“I have come all the way for you, Leena. Happy Birthday!”
“Ha!” Leena scoffed, “Isn’t your office located the next street?”
His eyes held confusion, sadness, and a strange relief. “The ‘authorities’ want me to return. I have a long way to go.”
“Authorities? I don’t understand…”
Darrell rushed out of her house without replying, his soul embarking on a long journey. However, his roses never withered for the next 40 years she lived.