「Wednesday」
She met with Rick, standing on top of a bridge. He smiled at her sweetly and held his hand out to her. Talia, heart pounding and face beginning to feel quite hot, took his hand slowly, and his fingers closed around hers.
"Let's go over here," he said gently as he led her onto the middle of the bridge. Underneath the structure stood a vast lake, more beautiful and serene than she had ever seen. The lilies shone brightly under the peaceful moonlight, and the tint of the flowers was a majestic and dark pink. Rick's hand in hers, she felt completely at peace and felt like her face was burning up. They stopped in the middle of the bridge and Talia held her breath as they peered down and saw their happy reflections in the pool of water.
"It's pretty, isn't it?" he asked her, turning to look at her,
"Absolutely breathtaking," she muttered, still looking down at the water.
"What's your favorite thing about it?"
"Everything," Talia answered immediately. "It's so peaceful and vast and I just feel so happy when I stand on top of it - "
"No, silly," Rick said, laughing at her answer. "Not the lake. You."
Talia turned red and pointed to herself. "Me? You...you were talking about me?"
"Well, yeah!" He grinned again. "I don't see anybody else here, do you?" he asked, pretending to look over her shoulder. "As far as I'm concerned, the lake here is ranked number two in comparison to you..."
And then Rick reached forward to brush her hair and his face came closer. There was a familiar scent in the air and as his face come closer and closer to hers. Talia squeezed her eyes shut, her heart pounding in her chest, her palms sweaty and her mind completely blank. Just as his lips was inches away from hers -
DING DONG! DING DONG! DING DONG!
Talia jolted up from the couch, her eyes wide open now.
Talia had laid sprawled out on her couch, her eyes closed. She felt a type of exhaustion that could not be explained; she was not exhausted physically, but mentally. She still had a long way to go before Rick would get back and she was dying to meet with him again. Because of the warm weather, her endeavors, and her exhaustion, she had fallen into a deep slumber and almost had...another kiss. She slapped her cheeks several times to get herself to wake up and then sprung up from the couch immediately.
DING DONG! DING DONG! DING DONG!
Talia flung open the door to meet a very impatient mail man who immediately looked relieved after she had opened it. "There you are," he said, handing her the package and the stylus that needed to be used to sign for it. "I almost thought that you almost didn't want this."
"Ah, never," Talia said with a laugh after she had signed and given it back to the mail carrier.
"You sure are getting these a lot this week," the mail man said, putting the stylus back into his bag. "Must be from someone special, huh?" he sighed. "To be young and in love..."
Talia smiled. "Yes, someone really special to me."
The letter was as sweet as Talia expected it to be.
「Very
True to my word, I thought of you so much yesterday that you appeared in my dreams. We were boating in a lake and there were plenty of macaroons and cakes to go around! In the dream, I was almost able to ...oh, never mind. It's not very important. But how I wish you were really here with me. Lots of girls here give me looks...maybe I look weird to them? They say the girls in Europe are really pretty, but they're not quite up to your par. Take care of yourself for me and I can't wait to see you again really soon!
Please wait for my return.
「Eternally Yours,
Rick
Talia beamed the darkest shade of red and kissed the letter several times. She couldn't help but feel the utmost type of security and happiness knowing that even when there were several female fatales in his presence that she still remained his number one. She tucked the letter inside of the box and sighed before she closed the lid.
°°°°°「P4 END」•••••
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
The Love Letters 「P3」
「Tuesday」
"Damn, that's sure romantic," Zico said, his arms folded across his chest with an amused expression on his face as Selena skimmed the letters rather quickly. He read them over her shoulder and then laughed. "Kid sure knows how to use words, I'll give him that." Zico gave Selena many agitated looks as she finished reading the letters and gave them back to Talia who only beamed and held them close to her heart.
Fleur de Doux wasn't particularly busy today and Talia had decided to come and show Selena and Zico the two handwritten letters she had received from Rick.
"With the way this is going, you guys are gonna get married soon," Selena said. "And I predict three, no maybe four babies headed your way."
Talia turned red. "I don't know what you're talking about..."
"Still, I admit it's pretty cute," Selena said. "He's a keeper. You'll probably end up getting married."
"You don't find this...cheesy?" Zico butted in, peering over at Selena with disbelieving eyes.
"What?"
"Cheesy, love-filled, handwritten letters?" He paused as he and Talia both looked at Selena who had decided to stare off outside.
"Well, it's the thought that counts, right?" Selena stared back. "What, you don't think it's a nice gesture?"
"It's not manly. Not manly at all," Zico said, grabbing a nearby broom to begin his chores. "I think it makes us men look weak and petty..."
Talia turned red again and clutched her letters in surprise. "Huh?! I...uh..."
And then Zico raised his eyebrows, stuck his thumb out and jerked it towards the door. "Get out of here already. I'm sure you'll miss another one of those letters and you're making this stupid place have more amour than it already needs." And then he stomped off to the back of the store.
"Wh- what was that all about?" Talia said, turning to her friend, a bit caught off guard.
Selena shook her head. "Don't mind him. He's been in a pissy mood ever since you came in here and talked about those letters," she paused and then whispered. "He keeps trying to do things to get me to respond to him more, so I guess he's all disappointed that Rick's show of affection for you got a response out of me,"
Talia nodded as the bell at the door rung. "Oh...I guess I better go," before she turned to leave, she said, "Good luck with Zico. Tell him he's a manly man or something."
Selena rolled her eyes. "Like that'll work. He's not stupid," a customer came in and Selena walked forward to greet them. "Hello! What can I do for you today? Any flowers you're looking for? A bouquet of ...Daffodils maybe?"
Talia smiled at the mention of Daffodils.
Ten minutes after Talia had gotten home, a package in the mail arrived for her. She didn't hesitate to rip open the packaging to greet a freshly written letter that still felt warm to the touch. She sat down on her front steps and mentally prepared herself for whatever words were about to cross her eyes.
「One
Day if I could, I would like to take you with me here to Rome. It's really pretty here and I can't think of a better person that would enjoy it with me. Everywhere I go, I think of your smile and your laughter. I miss you a lot and I don't know how I can express that more. I hope your day has been well. Eat until you're full and laugh a little more...even when I'm not with you. I am counting the days until I come back so I can meet you again.
Please wait for my return.
「Remember Me,
Rick
Talia got up from the porch with a grin that seemed wider than before and went inside of her house. She went into her basement and dug up an old box that had collected dust and grime. Talia spent the rest of her afternoon busy by redecorating and cleaning the box before she gathered up all three of the letters and placed them neatly inside the box.
°°°°°「P3 END」•••••
"Damn, that's sure romantic," Zico said, his arms folded across his chest with an amused expression on his face as Selena skimmed the letters rather quickly. He read them over her shoulder and then laughed. "Kid sure knows how to use words, I'll give him that." Zico gave Selena many agitated looks as she finished reading the letters and gave them back to Talia who only beamed and held them close to her heart.
Fleur de Doux wasn't particularly busy today and Talia had decided to come and show Selena and Zico the two handwritten letters she had received from Rick.
"With the way this is going, you guys are gonna get married soon," Selena said. "And I predict three, no maybe four babies headed your way."
Talia turned red. "I don't know what you're talking about..."
"Still, I admit it's pretty cute," Selena said. "He's a keeper. You'll probably end up getting married."
"You don't find this...cheesy?" Zico butted in, peering over at Selena with disbelieving eyes.
"What?"
"Cheesy, love-filled, handwritten letters?" He paused as he and Talia both looked at Selena who had decided to stare off outside.
"Well, it's the thought that counts, right?" Selena stared back. "What, you don't think it's a nice gesture?"
"It's not manly. Not manly at all," Zico said, grabbing a nearby broom to begin his chores. "I think it makes us men look weak and petty..."
Talia turned red again and clutched her letters in surprise. "Huh?! I...uh..."
And then Zico raised his eyebrows, stuck his thumb out and jerked it towards the door. "Get out of here already. I'm sure you'll miss another one of those letters and you're making this stupid place have more amour than it already needs." And then he stomped off to the back of the store.
"Wh- what was that all about?" Talia said, turning to her friend, a bit caught off guard.
Selena shook her head. "Don't mind him. He's been in a pissy mood ever since you came in here and talked about those letters," she paused and then whispered. "He keeps trying to do things to get me to respond to him more, so I guess he's all disappointed that Rick's show of affection for you got a response out of me,"
Talia nodded as the bell at the door rung. "Oh...I guess I better go," before she turned to leave, she said, "Good luck with Zico. Tell him he's a manly man or something."
Selena rolled her eyes. "Like that'll work. He's not stupid," a customer came in and Selena walked forward to greet them. "Hello! What can I do for you today? Any flowers you're looking for? A bouquet of ...Daffodils maybe?"
Talia smiled at the mention of Daffodils.
Ten minutes after Talia had gotten home, a package in the mail arrived for her. She didn't hesitate to rip open the packaging to greet a freshly written letter that still felt warm to the touch. She sat down on her front steps and mentally prepared herself for whatever words were about to cross her eyes.
「One
Day if I could, I would like to take you with me here to Rome. It's really pretty here and I can't think of a better person that would enjoy it with me. Everywhere I go, I think of your smile and your laughter. I miss you a lot and I don't know how I can express that more. I hope your day has been well. Eat until you're full and laugh a little more...even when I'm not with you. I am counting the days until I come back so I can meet you again.
Please wait for my return.
「Remember Me,
Rick
Talia got up from the porch with a grin that seemed wider than before and went inside of her house. She went into her basement and dug up an old box that had collected dust and grime. Talia spent the rest of her afternoon busy by redecorating and cleaning the box before she gathered up all three of the letters and placed them neatly inside the box.
°°°°°「P3 END」•••••
Monday, 6 July 2015
The Love Letters 「P2」
「Monday」
"Not now, Talia! The shop is really busy!"
Talia sat on the patio with her phone in hand talking to Selena, who was currently at work at the flower shop. "Yeah right....how busy? You just want alone time with Zico, don‘t you?"
Selena paused. "Did you really call me just to harass me? Because if so, I‘m hanging up," there was a few unfamiliar voices in the background and Talia knew at once that the shop was really busy. " ‘Kay, I‘m hanging up! Some of us actually have a job to get to!"
"Rude," Talia mumbled to herself after her friend hung up. But deep down inside, she knew her friend was in the right and not in the wrong.
The mail truck finally got to her street and made a beeline straight to her house. As soon as it stopped right in front of her house, the mail man got out of the vehicle and went up to Talia‘s patio with a package in his hand. "Please sign for this," the man said, handing Talia a stylus to sign on his device.
"Oh, okay," she signed quickly before he handed her the package. "Thanks!"
"Have a good day."
Talia sat on the porch swing as she read the label just like she did yesterday. It was from Rick again...! Only this time, there was no return address on it...perhaps somebody else‘s address was used to send it out, unlike yesterday‘s package which came directly from him house. Just like yesterday‘s contents, a piece of stationary paper was folded with crisp and prominent lines.
「Little
By little, I realize that I have fallen for you. Rome is nice, but not as nice as you. The ice cream here is nothing compared to your homemade ice cream which is filled with the warmth and laughter of a girl that makes me complete. I hope that you are doing well...it has only been a few days, but I feel like it has been one hundred of them. Stay healthy for yourself, please. Eat well, drink well, sleep well, and dream well.
Please wait for my return.
「Overjoyed,
Rick
With a bright smile on her face, Talia swung gently on the porch swing and placed the letter in her lap. Somehow, she knew that there would be another letter around this time tomorrow, and her heart fluttered in excitement just thinking about it.
°°°°°「P2 END」•••••
"Not now, Talia! The shop is really busy!"
Talia sat on the patio with her phone in hand talking to Selena, who was currently at work at the flower shop. "Yeah right....how busy? You just want alone time with Zico, don‘t you?"
Selena paused. "Did you really call me just to harass me? Because if so, I‘m hanging up," there was a few unfamiliar voices in the background and Talia knew at once that the shop was really busy. " ‘Kay, I‘m hanging up! Some of us actually have a job to get to!"
"Rude," Talia mumbled to herself after her friend hung up. But deep down inside, she knew her friend was in the right and not in the wrong.
The mail truck finally got to her street and made a beeline straight to her house. As soon as it stopped right in front of her house, the mail man got out of the vehicle and went up to Talia‘s patio with a package in his hand. "Please sign for this," the man said, handing Talia a stylus to sign on his device.
"Oh, okay," she signed quickly before he handed her the package. "Thanks!"
"Have a good day."
Talia sat on the porch swing as she read the label just like she did yesterday. It was from Rick again...! Only this time, there was no return address on it...perhaps somebody else‘s address was used to send it out, unlike yesterday‘s package which came directly from him house. Just like yesterday‘s contents, a piece of stationary paper was folded with crisp and prominent lines.
「Little
By little, I realize that I have fallen for you. Rome is nice, but not as nice as you. The ice cream here is nothing compared to your homemade ice cream which is filled with the warmth and laughter of a girl that makes me complete. I hope that you are doing well...it has only been a few days, but I feel like it has been one hundred of them. Stay healthy for yourself, please. Eat well, drink well, sleep well, and dream well.
Please wait for my return.
「Overjoyed,
Rick
With a bright smile on her face, Talia swung gently on the porch swing and placed the letter in her lap. Somehow, she knew that there would be another letter around this time tomorrow, and her heart fluttered in excitement just thinking about it.
°°°°°「P2 END」•••••
Sunday, 5 July 2015
The Love Letters 「P1」
「Sunday」
to be spent outside. There was not a cloud in sight in the blue sky, and the sun himself took the liberty to use its warm rays to lure people of all ages outside.
Talia was different though; she didn‘t leave the quarters of her house, choosing instead to stay inside and half a cup of home made ice cream that she had just made. Today would have been a better day if Rick were here.
Yesterday, Rick called Talia and told her that he was leaving to go to Rome for a week. A week! A whole entire 168 hours! So Talia stayed indoors as confinement, forbidding herself to stay indoors until Rick came back. Selena worked almost every day this week....she was lucky, though. She worked with the same guy who harbored the exact feelings for her!
In a slump, Talia flipped through the channels on TV. Everything on the screen was either a boring old rerun or an annoying TV commercial with that familiar yet naggy old tune. Just as Talia was about to fall asleep from utter boredom, the doorbell rang.
Talia closed the door behind the mailman and went back into the living room. She set the package down onto the coffee table and studied the label: it was Rick‘s address! His address? It was from Rick? But how??
After ripping open the package, Talia found enclosed a single, piece of stationary. It was a letter neatly folded; the folds were sharp and crisp and Talia shook from excitement as she realized what she was reading.
「 I,
Really really miss you already. I hope you are doing well. Make sure you‘re eating enough and drinking enough water! You better not be in a worse condition when I come back. I am depending on you to take care of yourself so that when I come back we can go to the Firefly festival. I am always thinking of you, so please be careful with yourself! I would like to return to you as a happier and more dependable Rick, so please...be safe.
Please wait for my return.
「From,
Rick
Talia‘s face lit up in glee and she sank back onto her couch with the letter pressed to her heart. Rick always knew the right thing to say...even when he wasn‘t physically here.
°°°°°「P1 END」•••••
These thoughts [Daffodils of Destiny]
Asia: I have the looks, the cash, the fame, and the talent. I'm better than any of these idiots here. And Talia may be pretending that she doesn't want a damn thing to do with me, but we all know that she wants some of this. Who is this Rick guy? He looks like a total loser; I'm faster, stronger, and hotter than he will ever be in this lifetime. I won't have to chase after Talia, because I know for a fact that she'll come running back to me. Just like she does....every. Single. Time.
Rick: Man, I really really like Talia, but I wonder if she likes me? I hope I don't come off as too sudden for her. I need to find a way so that she doesn't get go back to her stupid ex-boyfriend. She doesn't need him, but she doesn't seem to believe me every time I say so! Is it because she only sees me as a friend and nothing else? I hope not....otherwise, my chances are ruined. Maybe I'll get Selena and Zico to do something about this. I'm sure Zico wouldn't mind punching that dude's lights out! Actually, Talia may not actually like that if I go that route....better not risk it or she might distance herself from me more...and I really would not like that...
Selena: I know I'm supposed to go after Talia and all, but I can't focus! Zico just smells so good and my heart just pounds so hard in my chest every single time he accidentally brushes my arm and....Oh, God. What am I saying? Er....never mind! Let's just focus on finding Talia so that this whole entire thing can just be over. I know Zico says to leave it to Rick, but I don't know how this will all work out! But we all know that they're a match made in heaven. And that Asia! God, is he such a...UGH! If I wasn't so worried about him using the money card to sue for his so-called perfect face if damaged, I would totally demolish it!
Zico: Oh my GOD! Does this chick have to go off and ruin my plans every single time I decide to move in closer to Selena?! I'll call Rick; Talia ain't my girl, and neither Selena nor I are babysitters. Maybe I'll mess around a bit first; Selena sure does act pretty cute when she's all in panic mode. It might not be a bad idea to bust that stupid popstar's face either. He looks like he's been waiting his whole life for somebody to make some time of contact with that smug little face of his. I bet I could throw him under a goddamn bus and nobody would care or notice because he's...oh, I dunno. Useless to society? I might be doing the world a favor this time...
--- and finally ---
Talia: I hate everyone and everything! Why did Rick have to say that about me? Am I not feminine enough for him?? I'm not a GUY! I AM NOT! And that stupid Asia....how could he do that to me? That is the worst type of betrayal that anyone could do to somebody....and to think that he moved on so fast! That...that jerk! I don't have the heart to cuss and yell at him...even now...but it doesn't stop the pang in my heart when I saw him with that girl! Are all boys like this? Will I ever be happy? Even Selena found somebody to be happy with and - oh wait, what is this? Is this jealousy? Talia, how could you even say that about Selena and Zico! Oh, what gives: YES, I am jealous! I wish I had someone too...but the guy that I truly like now doesn't see me as anything female and the guy that I sort of want back has moved on and I...I....I hate the world.
Rick: Man, I really really like Talia, but I wonder if she likes me? I hope I don't come off as too sudden for her. I need to find a way so that she doesn't get go back to her stupid ex-boyfriend. She doesn't need him, but she doesn't seem to believe me every time I say so! Is it because she only sees me as a friend and nothing else? I hope not....otherwise, my chances are ruined. Maybe I'll get Selena and Zico to do something about this. I'm sure Zico wouldn't mind punching that dude's lights out! Actually, Talia may not actually like that if I go that route....better not risk it or she might distance herself from me more...and I really would not like that...
Selena: I know I'm supposed to go after Talia and all, but I can't focus! Zico just smells so good and my heart just pounds so hard in my chest every single time he accidentally brushes my arm and....Oh, God. What am I saying? Er....never mind! Let's just focus on finding Talia so that this whole entire thing can just be over. I know Zico says to leave it to Rick, but I don't know how this will all work out! But we all know that they're a match made in heaven. And that Asia! God, is he such a...UGH! If I wasn't so worried about him using the money card to sue for his so-called perfect face if damaged, I would totally demolish it!
Zico: Oh my GOD! Does this chick have to go off and ruin my plans every single time I decide to move in closer to Selena?! I'll call Rick; Talia ain't my girl, and neither Selena nor I are babysitters. Maybe I'll mess around a bit first; Selena sure does act pretty cute when she's all in panic mode. It might not be a bad idea to bust that stupid popstar's face either. He looks like he's been waiting his whole life for somebody to make some time of contact with that smug little face of his. I bet I could throw him under a goddamn bus and nobody would care or notice because he's...oh, I dunno. Useless to society? I might be doing the world a favor this time...
--- and finally ---
Talia: I hate everyone and everything! Why did Rick have to say that about me? Am I not feminine enough for him?? I'm not a GUY! I AM NOT! And that stupid Asia....how could he do that to me? That is the worst type of betrayal that anyone could do to somebody....and to think that he moved on so fast! That...that jerk! I don't have the heart to cuss and yell at him...even now...but it doesn't stop the pang in my heart when I saw him with that girl! Are all boys like this? Will I ever be happy? Even Selena found somebody to be happy with and - oh wait, what is this? Is this jealousy? Talia, how could you even say that about Selena and Zico! Oh, what gives: YES, I am jealous! I wish I had someone too...but the guy that I truly like now doesn't see me as anything female and the guy that I sort of want back has moved on and I...I....I hate the world.
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
The Daffodils of Destiny [Part 4] [END]
Talia was quick to stand up as quick as possible, hiding her dirty hand behind her. Rick shook his head, came a few steps closer to her, reached behind her, and snatched her hand to be displayed in between the both of them. He withdrew a sturdy looking handkerchief from the inside of his jacket pocket and wiped her hand clean of the dirt and grime that had made contact with her hand while she had been fishing for her beloved half dollar coin. Talia made no attempts to explain herself until after Rick shoved the now dirty cloth back into his jacket.... which she then muttered, "Thanks."
"You are really something!" Rick said, raising his eyebrows at Talia who lowered her eyes. "I heard you went over to your ex's house or something and demanded to be taken back. Is that true?" When she didn't answer him, he let out an angry sigh. "Have you not learned enough from this douc - "
"It's none of your business anyway, Rick!" Talia said, raising her eyes to glare at her supposed prince charming who had been able locate her after all. "And don't...say that about him...he's....just....going through a phase..."
Rick laughed really hard at that last statement, and Talia's face turned a deep shade of maroon. "A phase? Really? Wake up already! He doesn't want you anymore!"
"Why would you say that? That's not even true!"
"It is true! Stop being so oblivious," Rick interjected.
"And besides," continued Talia. "Why do you care about what I...about what I decide to do....since when have you...since when have..."
"Since always!"
Talia, eyes wide, stared straight down at the ground at her converse sneakers and refused to look up. Her mind was completely blank at the moment, and she didn't know what to say or how to say anything. She chewed her lip as Rick cleared his throat, determined to keep the conversation going.
"Was this really all because of me? Because I said that being with you was as comfortable as being with a guy?" When Talia didn't say anything, Rick continued. "Well, I'm honored that I can make a girl take off her pride and run back to her ex just with my mouth. But I don't want that honor. And for the record, I know you're not a guy," he walked towards the fountain. "It sure is pretty here though, isn't it..."
Talia walked over next to him and let out a small sigh as the lump in her throat started to shrink a little bit. "I always come here when I feel bad," she paused. "How did you know I was here?"
Rick laughed. "Okay, don't give me any weird looks when I say this, but..." he paused. "I've seen you standing here several times with your eyes closed making a wish. I always saw you here when I was delivering papers throughout the city."
"Stalker!" Talia said, feeling a bit surprised but pleased. She chewed her lip again and stared straight at the sculpture of the woman being held by her lover. "I wish you would have said something about that because now I feel like a total idiot..."
"You are an idiot. Who's stupid enough to go and find their ex? No wonder he wouldn't take you back. No matter how you look or how you dress, no one is going to want to - "
"Well - Well, I pity the fool who falls in love with me," Talia muttered, turning away.
"I pity myself too," Rick almost immediately said. "And I know I'm not really one to act like this, but..."
He turned to Talia, reached over and planted his lips onto hers. Talia's eyes only widened and she froze, unable to think, say, or react to what was going on. Her eyes probably only continued to grow larger until Rick pulled away. She couldn't describe the kiss even to herself because her brain was dead by this point; she couldn't remember anything about it except for the fact that a part of her brain had wanted it to last longer and that he had kissed her. The end of the kiss was met by this... a small, serene smile by the guy that she had always secretly adored, the guy that always knew her favorite places and where to look for her, and the guy who acted as her secret keeper; the guy who had secretly watched her without fail stand in front of a "mythical" fountain rumored to make wishes come true to those with a sincere yearning for love.
Rick cleared his throat as his face was the same color as Talia's. He scratched his head and bit his lip several times while looking around the scenery as people of all ages walked past the fountain and its observers. Talia's heart was pounding like crazy in her chest and she felt like her face was on fire.
"Here," Rick suddenly grabbed Talia's hand and placed an identical looking half dollar in it before he helped to close her fingers around it. "Here's a refund for that...that kiss," he cleared his throat again as Talia's heart yet skipped another beat.
"No, it...it was good. I mean, it was fine - um, what I mean is, um, don't...don't worry about it," Talia said, sounding a bit too cheery than she wanted. She unexpectedly shared a look with Rick, and the two of them started to laugh.
"DELIVERY FOR MISTER BARSEN AND HIS BAE!"
Talia and Rick turned to see a very enthusiastic Zico pulling a very disgruntled and flustered Selena behind him. The couple ran straight up to Rick and Zico who tossed a bouquet at him which he caught quite naturally. "We looked everywhere for you two lovebirds," Zico said as Selena was trying to catch her breath.
"Lovebirds? Speak for yourself," Rick said as Talia snickered, seeing that Zico wouldn't let go of Selena's hand.
Selena glared at the two of them. "We're not lovebirds, we're - "
"- More than that," Zico interrupted, causing Selena to turn an even darker shade of red.
"You - !"
"Anyway, those're those flowers you wanted us to get for you, lover boy," Zico said, ignoring Selena and instead choosing to point at the flowers. "The Daffodils of Destiny....this one here came up with that cheesy name.."
"Hey, you said it was good this morning!"
"I say a lot of things."
"....."
As Rick turned to Talia and handed her the Daffodils of Destiny, Talia's face and heart started to set on fire. She felt like her stomach was melting with the smile on Rick's face. "See?" he said as she took the gift from him. "Today wasn't so bad after all. You got flowers and your money back."
"I guess you could say that," Talia laughed. "Thanks for these."
"Hey.....Sometimes, look closer..."
"Look closer...what?"
"Sometimes if you look closer, you can find that the people who you want to be closer to are already by your - "
"Oh, yawn," Zico said. "Let's go, Selena. Let's leave this old couple alone to kiss some more."
"You- you saw that?!" Rick and Talia said in sync, causing them to blush some more.
"How- how much of that did you see?" Talia said, her heart stopping.
"All of it," Selena said, suddenly gripping Zico's hand a little tighter. "You guys sure are slow at - "
Zico reached over and pecked Selena on the cheek. "Yeah, it was too slow for my taste too," while everyone was still frozen he waved and dragged Selena away from the scene despite her protests.
"Maybe I should take some advice from that guy," Rick suddenly said about a minute later after the two of them had settled into comfortable silence. "It might not be too late...to give it a try." He reached for Talia's hand unexpectedly and Talia felt herself go red for about the fifth hundred time today. "I gave you flowers and a refund, so you just come with me today."
"To - to - to where?" she stammered as a breeze swept past.
"Somewhere," Rick said with a soft smile, and with the soft pit-a-pat of combined hearts, the two of them raced through the city, their smiles and footsteps as light as a feather.
The card tucked away quite snugly in the sleep flowers kept forever towards that bouquet read this:
[ The Daffodils of Destiny
Sweet and Amorous
Only Complimented by Pairs
Always Yearning
Fate and Destiny Decided
The Daffodils of Destiny ]
~~~~~ END ~~~~~
"You are really something!" Rick said, raising his eyebrows at Talia who lowered her eyes. "I heard you went over to your ex's house or something and demanded to be taken back. Is that true?" When she didn't answer him, he let out an angry sigh. "Have you not learned enough from this douc - "
"It's none of your business anyway, Rick!" Talia said, raising her eyes to glare at her supposed prince charming who had been able locate her after all. "And don't...say that about him...he's....just....going through a phase..."
Rick laughed really hard at that last statement, and Talia's face turned a deep shade of maroon. "A phase? Really? Wake up already! He doesn't want you anymore!"
"Why would you say that? That's not even true!"
"It is true! Stop being so oblivious," Rick interjected.
"And besides," continued Talia. "Why do you care about what I...about what I decide to do....since when have you...since when have..."
"Since always!"
Talia, eyes wide, stared straight down at the ground at her converse sneakers and refused to look up. Her mind was completely blank at the moment, and she didn't know what to say or how to say anything. She chewed her lip as Rick cleared his throat, determined to keep the conversation going.
"Was this really all because of me? Because I said that being with you was as comfortable as being with a guy?" When Talia didn't say anything, Rick continued. "Well, I'm honored that I can make a girl take off her pride and run back to her ex just with my mouth. But I don't want that honor. And for the record, I know you're not a guy," he walked towards the fountain. "It sure is pretty here though, isn't it..."
Talia walked over next to him and let out a small sigh as the lump in her throat started to shrink a little bit. "I always come here when I feel bad," she paused. "How did you know I was here?"
Rick laughed. "Okay, don't give me any weird looks when I say this, but..." he paused. "I've seen you standing here several times with your eyes closed making a wish. I always saw you here when I was delivering papers throughout the city."
"Stalker!" Talia said, feeling a bit surprised but pleased. She chewed her lip again and stared straight at the sculpture of the woman being held by her lover. "I wish you would have said something about that because now I feel like a total idiot..."
"You are an idiot. Who's stupid enough to go and find their ex? No wonder he wouldn't take you back. No matter how you look or how you dress, no one is going to want to - "
"Well - Well, I pity the fool who falls in love with me," Talia muttered, turning away.
"I pity myself too," Rick almost immediately said. "And I know I'm not really one to act like this, but..."
He turned to Talia, reached over and planted his lips onto hers. Talia's eyes only widened and she froze, unable to think, say, or react to what was going on. Her eyes probably only continued to grow larger until Rick pulled away. She couldn't describe the kiss even to herself because her brain was dead by this point; she couldn't remember anything about it except for the fact that a part of her brain had wanted it to last longer and that he had kissed her. The end of the kiss was met by this... a small, serene smile by the guy that she had always secretly adored, the guy that always knew her favorite places and where to look for her, and the guy who acted as her secret keeper; the guy who had secretly watched her without fail stand in front of a "mythical" fountain rumored to make wishes come true to those with a sincere yearning for love.
Rick cleared his throat as his face was the same color as Talia's. He scratched his head and bit his lip several times while looking around the scenery as people of all ages walked past the fountain and its observers. Talia's heart was pounding like crazy in her chest and she felt like her face was on fire.
"Here," Rick suddenly grabbed Talia's hand and placed an identical looking half dollar in it before he helped to close her fingers around it. "Here's a refund for that...that kiss," he cleared his throat again as Talia's heart yet skipped another beat.
"No, it...it was good. I mean, it was fine - um, what I mean is, um, don't...don't worry about it," Talia said, sounding a bit too cheery than she wanted. She unexpectedly shared a look with Rick, and the two of them started to laugh.
"DELIVERY FOR MISTER BARSEN AND HIS BAE!"
Talia and Rick turned to see a very enthusiastic Zico pulling a very disgruntled and flustered Selena behind him. The couple ran straight up to Rick and Zico who tossed a bouquet at him which he caught quite naturally. "We looked everywhere for you two lovebirds," Zico said as Selena was trying to catch her breath.
"Lovebirds? Speak for yourself," Rick said as Talia snickered, seeing that Zico wouldn't let go of Selena's hand.
Selena glared at the two of them. "We're not lovebirds, we're - "
"- More than that," Zico interrupted, causing Selena to turn an even darker shade of red.
"You - !"
"Anyway, those're those flowers you wanted us to get for you, lover boy," Zico said, ignoring Selena and instead choosing to point at the flowers. "The Daffodils of Destiny....this one here came up with that cheesy name.."
"Hey, you said it was good this morning!"
"I say a lot of things."
"....."
As Rick turned to Talia and handed her the Daffodils of Destiny, Talia's face and heart started to set on fire. She felt like her stomach was melting with the smile on Rick's face. "See?" he said as she took the gift from him. "Today wasn't so bad after all. You got flowers and your money back."
"I guess you could say that," Talia laughed. "Thanks for these."
"Hey.....Sometimes, look closer..."
"Look closer...what?"
"Sometimes if you look closer, you can find that the people who you want to be closer to are already by your - "
"Oh, yawn," Zico said. "Let's go, Selena. Let's leave this old couple alone to kiss some more."
"You- you saw that?!" Rick and Talia said in sync, causing them to blush some more.
"How- how much of that did you see?" Talia said, her heart stopping.
"All of it," Selena said, suddenly gripping Zico's hand a little tighter. "You guys sure are slow at - "
Zico reached over and pecked Selena on the cheek. "Yeah, it was too slow for my taste too," while everyone was still frozen he waved and dragged Selena away from the scene despite her protests.
"Maybe I should take some advice from that guy," Rick suddenly said about a minute later after the two of them had settled into comfortable silence. "It might not be too late...to give it a try." He reached for Talia's hand unexpectedly and Talia felt herself go red for about the fifth hundred time today. "I gave you flowers and a refund, so you just come with me today."
"To - to - to where?" she stammered as a breeze swept past.
"Somewhere," Rick said with a soft smile, and with the soft pit-a-pat of combined hearts, the two of them raced through the city, their smiles and footsteps as light as a feather.
The card tucked away quite snugly in the sleep flowers kept forever towards that bouquet read this:
[ The Daffodils of Destiny
Sweet and Amorous
Only Complimented by Pairs
Always Yearning
Fate and Destiny Decided
The Daffodils of Destiny ]
~~~~~ END ~~~~~
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Alternate Universssusss
As promised, here is the elegant ending to the Daffodils of Destiny. <3
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Talia stood up, face red as she hid her dirty hand behind her pants. Rick came closer and shook his head as he noticed her embarassment and snatched her hidden hand away from her to examine it on front of his face. He wiped it clean with a rag he pulled out of his pants pocket and then sighed. "Talia....you‘re really..."
"Rick, what do you want?" Talia said, furiously, hiding her hand again from him.
"Look. I heard you went to your ex‘s house..and I wanted to say that I was sorry."
"How sorry?" Talia asked, with a glimmer of dismay buried in a bit of hope.
Rick reached over and brushed the hair from Talia‘s eyes and smiled. "I wanted to tell you sorry...,for awhile now. I never meant for you to get all angry about this, and I needed to get it off my chest before..."
Talia glanced up as Rick leaned in closer with a smile as genuine as she had hoped. "Talia, I really am sorry...if you forgive me..." This was the moment! As Rick came closer, her eyes widened for a quick second before she bit her lip and shook her mind free from thoughts. This is what she had wished for all this time...all this time! And it was finally here, this one perfect moment that she had secretly desired at this same very spot moments before dropping her precious coin and hope forever. Talia shut her eyes and held her breath as she felt Rick‘s face and scent get closer and
"Oh my gahhhhh!"
Talia‘s eyes flung open as a tall man in fancy spandex like material bounded from the sky and landed right smack in between the almost kissing pair. The stranger with glorious flowy blonde hair and goatee flipped his hair back and whipped Talia in the face, forcing her to step back with a mouth full of hair and landing on her bottom into the metal pipes of the sewer.
"Rick! What are you doing?!" The stranger asked, embracing Rick like a mother to her cub. "And who is this....this..." Blondie glared at Talia who stared back in agape. "This horrendous little pale child!" Blondie sniffled. "I can‘t believe you‘re cheating on me with this boy!"
Talia stood up, furiously, her pockets probably smelling like toilet water. "I am not a man!!!"
Blondie stuck his nose up in the air. "Then why were you in the sewer?"
"I - I - I wasn‘t - !" Talia turned red. "Rick! What is this?! Don‘t tell me this s what I think it is.."
Rick stepped forward. "I wanted to say sorry, remember? I said I wanted to apologize and get things off my chest."
"And?"
Rick smiled nervously. "Well...I wanted to let you know that..."
"Know what?"
"Tell ‘er, baby!" Proclaimed Blondie, who had now started a glaring contest with Talia.
"I‘m getting married to Bofart Huberderk tomorrow evening here in Little Italy. We‘re going to officially become the Huberderks tomorrow!"
Bofart beamed.
"You - you what?!" Talia said, her heart sinking. "But that‘s...that‘s..."
"Ah, Bofart, this is the girl who first took me to Iredoci‘s Icecream Parlor!" Rick said to his gay partner. "You should thank her!"
Talia felt like a dry dessert who had never seen water in about twenty years. That was her special place....with Rick....and he had taken this guy there when she had thought he was different...
Bofart beamed again. "Ah, darling! So it was her!" He smiled at Talia who felt like she was going to throw up. "Dahling, thank you so much! I love the strawberry supreme flavor! I always ask for extra whipping cream and share it with my bae!"
But....Talia had always did that with Rick.....but obviously the true colors shown.......
"Anyway, Talia we saw you drop that coin in the gutter. We figured we should help you get it back."
Talia shook her head. "Ah, no. That‘s - that‘s not necessary."
Bofart stepped forward. "No, I will return that favor, dahhhhhling!" And he used his long gleaming hair to whip around the coin at the bottom of the gutter and pull it out. He detached it, wiped it off of Talia, and then handed it back to her.
"T-t-thank you?!" Talia responded, frightfully.
Bofart turned to his bae. "Can I ask her, honey?"
"Sure, Bo!"
"Tah-lee-ay, will you be the best man at our wedding? I know you aint no man, but I aint got a best man. All of the bridesmaid spots are taken....so can yuh help us out and be the best man?"
Talia felt deflated, but felt cornered, so she reluctantly agreed. "Yeah. Of course!" She paused. "But Selena....and Zico, are they?"
"Oh, you didn‘t hear? They got in a car accident a few hours ago. They‘re not going to be at the wedding. Oh well. Nobody liked them anyway. They were no fun anyway. It‘s better that they both died off, wouldn‘t you say?" He and Bofart laughed.
They.........died?
"Thanks, hun!" Bofart said, winking at her as he and Rick walked off, waving to her. "See you tomorrow, dearie!"
"Thanks so much, Talia! You‘re the best friend a guy could ever ask for!"
After they left, the coin the Talia was holding exploded, and epic Skillet Christian rock music was played passionately and violently with a quartet of violins and violas.
"Rick, what do you want?" Talia said, furiously, hiding her hand again from him.
"Look. I heard you went to your ex‘s house..and I wanted to say that I was sorry."
"How sorry?" Talia asked, with a glimmer of dismay buried in a bit of hope.
Rick reached over and brushed the hair from Talia‘s eyes and smiled. "I wanted to tell you sorry...,for awhile now. I never meant for you to get all angry about this, and I needed to get it off my chest before..."
Talia glanced up as Rick leaned in closer with a smile as genuine as she had hoped. "Talia, I really am sorry...if you forgive me..." This was the moment! As Rick came closer, her eyes widened for a quick second before she bit her lip and shook her mind free from thoughts. This is what she had wished for all this time...all this time! And it was finally here, this one perfect moment that she had secretly desired at this same very spot moments before dropping her precious coin and hope forever. Talia shut her eyes and held her breath as she felt Rick‘s face and scent get closer and
"Oh my gahhhhh!"
Talia‘s eyes flung open as a tall man in fancy spandex like material bounded from the sky and landed right smack in between the almost kissing pair. The stranger with glorious flowy blonde hair and goatee flipped his hair back and whipped Talia in the face, forcing her to step back with a mouth full of hair and landing on her bottom into the metal pipes of the sewer.
"Rick! What are you doing?!" The stranger asked, embracing Rick like a mother to her cub. "And who is this....this..." Blondie glared at Talia who stared back in agape. "This horrendous little pale child!" Blondie sniffled. "I can‘t believe you‘re cheating on me with this boy!"
Talia stood up, furiously, her pockets probably smelling like toilet water. "I am not a man!!!"
Blondie stuck his nose up in the air. "Then why were you in the sewer?"
"I - I - I wasn‘t - !" Talia turned red. "Rick! What is this?! Don‘t tell me this s what I think it is.."
Rick stepped forward. "I wanted to say sorry, remember? I said I wanted to apologize and get things off my chest."
"And?"
Rick smiled nervously. "Well...I wanted to let you know that..."
"Know what?"
"Tell ‘er, baby!" Proclaimed Blondie, who had now started a glaring contest with Talia.
"I‘m getting married to Bofart Huberderk tomorrow evening here in Little Italy. We‘re going to officially become the Huberderks tomorrow!"
Bofart beamed.
"You - you what?!" Talia said, her heart sinking. "But that‘s...that‘s..."
"Ah, Bofart, this is the girl who first took me to Iredoci‘s Icecream Parlor!" Rick said to his gay partner. "You should thank her!"
Talia felt like a dry dessert who had never seen water in about twenty years. That was her special place....with Rick....and he had taken this guy there when she had thought he was different...
Bofart beamed again. "Ah, darling! So it was her!" He smiled at Talia who felt like she was going to throw up. "Dahling, thank you so much! I love the strawberry supreme flavor! I always ask for extra whipping cream and share it with my bae!"
But....Talia had always did that with Rick.....but obviously the true colors shown.......
"Anyway, Talia we saw you drop that coin in the gutter. We figured we should help you get it back."
Talia shook her head. "Ah, no. That‘s - that‘s not necessary."
Bofart stepped forward. "No, I will return that favor, dahhhhhling!" And he used his long gleaming hair to whip around the coin at the bottom of the gutter and pull it out. He detached it, wiped it off of Talia, and then handed it back to her.
"T-t-thank you?!" Talia responded, frightfully.
Bofart turned to his bae. "Can I ask her, honey?"
"Sure, Bo!"
"Tah-lee-ay, will you be the best man at our wedding? I know you aint no man, but I aint got a best man. All of the bridesmaid spots are taken....so can yuh help us out and be the best man?"
Talia felt deflated, but felt cornered, so she reluctantly agreed. "Yeah. Of course!" She paused. "But Selena....and Zico, are they?"
"Oh, you didn‘t hear? They got in a car accident a few hours ago. They‘re not going to be at the wedding. Oh well. Nobody liked them anyway. They were no fun anyway. It‘s better that they both died off, wouldn‘t you say?" He and Bofart laughed.
They.........died?
"Thanks, hun!" Bofart said, winking at her as he and Rick walked off, waving to her. "See you tomorrow, dearie!"
"Thanks so much, Talia! You‘re the best friend a guy could ever ask for!"
After they left, the coin the Talia was holding exploded, and epic Skillet Christian rock music was played passionately and violently with a quartet of violins and violas.
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