Redroseswereherfavorites,hernamewasalsoRose.Andeveryyearherhusbandsentthem,tiedwithprettybows.Theyearhedied,therosesweredeliveredtoherdoor.Thecardsaid,「Bemyvalentine,」likealltheyear?before.
Eachyearhesentherroses,andthenotewouldalwayssay,「Iloveyouevenmorethisyear,thanlastyearonthisday.Myloveforyouwillalwaysgrow,witheverypassingyears.」Sheknewthiswasthelasttimethattheroseswouldappear.
Shethought,heorderedrosesinadvancebeforethisday.Herlovinghusbanddidnotknowthathewouldpassaway.Healwayslikedtodothingsearly,waybeforethetime.Then,ifhegottoobusy,everythingwouldworkoutfine.
Shetrimmedthestems,andplacestheminaveryspecialvase.Then,satthevasebesidetheportraitofhissmilingface.Shewouldsitforhours,inherhusband』sfavoritechair.Whilestaringathispicture,andtherosessittingthere.
Ayearwentby,anditwashardtolivewithouthermate.Withlonelinessandsolitude,thathadbecomeherfate.Then,theveryhour,asonValentine』sDaybefore,thedoorbellrang,andtherewereroses,sittingbyherdoor.
Shebroughttherosesin,andthenjustlookedattheminshock.Then,wenttogetthetelephone,tocallthefloristshop.Theowneranswered.Sheaskedhimifhewouldexplainwhywouldsomeonedothistoher,causinghersuchpain?
「Iknowyourhusbandpassedaway,morethanayearago,」Theownsaid.「Iknewyou』dcall,andyouwouldwanttoknow.Theflowersyoureceivedtodaywerepaidforinadvance.Yourhusbandalwaysplannedahead,heleftnothingtochance.Thereisastandingorder,thatIhaveonefiledownhere,andhehaspaid,wellinadvance,you』llgetthemeveryyear.TherealsoisanotherthingthatIthinkyoushouldknow,hewroteaspeciallittlecardhedidthisyearago.Then,shouldever,Ifindoutthathe』snolongerhere.That』sthecardthatshouldbesenttoyouthefollowingyear.」Shethankedhimandhungupthephone,hertearsnowflowinghard.
Herfingersshaking,assheslowlyreachedtogetthecard.Insidethecard,hesaysthathehadwrittenheranote.Then,asshestaredintotalsilence,thisiswhathewrote:
「Hellomylove,Iknowit』sbeenayearsinceI』vebeengone,Ihopeithasn』tbeentoohardforyoutoovercome.Iknowitmustbelonely,andthepainisveryreal.Forifitwastheotherway,IknowhowIwouldfeel.Thelovewesharedmadeeverythingsobeautifulinlife.Ilovedyoumorethanwordscansay,youweretheperfectwife.Youweremyfriendandlover,youfulfilledmyeveryneed.Iknowit』sonlybeenayear,butpleasetrynottogrieve.Iwantyoutobehappy,evenwhenyoushedyourtears.Thatiswhytheroseswillbesenttoyouforyears.Whenyougettheseroses,thinkofallthehappinessthatwehadtogether,andhowbothofuswereblessed.IhavealwayslovedyouandIknowIalwayswill.But,mylove,youmustgoon,youhavesomelivingstill.Pleasetrytofindhappiness,whilelivingoutyourdays,Iknowitisnoteasy,butIhopeyoufindsomeways.Theroseswillcomeeveryyear,andtheywillonlystop,whenyourdoor』snotanswered,whenthefloriststopstoknock.Hewillcomefivetimesthatday,incaseyouhavegoneout.Butafterhislastvisit,hewillknowwithoutadoubt,totaketherosestotheplace,whereI』veinstructedhim,andplacetheroseswhereweare,togetheronceagian.」
紅玫瑰是她的最愛，她的名字也叫玫瑰，每年他都會送給她玫瑰花，上面繫著漂亮的蝴蝶結。他過世那年，玫瑰花仍然送到她家門口，玫瑰上的卡片像每年一樣，照舊寫著：「送給我的戀人!」
以往每一年他送她玫瑰的時候,卡片總是這樣寫的：「我愛你,甚至今年的這一天要比去年的多,我對你的愛無時無刻不在心中滋長！」她知道這次是她最後一次收到玫瑰。
她想，他總是在情人節前幾天預定這些玫瑰，她那充滿愛心的丈夫不知道自己將會離開。他總喜歡提前安排好事情，這樣，如果他忙起來的話，每一件事情也會進行地順利。
她修剪了一下花的根部，把它們插進一個非常別緻的花瓶裡面，然後把花瓶安置在她丈夫遺照旁邊，照片上的他面帶微笑。她經常會坐在他最喜歡的椅子上，凝視著他那張照片，旁邊就是那些玫瑰花。
就這樣，一年過去了。沒有老伴兒的日子是艱難的，只有孤單和寂寞陪伴著她。在情人節快要到來之前的那個非常時刻，門鈴響了，一束玫瑰花靜靜地躺在她的門口。
她把那束玫瑰花拿到屋裡，驚訝地看著它。然後走到電話前，拿起電話，撥通了花店的號碼。店主接的電話，她問到是否可以解釋一下為什麼會有人這樣對她，讓她如此痛苦。
花店老闆說：「我知道你丈夫一年前已經去世，我知道你會打電話問我是怎麼回事。你今天收到的花是預定好的，你丈夫總是提前計劃好一切，他從不會有任何僥倖心理。我這兒有個長期訂單，就在這兒。你丈夫他已經很早前就付清。你會每年這個時候收到玫瑰花的。還有一件事你必須知道，他在一年多前寫下了一張特殊的小卡片。接著，我就得知他過世的消息。這就是本應該在今年送給你的卡片。」她謝過店主，掛上電話，眼淚不由自主地流了出來。
她手指顫動著緩慢地拿起那張卡片，在卡片裡她看到了他留下的那個筆跡，在她靜靜的目光下,上面寫著：
「我的愛人,我知道我離開你有一年了,我希望,沒有我的日子你依然過得很好。我知道你現在很孤單,心很痛。如果有一種方法,我願意去感覺你心底的孤單和痛楚。我們分享著所有美好的事情。我無法用言語表達我有多麼愛你,你是一個完美的妻子。你是我的朋友和愛人,你給我所需要的一切,我知道僅僅過去了一年,但是請試著不要悲傷，我想要你快樂，甚至在你流下眼淚的時候,這就是我為什麼要在以後每年送你玫瑰的原因。當你收到玫瑰的時候,想想我們在一起的快樂時光和我們得到的祝福,我總是這樣地愛你,將來我也是!但是我的愛人,你必須走下去,你仍然需要生活。請試著尋找快樂,當我不在你身邊的時候,我知道這不是很容易,但是我希望你能用一些方法做到,玫瑰花每年都會送到，直到按你門鈴沒有人應答或花店關門,每年情人節哪天他們會來五次，萬一你不在。但是在第五次之後,他們就會確定,把玫瑰拿到我指定的地方,那裡埋葬著我們,像曾經一樣！」
ScarsOfLove愛的傷疤
SomeyearsagoonahotsummerdayinsouthFloridaalittleboydecidedtogoforaswimintheoldswimmingholebehindhishouse.
Inahurrytodiveintothecoolwater,heranoutthebackdoor,leavingbehindshoes,socks,andshirtashewent.Heflewintothewater,notrealizingthatasheswamtowardthemiddleofthelake,analligatorwasswimmingtowardtheshore.Hismother—inthehousewaslookingoutthewindow—sawthetwoastheygotcloserandclosertogether.Inutterfear,sherantowardthewater,yellingtohersonasloudlyasshecould.
Hearinghervoice,thelittleboybecamealarmedandmadeaU-turntoswimtohismother.Itwastoolate.Justashereachedher,thealligatorreachedhim.