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Monica and stranger conversation
Monica crashes on her couch after her daily workout. She hears someone calling her.

Voice: Hey Monica, what’s up?

Monica: H..H... hii, who is it?

Voice: It’s me, one of 5 elements of nature, Water.

Monica: Hello, what is this? Why did you come?

Water: I just wanted to check on you people. How are you doing? What happens to you guys when I disappear from earth?

Monica: Wait, what!! Why do you want to disappear from earth?

Water: You guys just waste everything, spoil everything. See my cousin, COVID-19 did a wonderful task. As you guys couldn’t come out of your homes because of lockdown, we could heal from the mess you created.

You could see dolphins in me. If you want to see more beautiful things like this, save me. Don’t let people dump everything into me.

Monica tilts her head vertically in an up and down arcs.

Water: Don’t just nod. Implement the change.

Monica thinks, “Ah, whatever!! I would have water till I am alive.”

Monica: Sure, will start it.

Water has doubt whether Monica is the chosen one. She leaves within no time.

Water: I am taking a leave, bye Monica.

Monica observes now every drop of water vanishes. She got tensed.

She turns on the tele, watches the news and gasps. Googles about the news. Understands, it is a worldwide emergency. Saw there is no sweat on her face, unlike daily. The sky color is being changed to tint red because of lack of moisture. She remembers the place, Utah, one of the US state where people won’t sweat because of extreme dryness. She remembers Chandra Kiran’s quote where the girl had to travel to see a huge water body as a beautiful dam, i.e. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam.

She feels the dryness in her mouth. Searches for water. She finds no drop of water left in her home.

Her quench for water increases minute by minute. She feels like she is going to die.

*Poof*

Suddenly, she wakes up.

She gave a sigh of relief that it is all a dream.

She went to drink water. She gasped after she saw the kitchen wall. There is a drawing which represents one of 5 elements of life, which highlights water with the below the text.

*Save water. Reuse it. Don’t waste it.
Drink plenty of water. Don’t get dehydrated.*

© deserteddrops