the lullaby (a short story)

the lullaby

One fine day at the park, birds are chirping, children are playing, and couples romantically roaming around the place.

There's this one lad sitting in the bench, looking all good and happy. He is just enjoying the view of the park with a coffee in his hand. As he walked, a ball hit him in the thigh.

"Sorry Mister. It's an accident." Said the kid.

"No, it's okay. Be careful next time okay?" He said as he pats the kid's head.

As he roam around the park, he couldn't stop thinking about his lover. He stopped walking and said,

"Should I bring her some flowers?"

He nodded as he fixed his mind and decided to buy her some flowers and foods. As he went to a flower shop, he asked the lady something.

"Um, what's the best flower to give for my girlfriend?" He asked

"Monthsary? Anniversary? Or proposing?" The lady replied.

"Neither of that, I like to bring her flowers everyday because she loves them and I love her too." The lad replied.

"I know Iho, a mix of Red Rose, Pink Rose, Aster, and a Forget-me-not." She replied

The lad was puzzled on what she said.

"Um, what was that suppose to mean?" He asked.

"The Red Rose symbolizes Love, while the Pink Rose symbolizes Grace and Happiness, the Aster is the Symbol of Love, and lastly the Forget-me-not symbolizes the True Love Memories." The lady said.

"You love her more than anything else didn't you?" The lady added again.

The lad gave her a smile and said,

"Yes, I do lover her more than anything else."

A few moments later, the lady is done making the bouquet.

"The flowers are so nice, she'll love it. Thank you." The lad said.

"Those are beautiful as your girl." The lady said as she tapped his shoulders.

"Thank you so much! I should get going, she's waiting for me." He said as he goes on his way.

He rode on his bike and puts the flowers in the basket as he starts paddling. He stopped as he heard his phone rang.

As he answered the phone, his eyes widened as he knew what's going on, he directly ended the call and starts to paddle his bike faster. As soon as he arrived at the destination, without hesitation, he ran as as fast as he can.

"Room 301..... Where are you?" He whispered to his self.

Finally, he found the room. As he went inside, he saw a girl lying in a hospital bed with a hair black as ebony, lips red as blood, and a smile which made him love her.

The lass smiled at him.

He smiled back.

"You came." She said.

"Of course I came. It's because I love you." He said as he gave her a kiss on the forehead.

"I'm really sorry if you see me always this way, aren't you tired of me?" She asked.

"No, why would I get tired of you?" He replied as he messed the hair of the lass.

The lass glared at him, as she fixed her hair.