How To Be The Best Third Wheel

Original Edition - Tip 23: Be a Photographer

"STOP KISSING! I'M TRYING TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE FISH AND YOU'RE SCARING THEM AWAY!" I yell at Jasmine and Logan, who look like they might suck each other's tongues off.

I shift, trying to get an angle to take a picture of the shark but the tongue-suckers are blocking the view. "Move it! This is an aquarium for goodness sake!" I yell again.

They break from the kiss and grin at me. "Lara, can you take a picture of us, please?" Jasmine asks.

I roll my eyes at the couple making googley eyes at each other. "Do I look like a photographer?" I remark harshly. If anything, I only like to photograph not-vomit-inducing subjects.

"Yes." Logan answers and I give him the death glare. I take a step forward and he goes into survival mode. He drops onto the ground and goes into fetal position. "No, I mean no. I'm sorry. Please don't kill me!"

"Please Lara?" Jasmine asks again and I tell Logan to get up and stand with his girlfriend.

"Smile." I say sarcastically, and I snap a picture of them on Jasmine's phone. She thanks me and takes her phone but I respond with only an eye roll. "Now can you guys move so I can take a picture of this shark?"

"Sure." Jasmine replies and the fish scarers go find another place to traumatize fish. Those poor fish.

I snap a couple pictures of the shark and continue on the moving sidewalk. The Dangerous Lagoon exhibit is by far my favourite. It's super cool because it's a tunnel with a walking sidewalk! Plus, there are sharks swimming right above you!

Jasmine, Logan and James are the only people that have biology this semester. I mean, they're the only people that I actually talk to. So yeah, I'm basically stuck here with people who like to traumatize fish and a person who likes to traumatize...well, anything that's living, really.

"Lara, Lara, Lara." James repeats my name while poking my arm.

"What?" I snap, turning to him. Can't these people see that I am trying to read about the-I look at the information plate-sandbar shark.

"Look at those fish! I'm naming them Jasmine and Logan." he declares and I look around to see which fish he's talking about.

"Where?" I ask.

He points to two red fish with their lips pressed together. I start laughing so hard that a few other visitors stop to look at me in confusion. He starts laughing too, maybe because of the odd looks I'm getting from people or because of the fish. I put my phone up to take a picture and show it to the two later.

"Shall we continue to make our way through the tunnel?" James proposes politely, sticking his arm out for me to link mine.

"Sure!" I answer, and walk past him, ignoring his arm that could serve as a safety hazard for pedestrians. What? He would've probably thrown me in the tank with the fish if I'd fallen for his trap. Well, that would be okay because I'd drag him down with me and feed him to the sharks.

Can he even swim?

Subconscious: Duh. Of course he can swim, he's an all around athlete for goodness sake.

After a minute of bickering with my subconscious, I peer through the glass and look at the green sea turtles, swimming around. I step on and off of the sidewalk constantly to take a good look at everything and marvel at it all. Everything is just so colourful, so bright, and so happy.

We keep walking through the other exhibits, marvelling at the amazing creatures that are swimming around. After, we make our way to the discovery centre where we stick our hands in a shallow pool to touch the stingrays.