August Gazanto | BBS #1

CHAPTER FIVE

LILAC

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"WHAT'S this?" Tanong ni Seraphira nang may nag deliver ng bouquet of lilac. Weird, she didn't order anything and she know that she won't order any lilac flowers.

"Bulaklak po ata," Ani ng delivery man kaya tinaasan niya ito ng kilay.

"Wala naman akong inorder na bulaklak." She emphasized the word bulaklak since this guy has the guts to be sarcastic with her.

"Hindi ko po naman sinabi na bayaran ninyo, bayad na po ito, ma'am." Ani pa ng delivery man kaya ngumiti nalang siya ng pilit bago kinuha ang bulaklak.

"Who's the sender?" She asked again while putting her signature on the receipt.

"Wala pong nakalagay na pangalan eh." The delivery man said and bid his goodbye to her.

Sinara naman niya ang pintuan sabay titig sa bulaklak na nasa kamay niya. It's pretty and looks expensive. She scanned the bouquet if there's money or letter in it but she only found a small letter.

I'm sorry, Architect

— Admirable, August

She snorted of what she read. Admirable, huh? Yabang. She read the letter once again before a smile appear from her lips. None of her suitors knew or even tried to know what her favorite flower is. All they do is send a bouquet of rose, thinking that's the majority of women's preference of flowers.

She never liked roses, she once pretended to like it to be kind but that turned out to be a big mistake that led her to hate all of the men existing in the world.

She sigh and put the flower in the vase, right on time. Lalo na't malapit nang mamatay ang lilacs niya sa vase. It's just a small vase, enough to store a small flowers like lilacs, she specifically bought it just so that she can store lilacs on her home.

She remembered what led her to loved this type of flower. She was with her mother, since they are so poor back then she often come with her mother at work so that they can save money on their food. One time she got lost on the hospital her mother worked as a caregiver. She's a child, she can't remember what room her mother was in and the hospital is so big.

She cried and cried in one corner but she stopped when a girl approached her. The girl gave her a lilac flower that looks like it's been pick up from the bouquet. Seraphira clearly remembers the girl's face, she's gorgeous at their age, she looks like an enchanted being.

Her hair is a long black hair, paired with a bangs. She looked like an expensive real life doll with her lolita outfit.

"Oh eto, panyo. Wipe your nose." The girl said and gave her a lilac handkerchief. Seraphira thought that the girl really loved lilac, judging by the flower and handkerchief she gave Seraphira.

"T-Thanks," Sera said.

"Why are you crying?" The little girl asked so she immediately cried again.

"I-I c-couldn't find m-my m-mom!" She cried so the girl panicked, didn't know what to do.

"We'll find her, okay? Don't cry anymore." The girl said and took the handkerchief from her hands. The girl wipe her tears for her.

"O-Okay."

Then her mother came. She was about to thanked the girl but she's already gone. Like she was never there in the first place.

"SERA!" She came back to the reality when she heard Chrus's voice.

"Yes?" Sera asked and took a sip from her coffee. She ordered a caramel macchiato to soothe herself. She always liked sweets, she never liked anything that is not sweet. Sinabihan na nga siya ni Chrus na magkakadiabetes siya sa way of diet niya but she doesn't care.