Crisp Trepidation - {H.S}

trep·i·da·tion
noun
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.
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I watched her carefully pull out a single rose at a time making sure not to prick her delicate hands on the thorny stems. From what I could see, she was plucking off the thorns of each rose before placing them in bunches to create a beautiful bouquet.

At the moment neither her nor I would have had the knowledge of realizing...

She was symbolically creating our story.