Missed Connections // Gone with the Orchids
"How are you supposed to define the look in the eyes of a child, Elliott?" "What?" "I saw that kid when I was buying these Orchids from Huvina", Jenna says, taking out a chocolate from her handbag. "She carried a monkey-faced tiny backpack, the one which parents give to the children while travelling." "Who was she?", he inquired. [Jenna still continuing without giving much attention to what Elliott asked] "I was late for the meeting that day with a new client, and Huvina Market was on my way. You know a day before when I was leaving for home, I saw that your desk looked bare. So, I stopped to buy Orchids; your favourite ones, white orchids.” “That’s so sweet of you, Hun.” "No, Elliott. Sweet was her smile. That smile I saw when I gave her the flowers. At first, she looked so confused standing there at the florist; just when I turned to her with flowers, her face lit up, as if she got her answer for which one to pick.” “Well, w...