Shethought,heorderedrosesinadvancebeforethisday。Herlovinghusbanddidnotknow,thathewouldassaway。Healwayslikedtodothingsearly,beforethetime。Then,ifhegottoobusy,everythingwouldworkoutfine。
Shetrimmedthestems,andlacedtheminaverysecialvase。Then,satthevasebesidetheortraitofhissmilingface。Shewouldsitforhours,inherhusbandsfavoritechair。Whilestaringathisicture,andtherosessittingthere。
Ayearwentby,anditwashardtolivewithouthermate。Withlonelinessandsolitude,thathadbecomeherfate。Then,theveryhour,asonValentinesbefore,thedoorbellrang,andtherewereroses,sittingbyherdoor。
Shebroughttherosesin,andthenjustlookedattheminshock。Then,wenttogetthetelehone,tocallthefloristsho。Theowneranswered,andsheaskedhim,ifhewouldexlain,whywouldsomeonedothistoher,causinghersuchain?
"Iknowyourhusbandassedaway,morethanayearago,
"Theownersaid,
"Iknewyoudcall,andyouwouldwanttoknow。Theflowersyoureceivedtodaywereaidforinadvance。Yourhusbandalwayslannedahead,heleftnothingtochance。
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"Thereisastandingorder,thatIhaveonfiledownhere。Andhehasaid,wellinadvance,youllgetthemeveryyear。TherealsoisanotherthingthatIthinkyoushouldknow,hewroteaseciallittlecard…hedidthisyearsago。
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"Then,shouldeverIfindoutthathesnolongerhere,thatsthecard…thatshouldbesenttoyouthefollowingyear。
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Shethankedhimandhunguthehone,hertearsnowflowinghard。Herfingersshaking,assheslowlyreachedtogetthecard。
Insidethecard,shesawthathehadwrittenheranote。Then,asshestaredintotalsilence,thisiswhathewrote…
"Hello,mylove,IknowitsbeenayearsinceIvebeengone,Ihoeithasntbeentoohardforyoutoovercome。
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"Iknowitmustbelonely,andtheainisveryreal。Forifitwastheotherway,IknowhowIwouldfeel。Thelovewesharedmadeeverythingsobeautifulinlife。Ilovedyoumorethanwordscansay,youweretheerfectwife。
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"Youweremyfriendandlover,youfulfilledmyeveryneed。Iknowitsonlybeenayear,butleasetrynottogrieve。Iwantyoutobehay,evenwhenyoushedyourtears。Thatiswhytheroseswillbesenttoyouforyears。
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"Whenyougettheseroses,thinkofallthehainess,thatwehadtogether,andhowbothofuswereblessed。IhavealwayslovedyouandIknowIalwayswill。But,mylove,youmustgoon,youhavesomelivingstill。
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"Please…trytofindhainess,whilelivingoutyourdays。Iknowitisnoteasy,butIhoeyoufindsomeways。Theroseswillcomeeveryyear,andtheywillonlystowhenyourdoorsnotanswered,whenthefloriststostoknock。
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"Hewillcomefivetimesthatday,incaseyouhavegoneout。Butafterhislastvisit,hewillknowwithoutadoubt,totaketherosestothelace,whereIveinstructedhim,andlacetheroseswhereweare,togetheronceagain。
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