One Fish Two Fish

I created this several years ago and originally a saula fiction. It's not Jane Austen-ish so forgive my soul. haha..

and I didn't use Monique here kasi my original character talaga is a little boy. At naisip ko yung scene ni Erika with Teddy and baby Tj walking for the firt time.. hehe..



DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters mentioned (Erika, Tj nor Barney!!). This is a work of fiction and just a mere product of my wild imagination. Any similarities to anyone's reality is purely coincidental. However I would like to c;larify that One Fish Two Fish is partly the title of Dr. Seuss book released on 1960's.

An Alternate Universe Story that takes on Erika and Tj,



Erika's POV:

All i needed this morning was a half hour alone, thirty minutes of peace & quiet to help preserve my sanity. No mom-do-this, mom-i-need-that, mom-he-bit-me, mom-i-spilled-the-juice-on-the-couch. Just me, a hot Calgon bath, and nothingness. I shouldn't dream so big.

After getting the two oldest off to school, i settled the youngest in front of Barney & said,

"honey, listen closely. Your mommy is going to crack. She's losing her marbles. She's teetering on the edge of permanent personality damage. This is because she has a children. Are you following me so far?"

He nodded absently while singing, "barney is a dinosaur in our imagination..."

"good. Now, if you want to be a good little boy, you'll sit right here & watch barney while mommy takes a nice, hot , quiet, peaceful, rake-me-away bath. i don't want you to bother me. I want you to leave me alone. For thirty minutes, I don't want to see or hear you. got it?"

Nod.

"Good morning boys & girls..." I heard the purple wonder say.

I headed to the bathroom w/ my fingers crossed.
I watched the water fill the tub and watched the mirror & window steam up. I watched as the water turn blue from my bath beads and got in.

I heard a knock on the door.

"mom?..mom? are you in there mom?!.."

I learned long ago that ignoring my children does not make them go away.

"yes,..Im in here. What do you want?"

There was a long pause while Tj tried to decide what he wanted..

"umm,can i have snack?"

"you just had breakfast! can't you wait a few minutes?"

"noooo! im dying!! i need snack right now!!!"

"fine. You can have box of raisins."

I heard him pad off to the kitchen, listened as he pushed chairs & stools around trying to reach the raisin shelf, felt the floor vibrate when he jumped off the counter,& heard him run back to the tv room.

"Hi susie! Can you tell me what the color of the grass is?...."

Knock.knock,knock...

"mom?..mom?...Are you in there, mom?!"

Sigh. "yes im still in here. What do you need now?

Pause."umm, I need to take a bath, too!."

Riiiiight.

"honey, can't you wait till I'm done?"

the door opened just crack.

"noo., I really need to take some now,. I'm dirty."

"you're always dirty. Since when do you care?"

The door opened all the way.

"i really need to take a bath, mom."

"no you don't! go away."

He stood in the middle of the bathroom & started taking off his pj's.

"I'll just get in w/ you & take bath too.."

"no! You will not get in w/ me & take a bath! I want to take my own bath!..i want you to go away & please leave me alone even just for 15 minutes.."

I began to sound like a 3 year old kid w/ whom i was arguing w/.
He climbed onto the edge of the tub, balancing carefully,& said. "i'll just get in w/ you, okay, mom?.."

I started to shriek, "no! that is not okay! I want my own bath, all by myself! i don't want to share! i want to be alone!.."

He thought for a moment & said, "okay, I'll just sit here & you can read me a book. I won't get in, mom, until you're done." He flashed me a knock-down charming smile.

So i spend my morning alone-time reading One Fish Two Fish to a naked three -year-old who sat on the edge of the tub w/ his chin resting on his knees, arms wrapped around his bent legs, slight smile on his face.

I thought to myself,. "why fight it? It won't be long before I have all the alone-time i want. And then I'll probably feel bad about not having any more together-time."

Finitto.


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