A coincidence in the rose garden (4)

When she reached the rose garden fence, Anna noticed that the person working in the garden was not the old gardener. The long, slender back seemed familiar, could it be ...

As Anna was looking at the back, the man seemed to hear Anna's footsteps and turned around. "Anna, I didn't expect to run into you again."

Anna smiled when she saw the smile on her face and said, "Alexandre, I didn't expect it to be you. I asked myself if it could be you, but I guessed it was. ..."

Alexandre's eyes seemed to flash with a gleam as he stopped pruning the roses, straightened up and said to Anna, "Anna, that makes me happy from the bottom of my heart, at least you remember me a little. Ho ho ho ..."

Anna was a little embarrassed by what he said, yes, since the first time she had met him, she had thought of him from time to time, his eyes, his figure and his voice and smile had caused ripples in Anna's heart. Now that he had said this to her, it was as if he had seen through her secret. Anna wanted to find some excuse to cover up, so she changed the subject and said, "Sister Mary asked me to bring you some food ... to ...," Anna said as she handed over the food.

"I thought you'd be the one to deliver the food from now on ..." said Alexandra in a small voice, with a faint note of disappointment in her voice.

Anna didn't know what to say, so she asked, "How's the old gardener, is he all right ..."

"My father is not well, he is on medication and is recuperating at home, so I have come to take his place for a while. ..." The look in Alexandra's eyes seemed to hold a hint of sadness.

Anna said sincerely, "God bless and I hope he gets better soon ... I should go back, I can't stay here for too long ..."

Alexander said to Anna, who was turning to leave, "Wait, my father has something for you ...", as he handed her a book he had prepared. I'm surprised you're interested in this stuff. ... Oh, and this is a flower I planted, if you like it I'd like to give it to you. ..." Alexander handed over a flower planted in a small, delicate pot and smiled at her. She said.

Anna happily took the book and the potted flower. She looked at the small blue and purple flowers on the green stem, which seemed to be telling a little story with their seductive tenderness. I couldn't help but say, "What a lovely flower, what is its name?"

Alexandre said, "It has a meaningful name - forget-me-not."

Anna said curiously, "Who is so creative to name a flower like that?"

Alexandre said thoughtfully, "It was named in honour of a lovesick man. Legend has it that when a young couple in love were out in the countryside, the girl accidentally spotted this elegantly coloured but gorgeous little blue flower and wanted to take it home with her, but the beautiful flower was too far away to pick. The boy saw the girl's desire for the flowers and did not hesitate to walk across the meadow to pick them for her, but no one expected the meadow to be swampy. Despite this, the boy held the flowers aloft and with all his strength, he shouted to his lover in the distance, "Don't forget me! Since then, these blue-flowered plants have been named 'forget-me-nots'. ..."

Anna listened to the poignant tale told to her by Alexandre and said with a sigh of relief, "What a man to lose his life for a bunch of flowers."

Alexandra looked at Anna with a deep sense of humour and said, "I would have done the same thing, for the sake of my beloved, anything is worth doing, let alone picking a bunch of flowers ..."

Anna looked at Alexandra when she heard him say this, his eyes were so gentle and affectionate, they seemed to contain countless meaningful implications that one would not dare to appreciate. So she said: "Thank you for the flowers, I really should go back, you should eat, it's getting cold ..." Anna said and turned and ran away.

Alexandre looked at Anna's back for a long time ...