HOLIDAY

(a/n: back with a new chapter........hope you'll like this one too..)

A BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY, RESTING TIME, FOR EVERYONE, EXCEPT FOR CARLA AND ZOE.....

"ZOE, COULD YOU PLEASE PASS THAT BOUQUET TOO.....3RD ONE ON THE 5TH SHELF....."ASKS CARLA

"CARLENE, ITS WAY TOO HIGH FOR ME...."SAYS ZOE

"PLEASE, I'M ARRANGING THE BOUQUETS HERE.......AND, THE STOOL IS BENEATH THE CORNER OF THE TABLE..." SAYS CARLA

"OKAY......GOT THE STOOL..." SAYS ZOE AS SHE PICKS UP THE STOOL AND THE DOOR OPENS...

"HEY, SIS!" SAYS A YOUNG BOY AS HE CONTINUES "CAN I GET SOME SEEDS OF PEONIES AND SOME ALREADY GROWN PEONIES?"

"PEONIES, OKAY........SO, WHY DO YOU NEED THEM?" ASKS CARLA

"TODAY'S MY ELDER SISTER'S BIRTHDAY........ AND SHE IS NOT TALKING TO ME AS I SPOILED THE DRESS SHE BOUGHT YESTERDAY FOR WEARING IT ON HER BIRTHDAY BY SAVING HER POCKET MONEY....AND SHE LIKES PEONIES TOO..."

"OKAY......SO YOU WANNA APOLOGIZE, RIGHT?" ASKS CARLA

"YEA...." HE SAYS

"THEN IT'S FINE.....YOU CAN GET SOME PINKISH-WHITE PEONIES..." SAYS CARLA

"WHY PINKISH WHITE?"ASKS ZOE AND THE BOY

"BECAUSE PINKISH-WHITE PEONIES REPRESENT OUR LOVE AND THAT WE WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO THAT PERSON... " SAYS CARLA

"THEN, GIVE ME SOME PLEASE....."

SHE PLANTS SOME PEONIES IN HER HANDMADE POT AND THEN SHE GIVES IT TO HIM AND THEN THE BOY ASKS

"HOW MUCH DO THE FLOWERS, SEEDS, AND POT COST?" ASKS SAM

"27 FRANCS...." SHE SAYS

"COOL... I HAVE 30 WITH ME" HE SAYS AS HE OPENS THE PURSE, GIVEN TO HIM BY HIS MOM

"OH!" HE SAYS WHEN HE COUNTS THE MONEY....."I JUST HAVE 15 FRANCES.......WHERE ARE THE REST OF THE 15? HOW AM I GONNA PAY?" HE SOUNDED WORRIED AND WAS ABOUT TO CRY (OF COURSE HE WAS A YOUNG BOY, SOMETHING 6-7 YEARS OLD...) WHEN CARLA SAID

"NO...PROBLEM...YOU COULD GET THESE FOR 15 FRANCS AND CAN PAY BACK LATER....."

"REALLY?" ASKS THE BOY

"DO YOU WANNA BE LATE AND GET SCOLDED BY MOM?" ASKS CARLA WITH A MISCHIEVOUS SMIRK

"UH....NO...THANK YOU....." HE SAYS AS HE GIVES THE MONEY.......JUST WHEN HE WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE, THE UNNAMED BOY'S MOTHER APPEARED AT THE SHOP...

"SAM, WHAT WERE YOU DOING ALL THIS WHILE...YOU FORGOT HALF OF YOUR MONEY AT HOME.....HOW DID YOU PAY?" ASKS SAM'S MOM

"MOM, SISTER GAVE ME ALL THIS FOR 15 FRANCS WHEN ITS COST WAS 27...." SAYS SAM WITH A SMILE...

"REALLY......YOU'RE VERY NICE PERON.......MY DAUGHTER'S ALSO OF YOUR AGE, BUT YOU'RE MUCH MORE UNDERSTANDING.......ANYWAYS,....HERE, THE REST OF THE 3 FRANCS....THANK YOU AGAIN.." SHE SAYS

"PLEASE DO VISIT SOON.....HAVE A GOOD DAY!" SAYS CARLA AS MOM-SON WALKS OUT OF THE SHOP.....

"YOU'RE A NICE PERSON, CARLYLE," SHE SAYS WITH A SMILE

"GYMTRAINER ZOULENE, YOU HAVE BEEN STANDING WITH THE STOOL IN YOUR HANDS ALL THIS WHILE....." SHE SAID LAUGHING

"UH YEAH...." SHE SAID AS SHE LOOKS AT THER HANDS...."LET US START AGAIN....." WHEN SHE WAS TRYING TO TAKE THAT BOUQUET OUT, ANOTHER CUSTOMER APPEARED, BUT HE WAS NOT A CUSTOMER, HE WAS LUKA...........

"HEY GIRLS! " HE SAYS AS HE ENTERS....

"HI LUKA," SAYS CARLA

"HELLO," SAYS ZOE

"CARLA, I'M NOT UP TO, EVEN WITH THE STOOL...." SAYS ZOE

"WANNA GET SOME HELP?" ASKS LUKA AS HE PUTS HIS GUITAR OFF THE TABLE AND GETS UP TO THE STOOL, AS THE STOOL HD ENOUGH SPACE FOR 2 PEOPLE TO STAND AT THE SAME TIME........ HE TOOK THE BOUQUET OUT, AND WHEN HE TURNED BACK, TO GIVE THE BOUQUET TO CARLA, THE STOOL FLIPPED AND "BANG", LUKA AND ZOE FELL ON CARLA....

"WOAH! ARE YOU BOTH OKAY..."ASKS LUKA

"FINE WITH ME.....WHAT ABOUT YOU" SAYS ZOE

"ME TOO FINE..."SAYS CARLA

"I'M FINE TOO..." SAYS LUKA

"CARLA," HE SAYS AS ALL STAND-UP, "THERE'S A CONSTRUCTION GOING ON NEAR LIBERTY AND I CAN'T PLAY MY GUITAR THERE, SO CAN I PRACTICE HERE, IN YOU SHOP........... ONLY IF YOU PERMIT, YOU SEE." HE SAYS HIS LAST SENTENCE A LITTLE WORRIEDLY...

"NO PROBLEM," SHE SAYS WITH A SMILE....

"ZOE, ITS TIME FOR YOUR BRUNCH.....BE HOME SOON" SAYS BUTLER JEAN AS HE SENT A VOICE MAIL TO ZOE...

"GOTTA GO...SEE YOU IN THE EVENING, CARLENE......" SAYS ZOE AS SHE WALKS PAST THE SHOP

NOW LUK AND CARLA WERE ALL ALONE IN THE SHOP...... IT WAS BORING...... SO THEY HAD A LIGHT CONVERSATION.......

"WOAH! 2 HOURS WENT BY....." SAID CARLA

"TIME FLIES WHEN WE'RE HAVING FUN....." SAYS LUKA WHEN CARLA COMPLETES

"AND STANDS STILL WHEN WE'RE DOING HOMEWORK" ASYS CARLA AND THEY BOTH LAUGH.......

*in the evening*