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"Yeah, it'd be nice to customize it." I follow the shopkeeper to her counter and she pulls out a lightweight, glass vase. I watch her wipe it down with a cloth before filling it with water. "I'm kinda happy you chose sunflowers...the ones in the back weren't getting used, I was going to have to throw them away." I furrow my eyebrows. "Why not put them in your premade bouquets?" The shopkeeper shook her head. "No one likes them...whenever I did put them out not a single person bought them. Nowadays I just keep them around just in case..." Sounded a bit sad. Sunflowers were really nice...they brought a lot of light to the room. That's what my friend always did, she lit up the room the instant she stepped in. She was really bright...both inside and out. It's a shame no one appreciated sunflowers.
The shopkeeper brings up a few buckets of other assorted flowers and then we begin to arrange them in the vase. I make sure to incorporate little flowers along with a few larger ones, accenting the colors. The shopkeeper speaks up. "You said your friend's birthday was tomorrow?" I nod. "I bet she'll be really happy with this...you must like her a lot to go through all this trouble." I let out a light laugh. "It's really no trouble at all! It doesn't take long anyways, and you always sell these for a reasonable price." I reassure, poofing out a side leaf. The shopkeeper pulls out a small knife, chopping off the ends of flowers to place in the vase. All of a sudden you hear a quick 'ouch' from her mouth. "Oh...I gave myself a little cut..." She sucked at her finger, a bit of blood stained on the knife. "I'm so sorry...I'm gonna go wash up and put a bandage on this. This isn't the first time this has happened, so don't worry." She sets the knife down and stepps in the backroom for a bit. I continue to arrange the flowers, tossing out any dead ones I find. It only takes a minute for the shopkeeper to return again, a tiny bandaid on her finger tip. "I hope this bouquet is the right size, I don't want it to be too big or too small."
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