“No daffodils today, Mrs Nelson?”
“You don’t give up, do you?” chuckling she logged her purchase slowly to the door.
“Maybe next week?” he loved making her smile, loyal customers like rare gems were scarce.
Walking towards the last customer “Need any help?”
“Oh no, sorry …”
“Don’t apologise” he grinned taking her in.
Smiling “Your daffodils are lovely, very refreshing.”
“Thank you” she was perfect.
“I’m here to pick-up Mr Wilburs order.”
“Sure, just fill out these forms.”
Minutes later she left the florist, her address carefully saved under ‘guardians of the daffodils’.
In response to Friday fictioneers writing challenge hosted by Rochelle. The picture was provided by the reclining gentleman and the task is to write a 100 words story inspired by it. Thanks Rochelle for hosting the challenge. Thank you for stopping by… do click on the link to read other stories.
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A romance in the offing?
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Maybe …
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Romantic or predator? Only the next chapter will tell!
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Closer to the second, a twisted form of the first.
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Dear Chioma,
Guardian of the daffodils. Interesting.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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He seems to be taking quite an interest in all the female customers…
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Yes! Evil laugh.
Especially those who like daffodils.
😈
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Nice dialogue.
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Thank you.
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A good salesman should have a comprehensive rolodex of customers and their wants…Nicely done.
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Thank you!
XD
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Interesting piece. I didn’t get this he was meant to be sinister, but it was touch and go. 🙂
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I wasn’t sure if it was clear, but I didn’t want to push it out there.
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I like the mystery here – he is clearly taking rather too much interest and upon reading the comments, I find myself glad Mrs Nelson is resisting. I must admit to being a bit confused by the story itself. It wasn’t totally clear to me who was who on first read. Will there be further installments to clear up some of the mystery, or are yo going to leave us guessing?
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XD
To be honest, I wasn’t sure how to subtly introduce his dark side and desires. Would welcome any suggestions on restructuring. Other instalments hmmm… I’m not sure.
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I thought anyone taking down addresses like that is up to no good… I wonder what his game is…
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He has interests of a certain sort, harvesting souls for his daffodils.
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Intriguing – I wouldn’t want to be in the ‘Guardians of the Daffodils’ file
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Me neither.
XD
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I like that last line, guardian of the daffodils. An intriguing start
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Thank you.XD
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Guardians of the Daffodils would seem innocent enough, but it has a sinister feel. Nice one.
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Very true Amy.
XD
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And there I thought he was a bit of a creepy salesman… until I read the comments. This is sinister.
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Yes it is.
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This was great… Look how you have your readers questioning his motives! Great job!
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Thanks Dale … this is indeed the best comment ever.
Made my day sunny though the weather is trying to darken it.
Thank youuu. XD
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Oh I love this! Intriguing! I was a bit suspicious of him at first but that last line won me over to his cause 🙂 Guardians indeed!
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XD
Thank you.
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My pleasure 🙂
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Oooh. Very mysterious. Watch out ladies.
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Indeed watch out for him.
XD
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I think that perhaps describing his favorites as loyal customers confuses the reader about his intentions, if his intentions are ominous, as you say. Otherwise I just think he is a very good neighborhood businessman. But then perhaps he has fooled me too….evil laugh 😉
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Ahhh! Thanks for pointing that out.
Will work on it with the next prompt.
XD
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On the surface, this seems innocent enough. But there seems to be a suspicious undercurrent of evil perhaps. This reminds be a bit of the owner of the Bates Motel.
Well done, CAH. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thanks Suzanne.
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