed in the bathroom, Sarah told me." said Alana

then Athena looked at Sarah with done face. Sarah shrugged to her and tried to control her laugh.

"BTW I don't want to talk on this topic but if you say then let me tell you something, if you have a galeophobia then you're afraid of sharks."

"This is what we know about you actually. Come on tell me something else or I'm going to put you in the water tank you know." Said Sierra.

"Oh, don't tell me that. you are also afraid of octopus Sierra!" said Athena.

" We discussed phobias of each other and we promised yet that we would not tease each other." said Sarah.

"When we did it?" said Sierra. Everyone looked at each other's faces and then Alana said "Yeah we didn't!"

"Whatever I'm not going to tell now." said Athena.

"Who's asking??" said Sarah

"Okay, easy dude! It's just 5 minutes you have been here." Said John.

"Hey, are you done sistas?" Chuckled Rose. Martha reported "Actually they are not sisters. There are two pairs of sisters. Sarah and Athena are sisters, so Alana and Sierra are. "Oh, surprisingly true! By the way, their love for each other can be seen in their eyes." Rose complimented. Athena hugged Sarah's neck with her hand and chuckled

" yes there is un! Countable love between us. Hehehe."

"Ok, we already wasted our time so let's move towards the main center of the fishes. So here comes the Siamese fighting fish." Rose took them to the water tanks and explained to them. Everyone was looking and observing the fish. " Here comes the angriest and scariest species of fish...Angler fish." Everyone saw the fish and John said

"Oh my!"

Sarah's mouth kept open, Alana was gulping, Sierra put her hand on her eyes, and Athena screamed

" oh my! Eeesh! Bruh!!"

And then she turned her face to the other side. "I know... it's a bit ugly but it won't harm you anyway. Loosen up!"

"Is it necessary to discuss this? Fish?" Asked Sierra, having hands on her eyes.

" Uh ok... let's move to another one then. Here is one of the most beautiful fish...mandarin fish or mandarin dragonet, belonging to the dragonet family."

"Woa..." everyone got shook by the colors of the fish.

" but didn't you notice?" Alana asked.

"what?" asked Sarah.

" It just looks like a chameleon wearing a fishtail." Giggled Alana.

Everyone giggled together at this point of view. After 30 minutes of observance, they moved toward the sharks. "Ok fellas, let's jump into the shark section.

"Shark section??? Nooo!!!!"

"Why? What happened?" asked Rose

"She is afraid of sharks." said Sierra "Galeophobia…" said Rose. She continued "'Kay...have a map and stay here. We will be back after the tour. If! You don't mind."

"Better for me!"

"It is. So who wants to be with her?" Girls raised their hands. Rose gasped and said, "If you all are going to stay with her, who's gonna visit the sharks?"

"Um...we think that you may go. We will stay with her. When you're done we will move on altogether. But remember, please go and come quickly."

" ok…as you wish." Said Martha and they went to the shark section along with Rose. On the other side, girls were looking at the other tanks, gossiping and laughing with each other. The time was running out. The peon was mopping the floor having a tray with a bucket of water and disinfectant. There was a little barrier ' caution! Wet floor ' but you know the girls are as blind as the Indus river dolphin. Everyone else was chit-chatting and Sarah was on her own looking at another side, thinking of other things. She looked at an octopus tank which was scary and it released a black pigmented ink called Cephalopod. "Oh...why is it so dark there?? Hey! Hello?? Is anybody out there?" She saw a squishy, waving body, fading through the ink. "Ooooo...look at you fishy-fishy. I don't know what I should call you but anyway I will call you squishy. Squishy squishy I liked your moves." Giggled Sarah. Slowly and steadily the Cephalopod faded out completely and vanished through the water. Yes, now she can see the huge octopus. " uh, oh! Aaaaaa!!!" Screamed Sarah badly and with terror and worry, she stepped back and fell on the trolley having the mop in it. The trolley rolled where the girls were standing. As it hit, everyone fell. Rose and the teachers appeared there. "Oh my God!" Gasped Martha and ran towards the girls. She picked 'em up and cheered them on. " How this?..."

Everyone gave a deadly look at Sarah.

"C'mon it's not my fault" admitted Sarah.

"It's ok. Come here." She lifted them and gave them a seat.

"This is why I never leave you alone."

" I'm sorry, I just got afraid. It's not my fault!"

" It's ok now. So let's finish this and move towards the munch area. We will examine everything there."