Marina Horvat

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“Only flowers” by Marina Horvat

Submitted to Contest #54

As I open the door, the bell chimes. There is no one inside the shop. The sun is shining on the dozen upon dozen of glass vases, leaving rainbows in its wake. The scent is overwhelming. Hundreds of flowers, devoid of root and drowned in water, each competing for their last breath. So sweet and heavenly that it borders on the line of too sweet and too heavenly. I can feel it inside my nose, and mouth, and throat. A flowery noose. “Do you need help?” The florist has come from somewhere. I shook my head, no. I try not to think too much about ...

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