Daisy had been having a very long week. She had ridiculous deadlines to meet at work that weren't physically possible without putting in overtime, her car broke down and cost $1400 to fix out of her savings to move to the country, and two of her houseplants had been infested by insects and had to be thrown out to protect the others after expending every effort to save them.
Parting with them felt like losing two very dear friends. With no one to talk to, she ended up telling her plants about her day as she lovingly watered and pruned them.
She had lost a Chinese Evergreen and a Ficus. She wanted to replace them—the spaces they used to occupy looked so empty—but getting more soil and the plants themselves would cost her even more money she really shouldn't be spending right now.
