~*~The eleventh rose~*~
Jo had played just about every computer game she owned for the better part of the last hour. She stared at the little clock in the bottom corner at least every thirty seconds and checked it with her alarm clock every few minutes. She finally just logged off and lied down on her bed. Slowly her eyes began to drift shut. The last thing she consciously saw were the glowing red numbers of her clock that read 5:41.
Jo woke up after her short nap to feel something over her. Somebody, probably her father, had put a blanket on her. But when she opened her eyes, she realized that it wasn't only thing covering her. All over her bed, and her whole room for that matter, were red rose petals. A note was set in front of her clock, which now told her it was 6:27 along with another rose. This one read:
One petal for every moment I thought of you today.
Jo almost cried at just how special this person made her feel today. From the secret notes, to having the choir sing her a medley of love songs when they brought her the sixth rose at lunch, and now this. She sat on her bed just staring at a single petal when the ringing of her phone broke the silence. She figured she might as well answer it.
"Hello?" She asked after the third ring.
"Hi Jo." Brad greeted her on the other end of the line.
"Brad. Hi. What's up?" She asked generally surprised it was him.
"Nothing, I just wanted to call and see how you were."
"Oh, I'm good. It's just been a pretty weird day."
"Yea, I heard about the roses. Adele told me after English."
"Yea I should be getting the last one at seven."
"Cool. Look, I just kinda wanted to apologize." Brad admitted.
"Apologize? For what?"
"For Saturday, you know, running away like that."
"Brad, you don't have to apologize. I admit, it was a little weird.."
"I know, I don't know what got into me." Brad said interrupting her.
"It's ok Brad. I'm glad you called though."
"Me too. Well I'll see you tomorrow in Chemistry, maybe you can help me understand this chapter." Brad joked.
"Yea, sure see you then." Jo laughed as she hung up the phone. After another minute her dad knocked on her door.
"Come in." He opened the door not even surprised by all the flower petals.
"I have yet another message for you."
"And that is?"
"Dress up a bit. I suggest that silky dark blue dress you got for your cousin Allison's wedding."
"Ok, sounds great, I think I will. Thanks dad."
"You're welcome sweetie, now hurry, it's almost seven." She kissed her father on the cheek and pushed him out the door shutting it behind him. ~*~*~*~*~*~
Jo was just putting in her earrings as the front door bell rang.
"Oh shoot! Dad, can you get that?" She called to her father.
"Yea hunny, hurry though!" He called back. She hurried and grabbed her purse as she walked calmly yet quickly out of her room and into the front room to see.
"Randy??"
Jo had played just about every computer game she owned for the better part of the last hour. She stared at the little clock in the bottom corner at least every thirty seconds and checked it with her alarm clock every few minutes. She finally just logged off and lied down on her bed. Slowly her eyes began to drift shut. The last thing she consciously saw were the glowing red numbers of her clock that read 5:41.
Jo woke up after her short nap to feel something over her. Somebody, probably her father, had put a blanket on her. But when she opened her eyes, she realized that it wasn't only thing covering her. All over her bed, and her whole room for that matter, were red rose petals. A note was set in front of her clock, which now told her it was 6:27 along with another rose. This one read:
One petal for every moment I thought of you today.
Jo almost cried at just how special this person made her feel today. From the secret notes, to having the choir sing her a medley of love songs when they brought her the sixth rose at lunch, and now this. She sat on her bed just staring at a single petal when the ringing of her phone broke the silence. She figured she might as well answer it.
"Hello?" She asked after the third ring.
"Hi Jo." Brad greeted her on the other end of the line.
"Brad. Hi. What's up?" She asked generally surprised it was him.
"Nothing, I just wanted to call and see how you were."
"Oh, I'm good. It's just been a pretty weird day."
"Yea, I heard about the roses. Adele told me after English."
"Yea I should be getting the last one at seven."
"Cool. Look, I just kinda wanted to apologize." Brad admitted.
"Apologize? For what?"
"For Saturday, you know, running away like that."
"Brad, you don't have to apologize. I admit, it was a little weird.."
"I know, I don't know what got into me." Brad said interrupting her.
"It's ok Brad. I'm glad you called though."
"Me too. Well I'll see you tomorrow in Chemistry, maybe you can help me understand this chapter." Brad joked.
"Yea, sure see you then." Jo laughed as she hung up the phone. After another minute her dad knocked on her door.
"Come in." He opened the door not even surprised by all the flower petals.
"I have yet another message for you."
"And that is?"
"Dress up a bit. I suggest that silky dark blue dress you got for your cousin Allison's wedding."
"Ok, sounds great, I think I will. Thanks dad."
"You're welcome sweetie, now hurry, it's almost seven." She kissed her father on the cheek and pushed him out the door shutting it behind him. ~*~*~*~*~*~
Jo was just putting in her earrings as the front door bell rang.
"Oh shoot! Dad, can you get that?" She called to her father.
"Yea hunny, hurry though!" He called back. She hurried and grabbed her purse as she walked calmly yet quickly out of her room and into the front room to see.
"Randy??"