flower shop

4

Another day passed as I looked at the time , 5 AM. I woke up early than usual but I just stood up and looked out the window as the sun slowly rises and I smiled into it.

I went downstairs , and I'm already ready to open my shop as William went out to his girlfriend as mom accompanied me to my shop and we talked a lot.

"Do you have any thoughts of visiting your father?" She asked and I smiled. "Let's visit him this saturday , I miss him" I replied and she nodded , agreeing to what I said as we looked out and waited for the customers to arrive.

There were overseas delivery as well but I declined since the flower might die at the arrival but I made them sure that I would make a branch on that area.

I stood up to get a flower and sat back beside my mother. "Let's give this rosemary to dad, it means remembrance" Mom nodded and took the flower from my hand and inhaled the scent of the beautiful flower as she gave it back to me and nodded.

I also miss dad , he passed away so fast that he didn't see William having a girlfriend or seeing me Mary someone one day.

Soon , a customer entered as he was dressed in a light brown long-sleeved turtleneck and he paired it with his black pants as he looks at the flowers around him.

I excused myself from mom as I went towards the man and asked him what flower would he like.

"Actually , this is a special gift for my dearest friend who died a year ago. She was my everything , she always cheers me up when I feel down and she was always there when I need her." He said as I smiled and gave him a Zinnia.

I held his shoulder and smiled brightly to him."I'm sure that your best friend is happy for you , and os proud of what you've done so far to survive , this flower is a Zinnia,  thoughts of absent friends, instead of thinking that you cannot do things without her , try thinking that she is just absent and wanted you to stay strong for yourself because you don't need to lean into other people to make yourself happy. You can be happy by your own" I said and patted his back and mom gave him honey tea as he drank it and I went to the counter and packed the flowers for him.

"Beautiful , isn't it?" I ask as he nodded and took the flower from my hand "Just like her" He mumbled but I heard him and just smiled and sat beside my mom.

He paid for the flowers as I held my mother's hand. "Maybe he loves the other mom" I said as I leaned my head to mom's shoulder.

"Maybe he does , no man would do such effort to buy flowers for his loved one" Mom said and I nodded and wandered what that person will do.

Another man walked in , he was wearing a gray t-shirt and he was quite tall , like a basketball player or a model , he was around 6" and up and he matched his shirt with his white pants.

He smiled at the sight of me and I smiled back and walked towards him.

Hands on my back , I smiled at him as he looked around the flowers.

"Can I recommend you a beautiful flower?" I asked and he smiled and nodded as I walked towards the Hibiscus.

"If you want to give your girlfriend a flower then" I stopped and grab one of the beautiful hibiscus and gave it to him. "This is the flower for you. Hibiscus , delicate beauty" I said and smiled as he nodded and decided to buy this flower as I packed it up for him and gave it to him as he left the store and I sat back again with my mom.

"I think that guy has something for you" Mom said as she leaned back and smiled. "Ah , young times" she said and I just chuckled at her and looked out through the glass.

3rd Person

The man finally arrived to the grave as tears slowly fell into his eyes as he leaned down and slowly placed the flower beside her grave.

"I'm sorry that I came from such a long time but now I'm here , are you happy , cly?" He asked as tears began to form his eyes.

He tried his best not to cry in front of his best friend...or rather... his first love

Unfortunately , things ended for the both of them when she was involved in a car crash with her abusive boyfriend.

He did everything to save his best friend from that guy but she still stayed despite of getting abused by the other but he can't take it anymore.

The day he lost her , he didn't know what to do.

She was his life.

Without her , he cannot move or do anything to cope up with his emotions.

He was like a toy that needs a key to turn it on. To make him alive , to live his life to the fullest.

But the letter that Cly wanted to give him was given by her parents as he read the letter.

To Gio , my lovable best friend.

Thank you for protecting me , trying your best to keep me safe and away from him , but , I already made a decision , no matter what he'd do to me , it doesn't matter , I love him the way I love you too. Please live life to the fullest for me okay? It might get hard for you but always remember that I will always be here for you okay? I love you

- cly

He thought about the letter again and he kneeled down and let himself get lost in his own mind.

But he remembered what Anna said earlier.

instead of thinking that you cannot do things without her , try thinking that she is just absent and wanted you to stay strong for yourself because you don't need to lean into other people to make yourself happy. You can be happy by your own

He looked up and saw Cly from the distance as she approached him and held his cheek and smiled.

"Be strong gio , for me" She said and leaned her forehead to gio as he smiled as well and she backed up and waved at him.

She faded as he just smiled at the sky and stood up and looked back at the grave again.

The flowers were gone as he looked into the sky and smiled again , thinking that Cly grabbed the flowers he gave and brought it with her to the heavens as he went back home.

Memories of the both of them started to come into his mind.

"Cly" Gio called.

"hm?" cly hummed as she looked at gio and gio sat beside her and reached his hand to her.

"promise me we'll be friends forever!" Gio said , getting flustered when he finally released those words and looked at Cly with his soft eyes.

Cly smiled and suddenly hugged gio and gio was happy that day.

It was the first time that Cly hugged him and he felt very warm in her embrace and he made a promise with the right person.

"I promise!" Cly shouted excitingly as her mother quickly ran towards her from the kitchen and with a worried face her mother asked us.

"Is something wrong kids?" She asked and we looked at each other and smiled and nodded as Cly ran to her and showed her pinky.

"Mom I made a promise with gio that we would be friends forever!" She said and jumped around happily as her mom only smiled at gio.

"How I miss you , cly"

- love , nicó