Cups

Me and my love
We are some of the most used equipment in the entire world. We are both made of one of the world’s most common fabric. We are used by everyone from minors to dying elders. Babies use us as some toy they can mess around with, while most people put some disgusting liquids on our inside. How disrespectful! You might think me and Lana have an awkward relationship, since we are not exactly of the same species, but I promise you that we are the perfect couple. We kind of fulfill each other: she is slender, strong and can carry hot liquids and I am more an average cup. People use me to absolutely everything; you know that how it is to be a male. I cannot claim that I have the same posture as my fiancé; I am more laidback and a lot less expensive. And did you know that when my owner bought me he got 19 of my brothers at the same time? All of them are dead. I guess it is true what Darwin said: “the survival of the fittest”. Because I am really fit. I might occur a bit fat, but I am only v-shaped. That is how I am supposed to be. It is pretty hard to stay in shape. If you are not careful and take care of yourself is it quite easy to lose your figure. That is how all my brothers died. They did not respect themselves which led to mistreatment by their owners. They got squeezed, stepped on, thrown out the window or just forgotten under a campus bed, intoxicated. You may wonder how I have survived? I guess I am fairly lucky. You see, I am a pen cup, I take care of my owner’s inc and scissors. I know my profession as a pen holder is a normal thing for my specie, yet I love it. I get to see everything that happens in the dorm, and believe me, it can get pretty interesting at times! Anyhow, the best part of the day is definitely the morning when my owner brings out Lana from the cupboard. My owner bring her every morning to a place called Starbucks to fill her with some dreadful, unhealthy black liquid which most students for some reason are addicted to. It is really not a good habit. Well, I hope you have managed to guess what kind of cups me and Lana are by now. If not, here are some clues: Me: cheap, manufactured, multi-tasking and an important part at university parties. Lana: more valuable and an extremely important part of a tired student’s life!
By the way, you are invited to our wedding.


Susanne Klungtveit