flower shop

5

I was confused when mom said that the guy who bought the hibiscus yesterday have a thing for me but I don't believe her at all.

And as I observed from the guy yesterday , it seems like he doesn't know about flowers and what those mean because he was just looking at the flowers and he held them like it was the precious thing in the world.

Mom and I were eating downstairs and William went to his friends house because tomorrow is his graduation and we'll be opening the shop in the afternoon.

"How about we open it around 7AM to 9AM?" Mom recommended as I looked at my time table and agreed.

Mom sipped her honey tea as I was curious how Mom made memories with Dad because he doesn't really spend his time with us because he was always busy at work.

But it's fine , because it's for us and stopping him would end up having nothing for us to survive.

"What was the most precious moment you spent with dad mom?" I asked as she putted his tea back on the table as she smiled and looked at the bright moon.

"Remember the time we went to that place where we write our names and put locks on the bridge?" Mom asked and I nodded as I remembered that time where we were on a vacation since dad came home.

"Mom look! We should try that out! William and I could write our names and you and dad should write yours too!" I exclaimed and they agreed to the idea as we write our names into the lock and the employee gave a key to us as we walked to the bridge and attached the lock along with the heart locks.

It was a beautiful view and I saw mom and dad writing their names as I quickly grabbed our camera and took a picture of them as they saw us and smiled.

They attached the lock and threw the key to the pond as William also throwed the key to the pond and we smiled at the lock.

"Ah! It was from that time! Wait a minute" I said and stood up to get the photos that we took on that day as I gave it to her. "Both of you looked so happy in here" I said and she nodded.

It was time to sleep and as I was writing on my journal , I opened my window as the cold breeze went into my room and I looked out the window to see a bright moon along with the stars.

It reminded me of my friend as well , she loves this view and would never get sick of it.

I decided to call her and checked the time as they were 1 hour advanced and the time is currently 9 so it's 10 to them.

"Nico!" I exclaimed when she picked up the call and walked outside and reached my hand to the sky. "Can you life your hand up to the sky?" I asked and she excused herself and later on , she was excited.

"I never knew the sky looked so beautiful tonight! Thank you for showing me Anna!" She said and I bid my goodnight to her since she will spend time adoring the stars so I ended the call and went on my bed , wanting to rest.

"Tomorrow will be another day" I said as I turned my lamp off and drifted off to the dreamland.

I woke up around 5 AM as I did my daily routine and went to the flower shop. There was a old man , maybe around my father's age as he smiled at me.

"Good Morning young lady , my daughter is getting married today and I secretly asked my wife what shop is good to buy flowers and she recommended this shop to me , so can I get a flower that means I love you?" He said and I nodded and smiled.

I walked towards the chrysanthemum red and he followed behind me as I picked a piece and gave it to him. "This is chrysanthemum red , it means I love you. Would you like to write something for your daughter with the flowers or leave it as it is?" I asked and he just choose to leave it as it is and I wrapped it beautifully and gave it to him.

"Thank you , young lady" He said and bowed as I did too.

It's already 8 and I decided to close the shop early and walked inside the house to see William getting ready.

I helped him tie his tie and he thanked me and I decided to pick a dress that has the same color as William's graduation uniform.

I quickly went to the shop and picked a flower and wrapped it as I putted it in the back of the car and they went inside and we drove to William's school.

Before the graduation started , we saw his girlfriend's parents and we approached them and greeted them.

And then we took photos together and some students looked at me and one of them carefully approached me.

"Are you perhaps Anna Liezgard?" He asked and I nodded and smiled as they also smiled. "We are the flower club and wanted to ask you a few questions about the meaning of flowers" He said and I nodded and they cheered happily.

I gave them tips on how to take care of each flower and the questions they asked is about the meaning of the flowers.

They were amazed when I was explaining and I was happy to hear that they were interested in it unlike other teenagers that finds flowers boring.

"What flower will you give to William?" Asked Herd , the one who asked me earlier and I went to the back of the car to grab the sweet basil and they asked what's the meaning of the flower.

"This means 'good wishes' because William might leave the house soon to find a job in the city or be with his girlfriend" I said and looked at William who is talking to his girlfriend.

"Does your mother complain about her? Or did she get mad when William had a girlfriend?" Samantha asked and I shooked my head.

"Mom never holds us back to our choices , as long as it is not dangerous because she wants us to be free and you choose our own choices" I replied and they were amazed and then the school announced that the graduation ceremony will start.

We went inside and sat on the parent's or guardian chairs as we talked a lot of things.

"The Valedictorians of this year is..."The principal stopped and looked at the students and smiled. "William Liezgard" everyone clapped especially mom and I as he went to the stage and I videotaped him as he smiled at the camera and waved.

"Julia Min and Valerie Haully" we clapped hearing his girlfriend's words and they congratulated each other and we were proud of William.

After the graduation , they wanted to have a picture with me and I nodded and we took a photo.

I gave the sweet basil to William and smiled. "A sweet basil.... thank you Anna" He said and hugged me as he started to tear up.

"We are so proud of you" I said and mom also hugged him , thanking him for his success

That night , they were helping William pack his things that he wanted to bring with him because he will leave tomorrow at 3PM and we invited his girlfriend to have dinner with us.

It was almost midnight and that is the time I am going to sleep as I feel myself getting drowsy and said my goodnight to mom and william and of course , his girlfriend as I went upstairs to my room and slept.

- love , nicó -