Love That Kills
Prologue-1
"I asked him if he believed in love. He smiled and said it was his most elaborate method of self-harm"
-Benedict Smith
Venue- A small flower shop in the city
Emris
I am getting FIRED?!
Owner of Shop
Boy I know you are having a tough time
Owner of Shop
But we all are having a tough time, and it's the season for layoffs and such you know..... *sighs*
Emris
But I- I need more time! This is too sudden
Owner of Shop
*places his hands on his forehead* you can't squander your life playing with flowers like this anyways. You don't have a debt or anything, just go find a new job within a month
Owner of Shop
Most owners don't give so much time before firing anyways. Stop wasting both of our time and just get a job somewhere else
Emris
*slumps against the wall after the owner leaves*
Why today of all days....not like it would have been better if he fired me some other day
Emris
But today's the day that I....
Emris
*buries his head in his hands* I wanna go home
Emris
But I haven't been able to....since years
Emris
Wrex? I don't want to talk with anybody now *cuts the call*
*phone rings again and again continuously until Emris is frustrated and takes up the call*
Emris
Ahh! Everything's going bad in my life! Why does he have to call me so much!
Emris
*picks up the call* Wrex I don't want to talk with you right now, I'm really-
???
Is this Emris Hawthorne from Blossom Boutique? I saw your post on Linsta.....oh well it looks like you are going through a rough patch. Should I call later?
Emris
*checks the caller number again, his face flushing when he realized the truth*
Emris
Ahhh! No, no I am sorry. I was...uhh... just talking with my friend and didn't realize the call was running
???
*chuckles* I see. Well I am calling from Caelum Art Space
???
I liked your works on Linsta and want to organize a little event tomorrow
???
Can you come today? I don't really need much, just want to decorate around a few plant specimens and some flower ornaments
Emris
(Caelum Art Space? That's a million-dollar company's art branch, isn't it? Caelum&Co stepped into the art field the last year only, and they are already making the large figures)
Emris
(I heard their art extension is managed by an outsider of the family though? Well what does that matter to me. If an opportunity as good as this comes to me on such a bleak day, I must grab it!)
Emris
Of course I can, miss. I will reach by evening 5pm, is that alright?
???
That works. Due to some offical work, I won't be able to meet you before 7 but my assistant will try her best to guide you through the process. We can decide the details at the venue, thanks for accepting my impromptu request
Emris
Oh please! it's an honour to able to work with a prestigious organization like yours
???
Thanks for your time *cuts the call*
Emris
*Smiles and jumps up* YESSSSSS!
Emris
When one door closes, another opens huh?
Emris
Oh well wait; I never asked who she was
Emris
*flings his phone* not that it matters
Prologue-2
"Falling for him wasn't falling at all. It was like walking endlessly and finally reaching our own home. But I burned the home down to a house"
???
*fiddles with her pen* Isn't the sky beautiful today?
Assistant Dina
It indeed is, Mrs Director
Assistant Dina
Although I must ask, hiring an amateur florist with a flair for designing, solely based on a few posts on Social Media....
???
What about it? You think it's too childish?
Assistant Dina
*remains silent* Pardon me
???
*chuckles softly* Dina, tomorrow is the day I lost the very soul of my life 5 years back
???
You know what's the worst thing? I never thought twice about it until a few years after
???
I never realized that the one who brought me heaven itself was burning in hell.....and that I was the hell
Assistant Dina
How does that even relate to what I asked you befo-
???
I don't know, I never did. His name just stuck the right chord inside me
Assistant Dina
(are all famous business owners and artists as incoherent as her?)
???
Oh, and when the florist comes, tell him to only use the flowers I enlisted. I am going out now, call me if any urgent matters arise
Assistant Dina
Yes, Mrs Director
Assistant Dina
(Why does she want it to be these flowers only? Picking something like roses or lilies would probably be easier to work with)
4:55 PM, Caelum Art Space
Emris
....magnificent Building
Emris
This the beauty of money, huh? The beauty of money.....nah, I shouldn't spiral down the abyss in the middle of the road
Emris
*goes inside and inquires on the front desk* I am Emris Hawthorne, I should have an appointment here at 5
Assistant Dina
Oh! So you are Emris? Come in. I have been waiting for you
Assistant Dina
(He looks rather young, I heard he was 27 though? Well he is rather easy on the eyes at least)
Emris
*bows slightly and follows her inside* Were you the one who was talking with me on the phone? Thanks again for the opportunity *smiles*
Assistant Dina
(oh and he is totally cute when he smiles! My day has been bland until now, I should try to chat up with him)
Assistant Dina
*Shakes hands* It was the director, not me. Strange right? It's the work of us assistants to schedule mere appointments like that, but she was so enamored with your work she wanted to speak to you personally
Emris
(THE DIRECTOR OF CAELUM? She likes my work??? Isn't the day going all too well! Oh wait, I got fired today)
Really? I see. So what exactly do I have to work with?
Assistant Dina
*sighs* Well the director wants to decorate the aisles and front of the gallery tomorrow. Her flower choices are really specific though....think you can handle it?
Assistant Dina
To be precise, you have to work with Forget-me-nots, yellow Dahlias, Locusts and Purple Hyacinths. You can use Cedar leaves if you want
Emris
These flowers....they're all...
Assistant Dina
*sighs* (His reaction is justified, none of these go together with each other after all) I know right?
Assistant Dina
They aren't all that beautiful eve-
Emris
I really love purple Hyacinths and Locusts! Forget me nots look magical too
Emris
But the choice of flowers...is tomorrow a day of mourning?
Assistant Dina
(how did he know?) I don't know, the director didn't spare me the details. I just know you have to make these work and make the decorations subtle
Emris
Well thanks then. *he gets to work, tweaking around with the flowers and analyzing the angles*
Emris
(Well I should work with the Dahlias as standalones at each corner, the white and purple of Locusts and Purple Hyacinths will go well together, they should be the main show)
Emris
(Adding Locusts to Forget me not will also give a staple blue and white combo, the cedar leaves will go well in the background)
Assistant Dina
(Seeing him work like a bee is kind of cute, let me bring him some drinks)
Emris
(without lifting up an eye) The gallery is closed for the day, please return tomorrow....
???
So I can't even go inside my own gallery now? Well who exactly has the right to do so~
Emris
(looks up in embarrassment) Ah, is that you, dire-
As their eyes meet in the flash second, a sudden horror passes through Emris's face. His skin pales while the world around him goes silent. His pupils dilate against the sheer fear of the sight in front of him. A meeting, one that lets out a fury of a thousand voices inside his head, one that chills the very core of his bones and leaves him breathless
Emris
Re...ize? *the word hardly leaves his lips. 5 letters, yet an eternity of pain*
The look on Reize's face is one that mirrors the horror on Emris's. Yet it's mixed with a far greater sense of astonishment in its ugliest form. The playful smile on her face has been torn apart into a silent scream and countless questions ricochet inside her head yet only a single one is muttered
Reize
How? *her lips go dry and her demeanor grows deathly*
Assistant Dina
*with a plate of juice on her hands* What happened here?
Basic Info
"When you aren't fed love on a silver spoon, you learn to lick it off knives"
-Lauren Eden
Emris Hawthorne
Age: 27
Male
Height: 6'
Weight: 72 kg
Has a slender body
Mother is British
Father is Canadian
Currently works as a Florist, has thousands of follows on his ornamental works on Linsta
"I am fragile, not fragile like a flower but fragile as a bomb"
Reize Cherri
Age: 26
Female
Height: 5'7
Weight: 64kg
Has an athletic body
Mother is Japanese
Father is British
Director of Caelum Art Space, an influential gallery in the country
Rest of the info will be out as the story progresses 😃
Forget me not
Signifies Remembrance
Dahlia
Means "Forever yours"
Locust
Means "Affection beyond the grave"
Cedar
Means "I live for you"
Purple Hyacinth
Signifies Sorrow
Please don't take my words too seriously 🙇♀️
All image credits to Pinterest
Download MangaToon APP on App Store and Google Play
