The Language of Flowers

Chapter 4: Scarlet Zinnia

Fluke is in bliss. It's been a month since that magical night but Fluke can't still believe it happened. Who would have thought his crush would bring him as a date to a ball? He also got to slow dance with him and be engulfed in his arms. It's only been several weeks since they got to know each other personally, but for him, during that night, he felt home.

Things are just going smoothly right now. They don't meet every day since they are both busy with academics, Fluke with work, and Ohm with club and practices. They still message each other every day the usual "good mornings", "have you eaten yet?", "good night" and other things couples talk about.

Wait. Fluke's thought came to a stop. Are we a couple? Or are we just two people with mutual feelings for each other? Come to think of it, they haven't talked about it yet. Ever since Ohm asked him to be friends first, they never talked about getting their relationship to the next level. But Ohm continues to give him flowers every week. Is it his way of courting? Fluke guessed.

Speaking of the devil. Fluke sees Sammy coming up to him holding a bouquet of daffodils in her arms.

"I bumped into the delivery guy outside the room so he gave it to me directly instead of entering the room," Sammy explained, handing the flowers to Fluke. The guy has been coming for like 4 weeks now, so he is now acquainted with Fluke and his friends who sometimes receive the flowers in place of him.

Fluke took the flowers and muttered a quick thanks. Daffodils. Often regarded for unrequited love but it can also convey "You're the only one" and "The sun is always shining when I'm with you". Fluke smiled and smelled the flowers.

Sammy noticed Fluke's smile and asked, "So what's the meaning of those flowers?" Sammy and Prem both wondered why Fluke continuously receives flowers from the senior when there is no occasion. They thought that flowers are only necessary when there's something to celebrate about. They recently learned about the secret language of flowers.

"You're the only one or the sun is always shining when I'm with you," Fluke answered. Sammy squealed, hitting Prem who was quietly listening at the side.

"Hey, Fluke," Prem asked, receiving a look from Fluke. "What flower did you receive from P'Ohm when he asked you to be his boyfriend?"

Fluke went silent. How should he answer this? Even he is confused. What are they? Are they still in the courtship period? Are they lovers already? Should he assume since he's been receiving flowers weekly and they talk every day? But P'Ohm didn't ask me officially.

Prem and Sammy looked at each other, reading each other's thoughts. Don't tell us —"YOU GUYS AREN'T OFFICIAL YET?!" Both Prem and Sammy shouted. Fluke scrambled, he stood up and said a quick sorry to their classmates who are also inside the room. Luckily, it was a free period so only a few are in the room.

"WHAT- YOU GUYS AREN'T OFFICIAL YET?!" Boun exclaimed, with a look of disbelief to his best friend.

"Mr. Noppanut Guntachai."

Boun can feel the dark aura behind him. It was the librarian. Boun slowly turned around and apologized profusely.

The librarian sighed, "One more shout and you're banned from the library for the rest of the month." Boun continued to apologize. Ohm, who was watching everything in front of him, is trying to stifle his laugh. If he laughed while the librarian is still in front of him, he's sure he'd be banned too.

Once the librarian left, Boun turned to his best friend. "Stop snickering. So, what's the answer, Ohm Thitiwat? Why are you and Fluke not official yet?"

"I just haven't had the time to ask him. I want to ask him in person, not in text or messages," Ohm explained. Of course, it will always be better to ask someone personally instead of online. You know, with a nice dinner or something. But they just haven't had the time to do so since their meet-ups recently are always in a rush. They haven't had a single date yet ever since the ball.