What About The Geraniums?

Alex, country boy with a knack for taking care of family and home. His grandparents went on trip with his grandmother's sister and her husband. They leave Alex in charge of garden, pets and house, where he grew up and he knows all in the village, he always liked to come back from big city. Alex discovers that the beautiful garden has fallen into disarray and the geraniums, his grandmother's favorite flower, need tending. He has a lot of work to do. After finishing it, Alex decided to go to the square and in the store he met beautiful Amélie, who is into a conflict with her ex bf, and when Alex saw that he used violence, he stood up for her. Alex and Amélie spend evening walking and having fun. Amélie is interested in the garden, especially grandma's beloved geraniums. Invites her to come help with garden next day and is surprised when she really came, they spend all day together and while hiding their feelings, begin to fall in love. In the evening he invites her for ice cream, they notice a sign on building and continue the journey and go through places where they spent childhood. Alex asks if she believes in love, she says yes and tells about a boy she met when she was 6 and fell in love, when he left after holidays, they said goodbye and she gave him photo so he wouldn't forget. Alex smiled and looked into her glassy eyes, then reached into pocket and pulled out a grubby lil piece of paper, handed it to her. When she opened it, she burst into tears. It was the old photo.

Story added by jakubduda on June 1, 2023