ERE’S SCENT: THE FRAGRANCE OF SIN
the attendant asks, her smile professional yet hopeful.
I glance around at the rows of colors before answering slowly, "I'd like a cherry blossom bouquet."
Her brows lift slightly. "How many stems, sir?"
"Stems?" I echo, not following.
"How big would you like it to be?" she clarifies.
"Big," I say without hesitation. "Grand-sized."
She disappears into the back, and the wait feels longer than it is. But when she returns, my patience is rewarded.
The bouquet she carries is enormous, spreading out like a soft pink umbrella, perfectly rounded, each blossom carefully arranged as though cradled by light itself.
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