In bloom

Prologue

"Daisy?"

"Out in the garden mom."

My mom comes out with her brown mass of curls coming out of here braid, her blue eyes crinkling as the bright sun hits them. She smiles at me as she sees dirt all over the place and the new pansies that I had just planted.

"I should have know, your always out here making the back yard a paradise."

"I was thinking of planting a weepy willow once I save up enough money. Maybe Joe will let me work an extra day or two. Better yet Ill talk to Mabel." I internally smile at that thought.

"You leave that poor man alone."

Mabel is Joes wife. She a really sweet woman and is like my grandma but let just say she wears the pants in the family.

"Dinners ready Daisy."

"Ill eat later I have to clean up and go to work." I definitely don't look at my mom as I tell her this. She hates when I skip a meal, claiming 'that ill turn into a bag of bones if I don't eat.' Its not that I don't eat because I honestly love to eat, but just between you and me Mabel foods a little bit better.

"Daisy Eleanor Evergreen! You better hope I did not just hear that you weren't gonna eat you'll...."

"I know ill turn into a bag of bones." I quickly peck my mom on the cheek and go in to take a quick shower and get ready for work.

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"My you get prettier and prettier every time I see you Ms. Daisy."

"Mabel I just saw you yesterday and you always say that."

Mabel gives me a stern look "

• "Now Daisy just because I see you everday doesn't mean I don't see how pretty you are. I cant beileve my little pumpkin is turning eighteen. I remember when you were two feet high and still ate bugs."

"Ahh Mabel." Don't let her fool you into thinking shes trueley reminiscing about the past. Its because she saw me looking at the cute boys in booth two. She loves to embarrass me.

She gives me her warm big old Mabel hug. I smell her strong rose sented perfume and try not to cough.

"Go get'em honey." She whispers in my ear and goes off to the kitchen but not before giving me a not so subtle wink . Which causes my cheeks to flame up even more. I try to walk toward the cute guys without my knees knocking together. Im pretty sure they saw what was going on. I just hope they wont say anything or notice my blush. Who am I kidding you could see my blush from thirty feet away. Okay Daisy just take a deep breath and don't go all awkward....like you usually do. There just boys, males, opposite sex. You can do this just remember not to wink at them, since you got carried away with it last time and they ended up thinking you were having a seizure. Okay breath . Crap they are staring. Don't wink, don't wink.

"hi......c-can..i..uh...um.." Abort, Abort, ABORT!! The one with a devilish smile and blonde hair decided to wink at me. Lets just say I was close to having a mental break down. At least the other one decided to take pity on me and give me the orders. I practically ran back in the kitchen, but not before tripping over my other foot.

I finaly make it back to the kitchen and try to act like nobody saw that disaster. Mabel comes over and patts my shoulder.

"Didn't go to good pumpkin?"

"No"

She pulls me into a hug and rocks me back and forth

"Don't worry pumpkin, you get the hang of it and when you do...woo!...those boys better watch out."

I give a unlady like snort.

"Mable, you get your self back to work. Always doin nothn but flapin your jaw."

Joe always is saying this to Mabel just to get a rise out of her and it works everytime.

"I hope you aint talk to me Joe henery!"

"Who else would I be talk to."

Ohh he realy did it now. Mabel rushes off towards him but not before rolling up her sleaves and looking like she going of to war.

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"Alright pumpkin you sure youll be okay locking up. I can always lock it up, It wont kill Joe to miss his game anyways."

"No its okay Mabel. I don't have anything to do anyways plus Ill probably snag a piece of pie anyways."

She gives me and quick hug and tells me goodnight.

That was the last time I saw them.