Watertalk

　　Daisywasinthebathroom.Shewasbrushingherteethandtapwason.Waterwaspouringintothesinkandvanishingdownthedown.

　　‘Turnthattapoff’,avoicesaidloudly.daisyfroze.Shelookedround,butsawnoone.’turnthattapoff’.you‘rewastingwater,’thevoicesoundedimpatient.

　　Daisyobeyed.‘who…whoareyou’daisy’svoicewasfaint.

　　‘I’mwater.Lt’snoteasyformetogethere.doyouknowwhereI’mfrom?’

　　‘Formthetap?’saiddaisy.

　　“yes,butbeforethat’thevoicesaid.‘24daysago,Iwasfloatingcomfortablyinacloudinyunnan,enjoyingtheview.thenIwasdroppedintoastreambythecloudandspeddownthemountainintotheDongjiangRiver.youknowwherethatis,Ihope’sdaisynodded.

　　‘well,Iwascarriedtoareservoir.Irelaxedthereforafewdays.Thenitwastimetogetcleanedup’

　　‘cleanedup?’daisysoundedpuzzled.

　　‘yes,Iwasdirtyaftermyjourneysotheytookmetoawatertreatmentworks.Iwasgivenathoroughcleaningandafewchemicalswereaddedtome.ThenItravelledinthepipesunderthestreets.IwaitedthereuntilIwascalledbyyou,andhereIam.’

　　I’llbepumpedintotheriverandgobackinDaisysaid,‘sothisistheendofyourjourney.’

　　‘no.whenyou’vefinishiedwithme,I‘llgotoasewageplant.Thentotheseaagain.

　　‘again?’

　　‘yes.that’swhereIcamefrominthefirstplace.Remembernottowastemeorpolluteme.I’mprecious,likeliquidgold’buttherewasnoreply.thewaterhadgone.

　　daisycameoutofthebathroom.herbrothersaid,‘Iheardvoicesinthere.whowereyoutalkingto’

　　‘Iwastalkingtothewater.’daisysaid.

　　Herbrothershookhishead.‘sometimeesyou’reweird,daisy,’hesaid,‘rellyweird.