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Hi, thanks for 3.75k+ reads and thank you to @SilentMelody0815 for voting. And also thanks to @Cam_okashi for voting, commenting, and following! Also, (f/fw) means favorite flower. Well, here's today's chapter :)
Irina's birthday had been about four days ago and I had given her a card and wished her happy birthday. Now, it was October 14th and she was in a pretty bad mood. The reason for that being that Karasuma hadn't gotten her a present or said 'happy birthday' yet. The class had decided on a plan to get a gift for Miss Bitch that we would give to Karasuma so that he could give it to her. Some of the others were distracting her or on lookout and such, but I was in town with Karma, Nagisa, Kayano, Sugino, Kanzaki, and Okuda because we were assigned to look for a present.
"Right, let's do this." Sugino says as he pulls his phone away from his ear. That must have been Maehara calling to tell us that Kataoka and some of the other girls had succeeded in pulling Professor Bitch away from Karasuma as we planned. "What exactly are you supposed to get someone who already has two of everything?" Sugino asks with a frown.
"It's not going to be easy." Kayano says.
"Everybody pitched in. It's not a whole lot but it's better than nothing. Question is, will it be enough to buy a proper grown up gift?" Nagisa questions.
"Hey kids, over here. Everything end up okay with that man? Y'know, the old timer on the bicycle?" A guy working at a florists asks. How would he know about that?
"Oh, you're the flower guy who called the ambulance!" Nagisa exclaims. "He managed to forgive us after a couple of week, yeah. Uh, thanks for helping us out." Nagisa says sheepishly. Oh ok. That makes sense.
"No sweat. I'm glad it wasn't as bad as it looked. Beg pardon, I couldn't help but overhear you're in the market for a grownup gift?" The flower guy questions. He seems nice but he's a bit intrusive.
"Yes. Yes we are." Kanzaki answers.
"Well, what about something like this?" The flower guy asks as he hands a rose to Kanzaki.
"Oh, I get it! A bouquet!" Kayano exclaims.
"In this day and age, we can have whatever we want. But flowers are still the go-to gift of choice. Why do you suppose that is?" The flower guy asks. "It's not just about romance. The color, the shape and scent, the fact that they don't last. Flowers are an ideal metaphor for the human condition." The flower guy says, turning around to face us with a big bouquet of roses.
"Oh my, you're a persuasive salesman sir." Okuda says, clasping her hands together in joy, slightly blushing.
"Yes, you do make a point. You have to cherish them while they're still there." I say, scanning the stand and looking the pretty flowers he has on display.
"Quiet the poetic little speech. That calculator part of the symbolism?" Karma asks as the guy bashfully holds up his calculator and rubs the back of his neck.
"Hey, I'm just trying to make a living. So uh, you in? I'll cut you a deal. It's flowery fate." The flower guy says. We all share a glance and end up getting the flowers before walking back.
Karma POV
"Hey, can you hang back for a sec?" The flower guy asks me as the rest of them begin walking away.
"As long as you make it quick." I say, shoving my hands in my pocket.
"I noticed you looking at that (h/c) girl a lot, is she your girlfriend or have you not got together yet?" The flower guy asks with a sly smirk.
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