Most people might say, "They're just fish. Get over it."
Families filled the park on spring break; food was vended; there was traditional garb; and music and aromas filled the air...but I remember feeling lonely because the crystal pond looked empty without carp, couldn't feel festive no matter how hard I tried. Even the fountain seemed to try to cheer me up by teaming up with the sunlight and forming a rainbow, and I tried to smile then.
Things worked backwards--the rain came afterwards, not before, the rainbow.
I wonder if Dent remembers, whenever it rains, the time she came to Duck Pond, or if she's forgotten it already. Carp have a much shorter memory span than humans. But we don't have much of an excuse. I know I tend to think about my problems all the time but forget about the blessings. And I'm not a carp.