Roses & Sunflowers

The hole in my fence explained my garden's desecration. My neighbor's dog had pulled my plants from the roots and hundreds of yellow and red petals lay in my grass. I knocked on the blue door and was immediately met with the dogs barking. A minute later my neighbor opened the door. I explained the situation to which he apologized for the destruction and promised to fix the fence.

After this, I returned to my backyard and spent hours trying to repair the damage. I salvaged the untouched flowers, racked up the petals, and planted new seeds.

That evening, there was a knock on my door. I was greeted with a bouquet of sunflowers and roses wrapped in blue tissue paper. Some of the flowers looked crumpled and the stems were not straight but rather jagged as if they had been torn from their roots. There was a handwritten note with no address that read:

¨To replace what was lost. Sorry for the mess

Forever yours¨ .