Splash of Love | j.hs au

Chapter 6

You perked up and quickly looked over to see the stranger! It really was him! He looked surprised as well. "Oh, it's you!" He said with a blinding smile.

"Yeah!" You smiled back and you noticed something missing. Ah, that's right. Where's the dog? Your eyes flickered around to spot the dog and wonder why it was not barking at you.

The stranger seemed to know what you were looking for. "Oh! Sunny's with her owner, I just walk her dog for extra money so Sunny's not here."

"Oh okay." You almost jumped with happiness. This was one of the first times you were alone with him without the dog!

"Are you looking for anything in particular?" He asked.

You shook your head. "No, I was just admiring them. They're really pretty."

"Ah I see. Do you like flowers?" He asked you.

Flowers! You immediately stored that word away. "Yep! They're all so pretty." In all honesty, you did like them. They were like the coral reefs you passed in the ocean which you liked and these were the land's coral reefs.

"Which flower do you like the most?"

Your eyes glanced over the various colors and settled on one. "I like this one. I'm not sure what it's called?"

He followed your line of sight. "Oh Gerberas! Do you know what they mean?" His eyes were excited now.

"What do they mean?" You repeated back his question in obvious confusion. You've never heard of this. What can a flower mean?!

"Yep! Flowers can mean different things, it's like a flower language." He carefully picked up a single flower from the bunch. "These flowers are thought to be playful and can also be tokens of friendship. Isn't that cool?"

"Yeah it is!" You looked at the flower and at the others. "So does that mean every flower means something?"

He set the flower back with the others. "Yes, almost every flower means something. Are you interested in flowers?"

Well not really before but seeing his expression light up.... Now you are. "Yeah. I barely got into them."

He seemed to light up. "Oh really? Then I can teach you all about them!" You were willing to stay there for hours to listen to him. But sadly, all good things must come to an end. Or someone interrupts the two of you.

"Hoseok!" An older woman comes out from the shop. "I need some help unloading some boxes in the back." Her eyes were on him but then they traveled to you. "Oh sorry, was I interrupting your time?"

Hoseok...? Was that his name? You glanced at him and you felt that he looked like a Hoseok. It just fit him perfectly.

"Um..." You could hear the hesitance in his voice so you'll save him this time.

"Oh, I was just leaving!" You smiled at the older woman. "See you later!" You waved at him and walked back home. Hopefully he won't get scolded too much! You learned from Hae these activities called jobs that humans work at to earn money in order to live and you learned a bit of the ins and outs of jobs. Perhaps you should get one soon... Actually it didn't sound too bad! You'll start job-hunting tomorrow!

"Why is it so hard?!" You cried out and almost slammed your head on the table. Well, more like the notebook cushioned some of your pain. All morning, you've been going into some businesses and literally no one was looking for any extra help! You were going to cry at this point. Maybe you should expand your search a bit? You know what, you will! With renewed energy, you got up and headed out to find something! Hopefully.