De javu

So, I was fish-sitting for a friend, and it happened again. I killed another fish. Again. I was sitting at the tank, dropping some food into the tank, watching Spike, Mr.T and Spartacus swim. Except Spartacus wasn't swimming anymore. In fact, there were two parts of Spartacus. Spartacus Tail lying near the front of the aquarium, and Spartacus Head lying to the left side of it. Spartacus was decapitated. Don't ask me how, don't ask me why. I swear, I fed the fish every morning and evening.

I just don't know how to break the news to the owner.

"Hey dude, how's your trip going? Oh yea, Spartacus is dead."

I did:

• leave about three missed calls
• one panicky voicemail asking for him to call me back
• one vague e-mail asking for him to call me

What am I to say? Or shall I just get a replacement? Spartacus II. He will never know!