She was about to leave her room when suddenly her little sister Serine appeared crying to her full. Her golden hair, looking as if gold mounted in silver with a shine of light in it. Her rosy cheeks becoming red and her blue deep eyes filled with tears.
Anastasia stopped and Serine hugged her. " What happened? " Anna said worriedly while holding her tight.
Serine tried to speak up but she couldn't hold her breath. Anastasia took her to her and asked , " My little fairy it's okay i'm here ... ". Serine looked at her and said, " Anna ! My little fishy died ".
"Oh my honey bunch ! " Anna hugged Serine once again , saying, " It's okay hon--- ".
Anastasia was about to say something but Serine continued, "I loved her so much and now she is dead Anna!" . Her eyes were wide open in shock . After saying this, a sea of tears emerged in her eyes.
"Aww, My little fairy, it's alright. I'll buy you another fish same as this one if you want me to. " Anna told her to make her stop crying.
" Reallyyyyyy ..... " Serine cheered with sparkling eyes , looking at Anastasia for approval.
With a wide smile on her face, Anastasia nodded , "Yes my love, but first we have to send this fish back to her home."
" Her home?" Serine repeated.
"Her eternal home. " Anna mentioned.
" Her eternal home? " Serine asked Anna with surprise.
Anastasia pulled her close and said, " Yes my angle, fishes live in water and sea is their home, we must return her to her family." She, with a questioning look on her face asked Serine, "Don't you think so?"
Serine sighed, "Oh! " a thinking look appeared on her face .
"What made you sad my little angel?" Anna asked while holding her with love.
"Anna! " Serine called her name and then stopped. "Yes honey?" Anna asked.
" It's wrong to separate a fish from its family. She might have cried for her parents!" she told with sadness.
"Yes.... its wrong , but what made you think that she might have cried?", Anastasia asked her with curiosity.
Serine was thinking something while looking at the open windows. She then said, "When I was putting the fish in tank, the water level was low... it was half Anna !", she stopped and then again started while looking at Anastasia, "And you know, when i saw my mini aquarium the next day, it was full ! ........ Yes Anna ! my fishy was crying, that water was her tears..... "
"Hahahahaha..... oh Serine !" Anna laughed out load, putting her hand on her mouth so that she should stop. She couldn't stop her laugh, her fierce eyes filled with water, looking half open at Serine.
" Why are you laughing...", Serine asked with much sadness. Anastasia stopped and started speaking, looking in the eyes of Serine, "Honey! we can't see tears in water you know?" .
"Yes... so it means fishes can't cry?" Serine said with innocence on her chubby red little face.
" No! it doesn't mean that. We don't always need tears to express our sadness or heart break honey. We feel the pain of others from our heart . No tears can define the sea of emotions aching our heart deep down !" Anastasia said and the sadness on her face showed she was thinking about something else ..... something more than the death of a fish... something making her heart ache.
This made Serine also fall in some deep thoughts.