Her Eternal Marigold Flower [short story]
Memories that last forever
Despite being a romantic, she was never one to appreciate big gestures. What captivated her was the subtle evidence of love and tenderness.
There were a few big surprises men had prepared that touched her, like when a boyfriend, who was supposed to be abroad for another week, suddenly jumped out from a box in her office, confessing he couldn’t stand being apart from her any longer.
Then there was that time when the man she had madly fallen in love with had a burst of passion and shouted with all his strength that he loved her, and he wished he could spend the rest of his life with her. Having him so passionately confess his love for her — him, who would never lose his composure — was heartbreaking. It could have been a wonderful moment wasn’t he engaged to another woman. And that compromise he would never break — said he in the same breath. She loved that moment as much as she hated it.
Throughout her life, several men romantically showed their affection for her. But it was him, with the simplest action of all, that offered her the sweetest, loving romantic memory. The one that became eternal.
They had been dating for several weeks and their hearts were merged. They were purely in love with each other. Love isn’t rational, and…
