Dandelions & Daisies

5

~3 days later~ ~Astrid's POV~

That afternoon,I was stuck sitting in class and taking notes with Lilly,when my mind started drifting to Mitchel.

I started doodling a light sketch of his face on the bottom corner of one of my papers,when I heard my name called. I snapped out of it.

"Huh?" I asked,snapping my head up and sitting straight. Misses Rivers softly sighed,and I saw a glint of dissapointment in her eyes.

"Would you care to share what your pen pal has shared with you so far?" She asked.

I blushed. "Um well... He said uh..." I stammered,as I rummaged through my letters.

"Oh he gave me some really good tips on overcoming stage anxiety and writer's block." I replied sheepishly.

"And those are?" Misses Rivers asked.

I felt my face burn up. I honestly felt a little violated that they wanted to know him like I was getting to know him. They barely knew his name, much less,what he does.

"He told me breathing excersizes really work. Counting up to five as you breathe in,and down to zero as you breathe out." "And spending time with a really trusted friend or family member." I explained. It was a lie, but it was convincing.

"Mental health care! That's amazing! That's not covered enough in music industry! I'm really glad your pen pal is so open about that." Misses Rivers replied proudly.

I nodded and adjusted in my seat. I got back to taking notes until class ended.

I ran out of class and ran to my car. I felt off for some reason,and all I wanted to do was write to Mitty and shower.

I soon arrived home,and checked my mailbox. There was a rose in plastic wrap and a small note card tied to it.

I carried it inside and read it.

Heya Astrid!

I was having a bad day the other day, and so I decided to go out to clear my head. I originally meant to get myself my favorite pastry,but I remembered how I told you Roses are my favorite flower,so I got you this one,so you can have a piece of me,and that made me feel better.

Hope to hear from you soon.

AllLoveAlways,
Mitty♡

I removed the rose from the plastic wrap and grabbed a small vase from the kitchen pantry. I filled it with water and put the rose I it. I carried it up to my room,and put it on my dresser.

I put the letter in my new folder and put it back under my pillow. I grabbed a pen,a piece of paper,and an envelope.

Bonjour Mitty,

Looks like both of us are in a rut, but reading about your uni experience made me laugh,and I'm very grateful for that. I completely agree with you, classes are way too long!

I could certainly use a vaycay to that beautiful place you adore that you told me about. I've been saving up since last year,but I never had a spot decided... That is,until now! Plus, I'm getting real tired of this cold weather,heat sounds so good right now.

But by no means would I ever disagree with you,or anybody for that matter, that snow covered nature,is certainly the most beautiful. I adore the snow & scenery,but I despise that it means flu season,and in my family,we get it easily,and it's really really bad. (And I  definitely don't want to get it again this year!)

What you're most definitely right about though,is Spring time. I adore the cherry blossom trees and watching the petals dance in the breeze. My family calls it Spring-time-snow. But other than that and the calming rain, I always enjoy my family tradition of going to the local tulip field celebration every year! (I promise when Spring comes back, I'll go as often as possible and send you photos.)

And another thing you and I can agree on,photos don't give anything really, justice,but I guess they're enjoyable cause of the vivid colors. (That's just my personal opinion.)

Hey you know what? Writing to you is really making me feel a lot better. Maybe I'll try taking up that NBA Xbox game you guys enjoy so much. I've been so busy lately, I've barely had time to focus on myself.

Could you ask Clinton and Christian for some hobbies I should try,or some other strategies to calm down when I'm in a rut? I'd be eternally grateful and I'll probably write them each 1 too many thank you cards!

Xoxo,
Astrid♡

P.s. I'm listening to the Phases vinyl as I'm writing this,and Angels and StuckInMyBrain are definitely lifting the weight off my chest. Thank you for always writing such honest,poetic and beautiful songs. I don't know what I'd do,or where I'd be without them. Thanks for the rose by the way,I love it so much.

Wishing you all the best,
Astrid♡

I put it in the envelope then pressed the wax seal over the flowers,and then walked it out to the mail box.

I went back inside,and got cozied under a blanket on the couch. I grabbed an Xbox controller,and the TV remote,and turned them on.

I downloaded NBA and started a round.