What Glitters

Photo by Kyaw Tun on Unsplash

“I feel like I’m living in a goldfish bowl,” said Sharky, the goldfish. He looked anxiously about.

“You are living in a goldfish bowl.” Marina, the mermaid, suppressed her cute smile. They’d had this conversation before. She was Sharky’s beautiful best friend. He always found her lolling on the rock in the shipwreck’s shadow.

Sharky gave her a look. “I don’t get it… What is a goldfish bowl, anyway? I thought it…