Just A Couple Of
Drops
by Dave
Robertson
'Oops, sorry!
I didn't mean to splash into you like that.'
'No problem.
Quite understandable. It is a bit crowded in here.'
'And dark.'
'Yes.
Everybody's jostling for position. I wonder where
we are?'
'Some sort of
container I think, probably with a lid, it gets a
bit echoey up near the surface.'
'Really! I
haven't been up there yet. I was just trying to
get my bearings here first.'
'I just popped
up for a breath of fresh air. I was on my way
back when I bumped into you.'
'Like I said
it's no problem: if you don't mind me asking,
your voice sounds familiar, have we met before?'
'I thought
that about you. Tell me have you ever been to a
puddle in Naples?'
'Not that I
recall, although I did spend a little time in a
Roman bath.'
'No, that's
not it. Perhaps a coffee pot in Starbucks?'
'Possibly, I've
been there a few times; hang on though, you're
not... Are you!?'
'Not what?'
'Not, rainbow
over Victoria Falls; oh my, it is isn't it?
'Good grief,
yes! How long has it been?'
'Millennia
surely. What are the chances?'
'Very slim. I
don't think I've ever met another water droplet
more than once. There are trillions of us out
there. The odds must be infinitesimal.'
'Well I never!
So what have you been up to since?'
'Touring
mostly. I've done all the oceans and there aren't
many seas I haven't been part of. How about
yourself?'
'It's been a
bit embarrassing.'
'I shouldn't
have asked.'
'No, it's
nothing. It's just that I got locked up for a
very long time.'
'Really!'
'Yes. An
Alaskan glacier.'
'Oh dear. Dare
I ask; how was it?'
'Not all it's
cracked up to be. Bitterly cold and a lot of
intense pressure.'
'Never mind,
you're out now.'
'Yes thank God.'
‘And here
we are.'
'Yes, here we
are... I fancied you, you know, that day at the
rainbow. You were so colourful.'
'So were you.
Ruggedly handsome I thought. I dreamt about you
for years afterwards.'
'This must be
fate. Do you think we could spend some time
together? I've learnt a lot about surface tension
since we last met.'
'I'm not sure
I know how...'
'I'll show you.
If I just...and then you...'
'Hoo, that
tickles.'
'Sorry, I'll
stop.'
'Please don't.
I like it - I like it a lot!'
'So do I. It's
as if we were made for each other. You're so
clean and fresh.'
'And so are
you. Someone's gone to an awful lot of trouble to
spruce us up.'
'We must be in
for something special.'
'I feel
special now that I'm with you.'
'You say the
most wonderful things.'
'I mean every
word. Wait - what on earth was that?'
'Some sort of
flushing noise: oh, we're moving. Hold on tight!'
'Oh how
exciting, rushing through this pipe together.'
'I can see
daylight. We're heading for some sort of bowl.'
'Here we go.
Weeeeee!'
'Eurggh!'
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