“Well remember  how I complained to Kris that our first date was the most cliché thing ever?”
“No, but I do now.”
“Anyways, he assured me that the next date will be at a least cliché place”
“An what place is that?”
“The damn zoo.”

“So this is your idea of a non cliché date?”
“This is the best I could come up with.”
“Did we come here to visit your lost brothers and sisters?” I ask him as I pay for my ticket.
“I don’t know about your family, but we don’t have to pay to see each other.”
“Lucky you.”
We take our tickets and start walking to the entrance.
“Have you ever been to a zoological park before?”
“What kid has never been to a zoological park before?” I gave him a pointed look.
“You might say that, but you’d be surprised at how many adults have never been to a zoo park.”
“Poor unfortunate souls. I love looking at different kinds of animals, though I feel bad for them.”
“Me too. It must be hard to get used to being stared and talked to by thousands of children.”
“Yeah, and the caretakers aren’t always the best people. Even though some of them do a wonderful job, it’s still not the same as home for the animals.”
“Okay, let’s change the topic to something more uplifting.”
“Like what?”
“Like the animals. Which ones have you seen already?”
“I’ve seen a lot. The zoo park in Saint Petersburg is pretty big, so there was a lot to see.”
“Saint Petersburg? Where’s that?”
“In Russia.”
“You have been to Russia before?”
“Of course. And Europe too. Too bad I haven’t visited the states yet.”
“Well how about me and you go on a trip to visit all of the states and then finish our journey in Canada?”
“Why Canada?”
“That’s where my family lives.”
“I thought you said you don’t have to pay to see them.”
“Fair enough.” He laughs “ How about we finally start looking at the animals?”
“Fine, let’s just not visit any giraffes.”
“What do you have against giraffes?”
“Nothing. I’ve just been talking to one for the pas ten minutes so I don’t feel the need to see them again.”
“I’m not a giraffe nor do I look like one.”
“Of course. Because if all giraffes would look like you, I would just move to the world’s biggest zoo park.”
“Are you complimenting me?” he smiles at me.
“Just lead the way, handsome.”

“Well at least it’s more original than taking you to the cinema or the theme park.”
“True. Besides, the only time I was at the zoological park was when I was only a child. It was a nice change of atmosphere.”
“I thought you were still a child.”
“Shut up. Hey, guess what is the biggest banana in the world.”
“What kind of a question is that?”
“Just guess, darling.”
“I don’t know. The one that grows in the jungle?”
“Wrong. The one that Kris keeps in his pants.”