Prompt #4 [1 Word]

Prompt: Flowers

Rule: 300 words or less

>> Destiny's Attempt <<

"Have you heard? The bush that grew a new rose was brutally mutilated."

The peony gasped in horror and the aloe vera nodded. "This time, they didn't even wait till the rose was in full bloom. That child was just beginning to open up too. I wonder what the rose bush did to offend the gardener. This is why we can't have nice things!"

Hearing that, the other potted plants in the greenhouse mourned for the rose bush outside. It wasn't uncommon for rose bushes to be target around this time of the year. The humans called it Valentine's Day but for the greenhouse, it was a mass slaughter session.

The rose that had been separated from the bush wept pitifully as the florist dressed it up with the other flowers. It met other sisters who suffered the same fate and waited until a man bought it. The florist wrapped the lone rosebud and sold it to the man who then used it to confess his undying love to his girlfriend under the hot sweltering heat, making the rosebud wilt a little. The tight petals loosened and showcased what it had to hide in shame. It was still too young to be doing this sort of thing but the girl who received the rose loved it and sniffed the rose's delicate parts.

From 300 light-years away, an alien cringed. "Humans sure have a brutal way of courting their mates. I just witnessed the male buy the cut genitals of a plant to confess his love for his female mate and his female mate sniffed it."

His buddy beside shuddered. "And they said we were hard-core to exchange eyeballs. What is the universe coming to?"

The alien shrugged and continued to observe the mating ritual of humans.