PRINCESS!!! :(:(

My fish died over break. I am pretty depressed. Now I have nothing staring at me when I walk in my room. I have no pet to be resposible for. The worst part is is that there was nothing I really could have done.

Princess was a male betta (Bet-uhh) fish. I got him in about March or April of 2009. He lived in my room next to my window. The light always made his pinks, blues, and purples shimmer in the water. I fed him every single day. There were times when I fed him to much. One time I accidently dumped half the bottle of food in his tank, and he attempted to eat it all. He didn't eat for a couple of days after that. When I came back from my summer vacation he was so excited to see me. I tend to sing a lot in my room and Princess would always have his head next to the glass litenting to me.

I spent a lot of time studying my fish. I wondered how he was always so happy even though he spent most of his life alone in the fish bowl I had for him. My dad raises bettas and told me that they have been pets for so long, they love being around people, but didn't mind being alone. My dad raises and mates bettas and knows a lot about them. That is how I know so much. It bothers me when people pronounce it wrong, or think they know about them when they're wrong.

When it got colder I moved Princess away from my window. It was just to cold for him to survive. Unfortunately, my room was still too cold. Like when people get chapped lips, Princess's lip got chapped and fell off. I noticed something was wrong and gave him to my dad to fix him. It was too late. When I got home one night my dad told me that he had died and already flushed him so I wouldn't have to look at him. It was really sad.

I am still really sad about it. It is hard just writing this. I mean it was just a fish that I had for a while, but he really meant a lot to me. There were days when he was my only friend, and I hate that he's gone. You may think I am crazy but I'm not. I have lost someone that I love. I refuse to get another fish. Nothing will ever take Princess's place. Ever.

This is what Princess used to do, even though he wasn't an angel fish. He loved me.