Zephyra Point of View

"Long hair." The moment those words left my mouth, I saw Mr. Handsome Bud's face really, in real-time went through the entire flowering process of different flowers of different colors.

And I found it funny and scary all at the same time.

"You – How did you –" I opened my mouth wide when I saw Mr. Handsome Bud's words playing jumping rope.

So, even stammering looks good on a handsome man!

I quickly collected my thoughts and got to my professionalism as I looked at him with a profound gaze. "You are scared that long hair might get tangled around neck in sleep and strangle the person so you-" I spoke quickly, yet, he shut me up again by closing my mouth with his hand.

To be very honest, I'm laughing by butt out inside my mind when I calculated handsome bud's fear.

Who gets scared of long hair and for this reason?

"Mr. Valen, you are scared of..." Handsome pollen aka the PA, trailed off, almost in a whisper. But hey, we heard it.

"No, I'm not."

"Yes you are. I see that you also shaved your sister's head bald when you both were young because you didn't want your sister to be strangled by her own hair. Hey wait, -" I looked at his forehead, his eyes and his pointed facial features again and laughed out loud.

Gosh, this Handsome Bud is a great prospect to become a comedian.

"You – You even... Ha ha ha... When you were five, you actually shaved off half of your mother's head and left the other half in an expectation not to be found out." Oh my Totem!

This Bud has so many flowering techniques!

I cannot stand this anymore. I need to roll on the floor and laugh.

I can see imagine his poor mother waking up from sleep and finding the front part of her head shaved off completely, only leaving a bunch on the back.

The moment she wakes up, walks to the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror casually!

This Handsome bud looks very smart and villainously intelligent, how did he even think that he would not be found out if half the head is left unshaved?

Even though he was five, he must be a little overly smart at that time too, right?

And then, after thinking of all this, a question suddenly popped in my mind and I felt like if I don't get the answer, I'll not be able to sleep tonight.

"Eh, Flower Bud, so, your mother, did she shave off the other half too or did she –"

"I didn't do it. How dare you! Of course, I did not do it." He pointed a finger at me as his body shook violently like he is going through some kind of nerves breakdown.

But even without looking at his Bud, one can easily tell that he is covering up. He is lying and he is in denial.

"Let's go. This is ridiculous." Handsome Bud waved his hand and easily got out of my hold when I wasn't paying attention.

He glared at me fiercely, his lips are pressed down into a straight line and his eyebrows are drooping down with a scowl.

In one word, he looks very much like a just born pupae.

He was above to throw down the amulet I gave him but I stopped him in time. "This will save your life. Keep it. It's fated that you met me. Come on, Bud, it's okay. Everyone has something they are scared of." I said lightly and patted his shoulder, which is three floors above me.

"So, what if your fear is somewhat funny? So, what if your fear is silly? So, what if it makes me laugh? It's okay. Everyone has something they are scared of."

I tried to pacify his inner struggle and give him peace of mind. But somehow, for some reason, after hearing my words, his inner peace seemed to be broken into pieces.

By the looks of it, the aura around him tells me that he is triggered and very negatively triggered.

"Zeph, shut up. You are making it worse." Via, who has been silent spectator until now, gritted her teeth at me.

"How am I making it worse? Aren't I giving him strength and tranquility?" I mumbled back but a bit loudly.

Ah, I have a bit loud voice. Even whispering can be above whispering.

Yiyaa!

"No, you are not." Via and Handsome Bud said at the same time.

Via turned to look at Handsome Bud and said in a polite manner. "Although my friend is a little outspoken, her calculations has never been wrong."

"I don't believe in such mindless, logic-less stuff. I'm a believer of science." Bud, seriously! No wonder his fate flower is so jumbled.

"Yiyaa, then don't believe it. Just assume that I'm interested in you and gave a token of affection. Keep it well with you and carry the amulet everywhere for next whole week. After the week is passed and you are safe and kicking, then kick the amulet away." I, Miss Fairy, is giving a free amulet to a fated flower man and the flower is rejecting it!

Such a shame!

I pushed the wooden charm back into his hand and then forced him to put it in pocket. Only then did I let them leave.

Ah right, I forgot!

"By the way, Handsome Bud and Handsome pollen; you have women in your family, right?" Just when the were about to walk away in anger, I caught Bud's hand and stopped him again.

"Yeah, what now? You want to give some senseless amulets to them?" He snorted aggressively. But he is softly aggressive towards me.

"Via, here, has amazing craftmanship when it comes to small trinkets. Come, see there is something you could buy for your family. They are so beautiful that you might want to buy them all, I tell you." I pulled the both towards the stall connected to mine right beside me.

There, on the wide table, are neatly organized small and beautiful jewelry and other trinkets of variety of designs. Both classic and innovative!

For a moment, I saw a flash of surprise and appreciation pass in Bud's eyes when he looked at the array of beautiful ornaments.

"Did you design them?" Handsome Pollen asked on behalf of his boss and Via nodded with pride flashing on her face.

"So beautiful!" He exclaimed.

Like I said, Bud bought all the jewelry for a good price without even bargaining. After he took the package and turned around to leave when I stopped him again.

"Wait, Bud, Pollen, do you have an artist bone? Do you like art?" I asked, stopping them from leaving.

Hey, I have to make Oreo earn some money too. With his art and talent, he should be the one earning the most among the three but for some reason, his art is appreciated but not valued enough.

"What again?" Bud exasperated. Pollen looked at Bud and me and then shook his head in extreme shock.

"Come on, tell me, do you like art?"

"Yes. I do. I love it." He affirmed.

I grinned at him in great joy. "Then you are in for a treat to your eyes then. Let me tell you, my friend Oreo, here, he is the greatest artist in the world. Come, see, he painted all these and they are authentic and original." I advertised enthusiastically as pulled him to oreo's stall which is on the other side of my stall, right beside mine.

It was then Bud and Pollen looked at the paintings. At first, both of them looked as if they were there to complete a task and get out of here but when their eyes fell on each and every piece of art, they stood frozen, stunned and utterly shocked.

"Did he – Did he really paint them? All of them?" Bud asked. Although his emotions are well controlled already, I could see an imaginative gasping emoticon in his eyes.

He is impressed. More than Via's and mine, he is impressed by Oreo's creation.

"Hello sir, welcome. Indeed, all the paintings exhibited here were done by me." Oreo, who is always the calm, humble and kind one of us, talking in a smooth unhurried tone.

Pollen typed on his phone and did something on his phone for a minute and then leaned over to Bud saying that the paintings are indeed original and there is no official or unofficial record of them before.

"You, why are you selling them here? Why are they not in art museum?" This time, Bud is in full businessman mode that I usually see in movies.

To me, Ryan Reynolds is the best person for businessman roles. He is terrific.

"Bud, you think it is easy to put them in art museums? The art exhibitions are fully controlled by rich people. How can a person from humble background stand their pressure and showcase something better than theirs?" I answered for hesitating Oreo and sighed.

Bud looked at the paintings and Oreo with a contemplative look and then said that he would buy everything on the stall with double price.

We three friends were so happy that we immediately jumped and hugged each other.

Oreo, this time, did not humble himself and expressed his happiness openly.

"Bud, you are really a rich flower. I love it. I love it!" I exclaimed, jumped and almost hugged him.

"My name is not Bud so stop calling me that. Mr. Valen is my name and I am not a flower." Bud gritted, and looked as if he is going to shapeshift into a rocket, lite himself and fly to the sky.

"Yiyaa, same difference; same difference." I brushed off and helped Oreo with packing the paintings carefully.

Bud is not just a flower; he is a divine flower!

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