Jonathan lazily walked out of the apartment as he saw a boring school day ahead of him. Everyone just think of him as a geek and the funny thing was, not even the geeks let him anywhere near them!
He shook his head and kicked the soil off the ground as he walked. Then his head perked up as he remembered something.
He looked at the flowershop on the opposite end and crossed the road. He pushed open the glass door and got in.
He was met with an old lady who smiled fondly at him. He returned the smile.
"Um... Can I have some... Daisies?"
The old lady nodded with a smile and walked further into the store. She came back with a bunch of flowers.
"I assume it is for your mother, young man?" She asked Jon.
Jon was confused. "Er... No. It is for a... Uh... Friend. Why do you ask?"
"Oh, don't you know? Daisies symbolize motherhood" The woman gave him another warm smile and Jon smiled back with a slight nod.
He felt stupid for not knowing literally anything other than the stuff written in his textbooks.
He payed for the flowers and ran out of the shop, afraid that he might get a few minutes late for school.
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The first thing Jon did on reaching school was run to the park. He ran all the way to where he thought Adrian might be and let out a sigh of relief when he found him there.
"Hi" He squeaked out, almost breathless.
Adrian looked up from the book and lowered his gaze to the flowers in Jon's hand. He then looked back up at him with a blank face.
"Oh, um, this. Please accept this.... As a gift. Y'know, a.... Thank-you-gift?" Jon said, extending the flowers towards Adrian, with a grin that threatened to tear his face in half.
Adrian just got up and walked away, ignoring the bunch of flowers that were shoved on his face.
Jonathan blinked in confusion and ran at Adrian. He threw his arms up in the air as he tried to keep up with his fast pace. "I brought these for you!"
"Why am I not surprised?" Adrian said dismissively as he continued walking, leaving behind Jonathan, who stood there wondering if the guy was even human.
How can someone ignore a generous gift and not even feel bad about it?!
Okay, then. He is going to stalk him with daisies until the day he finally accepts them.
Jonathan scrunged his nose up and walked to his class, with a determined face.