VHS 3: Need you to know I love you more than anything (Cactus and His Wilted Sunflower)
It was a harshly cold day in the middle of February. Below freezing and snow squalls making it difficult to see much more than your own hand in front of your face. Most would assume that the graveyard behind the church in Faraway Town would be devoid of life on such a day. Well those who assumed that truly didn’t know Kel Garcia. As despite the conditions, he was there bundled in winter attire and holding a box close to his chest as he slowly but surely made his way to a grave that he visited everyday without fail.
Kneeling down, he places gloved hand against the stone rubbing off the excess snow.
Our dear sunflower Basil Fey. Your thoughts will follow us into our dreams.
The brunette’s eyes sting a bit as he places down the box and wipes his watery eyes with his now free hand. Even after 3 years, it still stung like it just happened yesterday. And it hurt. It hurt it hurt it hurt like a dull ache in his that would never subside in his chest.
“Hey my little flower. It’s me again…I’m sorry that the others couldn’t join us today. Guess they couldn’t make it over because of the weather but you don’t have to worry. I’d never let something like the weather stop me. It’s a special day after all. It’s not everyday that you turn 20 after all.”
He weakly laughed some as he looked over at the box he brought.
“I wanted to originally bring you more flowers but I figured in this weather they would just wilt and that might make you sad…and I wouldn’t want you sad on your birthday so I made you a gift instead.”
He gives a weak smile as he pulls out a small woodcarving of a cartoonish Cactus lovingly embracing a sunflower with a weighted base to keep it from flying away when the wind blew. Was it realistic? Not at all but it was a piece made from the heart and that is the true greatest gift and honor anyone could ask for.
“I hope that you like it…hopefully one day if my nightmares ever end…we could meet again in my dreams and I could give you the proper birthday celebration you deserve…”
He stated softly with a shaky voice as he leaned the stone and just for a moment…it almost felt like the blond was there by his side giving him the comfort and reassurance he needed to have at least a couple moments of peace.
“Happy birthday…my sunflower…I still love you more than anything.”
