Eden didn’t know what to do. Taylor’s birthday was next week, and Eden didn’t know what to get her as a gift. No idea. They’d been puzzling over it all morning as they cleaned the apartment and watered the plants.
Eden had been friends with Taylor in college. Good friends. They hadn’t spoken, hadn’t seen each other in years but Eden had spotted Taylor getting into a cab a few days ago. They’d spotted each other and that single glance, the short look they’d shared before Taylor got in the cab and sped off, jolted something inside Eden.
Taylor was thinner and wore her hair even shorter, the dark ends of it curling up around her ears, but she was still Taylor. Eden could tell.
Eden had to reach out.
A call wouldn’t work. Online? Eden hadn’t liked the idea of online. Remembering Taylor’s birthday was next Thursday had made it clear Eden should get her a gift. But what?
Eden walked to the sink to refill their watering can. Eden had already watered the plants on the patio and now had to water everything inside. They watered the African Violets. Plants were easy. Just water, light, good soil.
Eden spotted the package of Violet seeds. Unopened.
Taylor always liked African Violets. Taylor didn’t know much about plants but had always admired Eden’s plants, their ‘little greenhouse’ as she called it.
Plants were easy but Eden now knew choosing a gift for Taylor was just as easy.
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New Growth
Date: 2020-06-18 03:54 am (UTC)Eden had been friends with Taylor in college. Good friends. They hadn’t spoken, hadn’t seen each other in years but Eden had spotted Taylor getting into a cab a few days ago. They’d spotted each other and that single glance, the short look they’d shared before Taylor got in the cab and sped off, jolted something inside Eden.
Taylor was thinner and wore her hair even shorter, the dark ends of it curling up around her ears, but she was still Taylor. Eden could tell.
Eden had to reach out.
A call wouldn’t work. Online? Eden hadn’t liked the idea of online. Remembering Taylor’s birthday was next Thursday had made it clear Eden should get her a gift. But what?
Eden walked to the sink to refill their watering can. Eden had already watered the plants on the patio and now had to water everything inside. They watered the African Violets. Plants were easy. Just water, light, good soil.
Eden spotted the package of Violet seeds. Unopened.
Taylor always liked African Violets. Taylor didn’t know much about plants but had always admired Eden’s plants, their ‘little greenhouse’ as she called it.
Plants were easy but Eden now knew choosing a gift for Taylor was just as easy.