The Tasks of a Flower Boy

<p>"Here lies Everry Corrigan" <br/><br/>"Mrs. Corrigan I hope you are having a great time wherever u are at, I really miss you right now, thanks for teaching me all you know" Rai said leaving some Buttercups<br/><br/>Rai put his things down on the table<br/><br/>"I wonder who'll be taking over, I hope they're as kind as Mrs. Corrigan" Rai said<br/><br/>Rai turned the tv on<br/><br/>"Local shop owner dead" <br/><br/>"Way to dehumanize, the situation" Rai said turning the tv off<br/><br/>Rai went to sleep <br/><br/><br/>Missed Call<br/><br/>"Hello, mom" Rai said <br/><br/>"Hello dear, I was calling to see if you're alright, I know your boss died" She said <br/><br/>"Yeah, I'm good mom, I miss her she was very kind to everyone who shopped in her store" Rai said <br/><br/>"Yes it's important to know that she is happy wherever she is and proud of you, just as I am of you, Rai" She said <br/><br/>"Thanks mom, I gotta get to classes but I'll call you later" He said hanging up<br/><br/>Rai got on his bike<br/><br/>"DUDE!!!, you aren't about to ride that are you" someone said<br/><br/>"Uh, I am??? Is there an issue" Rai said<br/><br/>"You're going to Connorida State correct?" The guy said <br/><br/>"Uhm, yes.... How exactly do you know this" Rai asked<br/><br/>"I dunno I just assumed" He said<br/><br/>"You can hop in my car if u need a ride" He said<br/><br/>"You aren't going to kill me are you" Rai said<br/><br/>"No nothing like that, man I just don't think you should take a bike, there's alotta thieves there" The guy said<br/><br/>"Thanks, uhmm "Flynn" Thanks Flynn" Rai said<br/><br/>Rai and Flynn got in the car<br/><br/>"So u work at that pizza restaurant right there, Gio's Best, u should come in man, I can get ya some free pizza" Flynn said<br/><br/>"Oh, I love pizza" Rai said<br/><br/>"Yeah man who the heck doesn't" Flynn said <br/><br/>"I could get you something free but you probably wouldn't like it too much" Flynn said awkwardly laughing<br/><br/>"I work at a flower shop, our best items are Daisies and Merigolds" Rai said <br/><br/>"Flowers are cool, my aunt owns a shop in New Hampshire" Flynn said<br/><br/>"Wait did you hear about that lady that had died, her name was Eva Ava, something" Flynn said<br/><br/>"Everry Corrigan" Rai said<br/><br/>"Wait, you work there" Flynn said<br/><br/>"Yes, I'm saddened by the loss, she really was another maternal figure in my life" Rai said<br/><br/>"Damn I'm not sure what all that means but, I'm sorry man" Flynn said putting his hand around Rai<br/><br/>"Come over for pizza after classes" Flynn said<br/><br/>"Now I really gotta get you pizza" he said<br/><br/>"Thanks man, but I probably gotta head to the shop, but I may have time for a slice" Rai said<br/><br/>"Awesome" Flynn said parking the car<br/><br/><br/>The two guys got out of the car and walked up to the steps<br/><br/>"Alright man have a cool class" Flynn said<br/><br/>"You too" Rai said walking off<br/><br/>Rai sat at his lecture<br/><br/><br/>"You place them gently into the case and sing to them because they love it when you do" Everry said singing<br/><br/>"So place them like this and sing" Rai began to sing<br/><br/>"Make sure they are comfortable" She said singing<br/><br/>"Now give them a big huggg" She said hugging Rai<br/><br/>Hahahaha hahahaha <br/><br/>*laughing slowly fades<br/><br/>"Mr. Mitchell, do you have questions, you are still here" The professor said<br/><br/>"No sir, I was just gathering what you went through, thank you for asking though" Rai said walking out<br/><br/>Rai sat at the table in the library<br/><br/>So many thoughts going through his head<br/><br/><br/><br/>"So what do you like do in a flower shop" Flynn asked<br/><br/>"Well you pretty much look after the flowers, look after shipments, kinda like pizza but ur just tending to plants" Rai said <br/><br/>"That sounds interesting" He said<br/><br/>"Really Interesting" He added<br/><br/>"Oh man I gotta go" Rai said<br/><br/>"Thanks for the pizza" He said taking a box<br/><br/>"No problem tell me how it goes" Flynn said<br/><br/>"Alright, I will" Rai said walking off<br/><br/><br/>"Hey, uhm I wonder what it'll be like" Rai said <br/><br/>Rai walked in the store <br/><br/>"Still smells how she kept it" Rai said smiling<br/><br/>Rai went to the employees room in the back<br/><br/>"Hello, you Rai Mitchell" A man said<br/><br/>"Uhm yeah why" Rai asked<br/><br/>"Well I'm your new manager" He said<br/><br/>"Really, who are you" Rai said<br/><br/>"Do you know anything about Mrs. Corrigan, can you prune plants the way she did, do u sing them sweet melodies and hug them so dearly" Rai said gently touching the plants<br/><br/>"Well I would hope so, Mrs. Corrigan is my ma, and I'm Alder Corrigan her boy" He said<br/><br/>"Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't know she never told me she had a son, I'm sorry for your loss, please forgive me" Rai said<br/><br/>"It's alright, it only shows me you cared a great deal for her" Alder said smiling at Rai<br/><br/>"You already seem to know what to do, I just wanted you to get to know me well" Alder said<br/><br/>"Although you do seem to know everything my mom taught ya, there's something she didn't show u" Alder said<br/><br/>"What do you mean" Rai said<br/><br/>"Well I'll show you tomorrow, but you'll be quite surprised, and honestly I hope you're ready man, because your life will change" Alder said<br/><br/>"My... Life what, are you sure you're Mrs. Corrigan's son" Rai said<br/><br/>"Yeah I'm definitely her boy, she told me I'm more like my dad though, but I inherited something a bit different from her" He said<br/><br/>"Have a good day, Mr. Mitchell" Alder said<br/><br/>"Thanks, but it's just Rai" Rai said<br/><br/><br/>"What a weird dude" Rai said<br/></p>