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Our daughters always wanted to have turtles as pets, and we got four of them (two for each, to be fair) about a couple months ago. They have taken very good care of them, getting them outside everyday so that they could bask in the sun (they need it at least a couple hours a day to get certain nutritions like calcium), changing waters every week, cleaning up the tanks, feeding…
About a couple of weeks ago, we decided to take the turtles to the river, thinking it would be fun to let them swim in the river, bask in the sun for few hours, maybe even let them eat small fishes. Girls were excited about the idea, and we had a blast that day…, until when the sudden tragedy hit us.
Yoko, our younger one, distracted by the "other funs" she found around the river, took her eyes off of one of her turtles, "Chiro". Kyoko, our elder one, not knowing "Chiro" was on one of the stones near her in the river, accidentally stepped on it and killed it. I knew "Chiro" was there on the stone, being still (It is really hard to spot a turtle on the stones because of their colors), yelled at Kyoko "Watch out!", but it was too late. Yoko, playing in the river, several feet away from where "Chiro" was, did not know what had happened, but as soon as she saw my face, she realized she lost one of her turtles.
"Chiro" was always the weakest of four, and Yoko had to take extra good care of it. She was always concerned about "Chiro", worried so much when it did not eat well, or when it did not move as energetic as others, even prayed at nights for "Chiro"'s health. Kyoko of course knew all that, and she knew exactly what she had done to her little sister.
I honestly did not have words to tell them for a minute, and then finally told Yoko never to look at "Chiro", and asked Kyoko to bring it over to me (I was a few feet away from her). I looked at it and knew right away it had zero chance of survival. I told Yoko that "Chiro" had gone to heaven, and that we had to say good bye to it right here, right now (I did not want her to see "Chiro").
I will never forget Yoko's face. I had never seen her like that. She was shocked, in disbelief, and then the sorrow came in slowly. She started sobbing, still looking straight at me, as if she was hoping that I could still do something for "Chiro" to come back. Kyoko started crying, too. She has always been an animal lover. One of her dreams is to work for a pet shop. She could not believe she just killed her little sister's favorite turtle. Even though she has been malicious and unkind to her little sister very often for the past several months (She is twelve years old. she's that age, if you know what I mean), she would never, ever do something like this or even think about doing it.
My wife was at home, and I was alone with my girls. I knew I had to do something or say something right away, but honestly, I did not know what the right thing to do/say was. If there was a person who should be blamed, it was me. I knew "Chiro" was on the stone, right near where Kyoko was. I could have told Kyoko to be careful, pointing to "Chiro" to let her know it was there. I should have told Yoko to come back and watch "Chiro" closely. I did not do any of that. I was with another turtle, watching it, did not say a word, until it was too late.
I told them (both now crying helplessly) to come over to me, and held them tight, telling them "It was nobody's fault, and even though it was Kyoko who unfortunately ended up stepping on "Chiro", it was everybody's fault. We were all little careless and distracted a little". I told Yoko "Never blame your sister. I know you will not. I know you are old enough, smart enough to know that sometimes accidents happen. Kyoko never meant to do something like that. Look at her. She is as sad as you are. I feel sorry for her, because we all know how much Kyoko loves animals, don't we? I am sure it was the last thing in the world she wanted to do". Then I told Kyoko "It is not your fault. I am sorry for not being careful enough to let you know where "Chiro" was". I held them tight again for few minutes, hearing them sobbing, and told them to hold each other. I told Kyoko to apologize to Yoko (After all, I thought the apology was necessary for both of them to get over the whole thing).
They held each other awkwardly, still crying, and then I heard Kyoko's low voice, saying "So sorry Yoko", then Yoko, "It is OK, Kyoko". I wanted to cry myself...
After a while, we all said goodbye to "Chiro" and promised it to come back soon to "see it" again.
We went home, and I talked to my wife about what had happened. My wife said we should get another turtle for Yoko right away, but I thought otherwise, and told my wife we should probably wait at least for a couple of weeks to let them think about the whole thing. I thought it was a very good opportunity for them to think about the importance of "life", responsibility that comes with having pets, and about each other, about caring for each other. Now that "Chiro" was gone, there were three turtles left, two of them being Kyoko's. Every time they see turtles, they will remember about what happened at the river. I thought we should give them some time to think about the whole thing before getting another turtle for Yoko.
About a week later, my mom, their grandmother, asked Yoko (they were alone) "How are your turtles", not knowing at all what had happened. Yoko did not want to lie, so told her grandmother about the "incident", and after a pose, she told her grandmother to pretend she did not hear about it. I asked Yoko why she wanted her grandma to pretend not knowing about it, and Yoko said "Because Kyoko will be embarrassed and I feel sorry for her if she found out everybody knew about it". She told my mom what had happened because she did not want to lie, but did not forget to think of her elder sister. I was so proud of Yoko's decision, and I was so happy to know that the girls do care for each other. They may not be as close as they used to be, and they may be fighting 80% of the time they are together at home now, but they still care very much about each other.
I was a very proud father.
This shot was taken several days ago, when we returned to the river for the first time since "the day", four of us, with four turtles (yes, we bought another turtle for Yoko, only a week after the incident. I could not wait for a couple of weeks myself before taking Yoko to the pet store. As soon as I found out about what Yoko said to her grandma, it was enough for me).
We all said something to "Chiro" (mostly apologies, and I thanked "Chiro" for the lesson it gave to us), and then spent a day there, playing with turtles.
Yoko still prays for "Chiro" every night before she goes to bed, and I pray for my girls.
Izumi-tamagawa, Tokyo
yes am still alive =3 just not much new from me etc. thnka to kumikoshy who sold to me this gacha hoodie ^.^
yes am still alive =3 just not much new from me etc. thanks to kumikoshy who sold to me this gacha hoodie ^.^
so, this is Chiro as Cboy x3
there are a few things on which peoples can see that ... he has .. down there right now a ... well ya know ... instead of ... >w>
the eyes are gold yellow instead of red
Credits going to Alex Thomsen which made the photos aaaand which is the reason why i tagged him on these pics too even tho he isnt vissible on the pics @w@. and aswell because someone else holds the copyright on the pics, restricted rights on these pics >w<
We were standing in front of the Nishimura Okiya and watching the cute dog (Chiro is his name I think) as Makiko came along the way ;-)
Somehow I really like how this picture came out.
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“He looks like a jerk,” said Serpent.
“Who?” asked Hydra.
“My chiropractor,” said Red.
“I bet he’s a lying and deceptive kinda guy,” said Serpent.
“Nah,” said Red, “he’s got my back.”
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