Chapter 1 - flower

Chapter 1



There on the rooftop of Tarowood High school laid a

boy on his back. He wore his school uniform, his

slakes, white dress shirt, and a blue blazer jacket.

The sun shined on him, his face covered by his jacket.

His tennis bag and his school books were next to him.

He pulled his jacket away from his face slowly

embracing the warm of the sun. He seems to be the age

of 15. He had that boyish haircut that was common but

on him it unique and different than the rest. He

stared at the sky in its infinite endlessness; his

blue eyes had that look of simple bliss. He smiled as

he laid there. He simple thought to himself.



“Is my life perfect far from it, why do I feel this

way I have nothing to give and yet I give? Sometimes I

wish to be alone, detached. There is more to this I

just know it and one day I'll find my cause. I'll be

that person I know that I am.”



He smiled again.



“Why I'm I smiling I know this is fake smile, even

when I'm alone I can't be anything beside my true

self?”



His smile faded.



“I don't even know what that is…”



“I know you be here, you're always here” yelled a

girl who startled him.



He sat up with his legs open and hands spread behind

him to support his weight.

“Hey Tara” he smiled.



She walked over to him and sat cross leg next to him.

As she walked over he watched, he noticed she was in

her school uniform, a blue suite top with a skirt to

below her knees. Her light brunette hair was shoulder

length and seems to dance in the slight gust that was

blowing. Her face seemed to know his thoughts. Out of

now where she pushed his shoulder nearly topping him

over.



“What was that for?” he asked



He saw how she was smiling at him, slightly laughing.

He smiled back and this time it was not fake his eyes

showed conviction that only she could see.



“You seem a little happier now” Her eyes never left

his.



“It's because you're here.” His eyes never left hers.



She looked down at her feet. Her cheeks grew a light

red.

“Glenn, I want to ask you something?”



He turned his eyes away from her face and looked at

the view that was on top of the school. He noticed she

shivered a little and put his jacket over her

shoulder. He answered her.



“Ask away”



“Is it true you quit?” she looked at him



“Tennis, yea I quit.” He didn't take his eyes off the

cloud he was watching



“Why you once told me tennis was your life. You're the

team captain, your have a chance to go to state!” Her

voice was growing



“There nothing left in tennis for me. I lost the

passion to play. Tara, there is more to life than

tennis” his eyes became fragile, his voice the same

tone as he always talked.



He saw how Tara seemed hurt or was she? He saw her in

the corner of his eye he wasn't sure.



“Glenn…hmmm” she whisper



“Nothing” she continued



“Oh, ok.” His voice gentle



She put her head on his shoulder. He touched his cheek

to her hair for a second and together they watch the

view. Hours passed or were they minutes they wouldn't

know. Tara stood up.



“Well Glenn, I have to go. I'm late; I have to go to

see my family and you how they are without me.”



“Yea your brothers would get into trouble and your

sister would miss you” he looked up as she stood in

front of him.



“I'll cya tomorrow than.”



“Yea I have to get going to, later”



Glenn stood there and watched walk away from him. He

waited till she was gone before he started walking the

other way. Glenn walked passed a tiny flower shop. It

was a small two story building. The first floor had

flowers of all kind while the second floor you could

tell was where the family lived. Glenn stopped at the

door of the shop and admired it. It had an inviting

aura as if welcoming him in. He looked at the clock on

his cell phone.



“Just enough time.” He said as he walked inside the

shop.



“Hello, welcome to Heriomi Petal shop how can I help

you?” she asked him in a voice, to him was very

smoothing.



“Err can I have a dozen blue roses please?” He relied



“Of course, sweetie here you go are they for your

girlfriend?” she playfully teased him

“No mam they're for my mom, they're her favorite” he

said as a smiled ran across his face.



“O such a sweet boy! You're about the same age as my

daughter.” She exclaimed



He only smiled and maybe he blushed just a little.



“Well that will be 7 dollars” she said as she ranged

up her cash register



Glenn felt for his wallet, he fumbled around for his

jacket.



“Oh no!” he screamed in agony



“Tara has my jacket and my wallets in it!”



“I'm sorry sweetie but I can't give you these with out

u paying me” she said



Glenn only looked down and in the corner of his eye he

saw that she felt sorry for him too.



“It ok mam, thank you anyways” he said as he turned

and walked out the store. Before he exited he saw a

girl in the corner of his eyes. She had short hair and

he face was down so he couldn't see it. Once he was

outside the shop he look at his cell phone again.



“Oh no I'm going to miss my bus!” he started to sprint

towards the bus stop



“NO Please waited!!” yelled a voice behind him.



Glenn stop to look at the girl who was panting in

front of him. She wore simple clothes, a blue pair of

jeans that stopped just above her calves and a white

button blouse with red trims. She looked like nothing

special until he saw her face. She had a face of an

angel. Her eyes twinkled and her hair danced. Little

droplets of sweat was beginning to form on the side of

her face. All he could do was stared. Her eyes meet

his for a moment and all of a sudden she inverted them

down as if ashamed to be looked at. She held 6 blue

rose in front of her face.





“Hmmm….here…” She said uncertain



“Thank you but, I have no money I can't accept” he

said as modestly as he can



“It ok I asked my mom if I we could give you these”

she whispered



Glenn examined the rose in her hands. They were a

little wilted and some had a petal broken here and

there but other wise they were pretty good flowers.



“I'm sorry I couldn't get a dozen and I know they

aren't the best” she started to get quieter



Glenn held her hands in his and raised it saw he

could see her eyes. He smiled at her.



“They are great flowers thank you ill pay u back.” He

said gently



Glenn took the flowers from her hand and felt that her

hand shivered a little he than slowly stepped back and

walked towards his bus stop. Glenn rode the same City

transit bus everyday. He always sat in the same sit on

the empty bus. They bus driver knew him by name and

they said hi and smile to each other now and than.

That day was different because today a lady got on the

bus. He started to hear crying the lady was crying.

She sobbed and in a few minutes she cried

uncontrollable. Glenn could see the lines on her face

told that she had had a hard life. The bus driver

calls over the intercom.



“Glenn this is your stop buddy” he said



Glenn got up and started to walk towards the door. But

he stopped by the lady and began to smile the warm

smile of his.



“These are for my mom but I'm pretty sure she would

understand if I give them to you” he smiled



The lady was astonished “thanked you “she said and she

began to settle down



Glenn said goodbye to her and waved good bye to the

bus driver. He got off at the Old Creek Cemetery and

walked to his mother's grave.

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