The Feng Shui expert warned me against storing dried and
dead things
but these crumpled, shrivelled petals have infused life and vigour
into me.
As a shift nurse, I had to dispense potions to the in-house patients.
Annie held a bright pink rose and smiled. I didn't. She plucked
the petals
and asked me to inhale the happiness.
The next day, the rose lay withered on the bed next to her
pale body.
I picked the six petals, each for a year she lived and enriched
lives with
her sunny smile and diseased body.
Annie’s smile adorns my face.
written for : Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge
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