Love's Next Door

he sunlight. Her piercing green eyes seemed to hold a touch of mystery, captivating anyone who dared to meet her gaze. But it was

an assistant in a local company in Mexico to make ends meet. Despite the humbleness of her job, Selena approa

op. The air was filled with the soothing scent of blossoms, and as she entered, she found h

a greeted them with a warm

, Selena, you won't believe the prank your mother pulled on

in, chuckling. "Oh, it was nothing too s

ued. "Tell me, tell me!

hat happened earlier today!" Mrs Martello e

" Selena asked, eage

t a bunch of sunflowers and asking us for roses," Mr. Ma

ly confused. "What? Did you give

l roses, and the man still insisted that it wasn't what he wante

at was going on! He kept pointing at the sunflowers

inding the incident amusing as we

ing at and I told him, "These are your roses, sir, specially prepared for you," and he suddenly e

That's hilarious, Mom. I can't believe he couldn't

ments like these that made the Martello flower shop more than just a place of business-it was a sanctuary of joy and shared experiences, the sight of her parents laughing and enjoyin

y had plans to visit the club that night, an outing they had been eagerly looking forward to. As Selena continued discussing her work

pened today at work," Selena began

ays have the craziest stories!"

ce, right? And he starts flirting with me, making all these cheesy pickup lines.

"Oh no, Selena! You always attract the attention of

started complimenting my looks and even asked me out for dinner! Can you believ

ry, her best friend burst into laughter on the other end. "Oh my g

g around there. Hey, speaking of tonigh

"Absolutely! It's been forever since we had a girls

gnation. "If only Romano were there! H

t, Maria! If Romano catches him, he'll give him

Selena's honour becoming too amusing to handle. They continued swapping stories and s

made unwanted passes at her earlier at her place of work. She felt uneasy and cut Maria off mid-sentence. "Maria, I have to go. This guy is giving me the creeps," Selena said, hangi

Selena inquired politely, her v

ng on his lips. "Oh, I was just passing b

emeanour. "Well, we've got a lot of flowers to choose

ne suggestive. "Maybe I'm looking

but I'm not interested. Now, if you're here to buy flowers, I'd

rin to a scowl. "Why are you being so

ve," Selena said, her v

d. Please leave,"

ring at Selena. She could feel her he

opped and approached them. "Is ever

and smiled. "No, we're fine. I

convinced. "I think it's time for you to leave. The

and finally walked away,

ack into the flower shop. She immediately cal

That guy sounds like a total creep

that man showed up and scared him off, I can'

r parents, who had been listening to t

lena? Are you okay

ituation to them, and

ke that. You did the right thing by not engaging with him, b

was just really scary. I'

elena's mother spoke up. "Let's get back to our

flower shop on days when she didn't have a busy schedule at work and she closed early. She

captivating charm, coupled with her loving family and loyal friends, made her a magnetic presence wherever she went. And as fo