“What beautiful flowers! The yellow is lovely against your pink dress.”
“Thank you. Can you believe they’re from a secret admirer?”
They exchanged excited smiles.
“What beautiful flowers! So many colours!”
“Thank you. They’re for my mother. She’s in hospital. Hopefully they’ll cheer her up.”
They exchanged worried smiles.
“What beautiful flowers! White lilies are my favourite.”
“Thank you. They’re for my father. It’s the anniversary of when we lost him.”
They exchanged sad smiles.
Each day she took the flowers home. Found a new vase for them. Savoured the conversations with strangers as she moved around her empty house.
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