"Well, it is time for me to go. You can go back to whatever you were doing. Always take care of yourself and be mindful not to make a fool of yourself. My regards to your wife! Bye for now and see you later!" said Daisy as she left. A smile twisted around the beautiful corner of her mouth. Then, she got in her car and drove off. She was thinking carefully whether what he had said were all true.
Kevin shook his head helplessly. Then, he got on his Humvee, started the engine, and left the army base as well. It was still a bit early in the evening. When he was about to drive past a flower shop, he thought for a moment and pulled over. He jumped out and casually walked towards the shop.
"Good evening, sir. Are you looking for flowers? Do you have a friend or a lover waiting for you at home?" the young girl at the flower shop cheerfully asked. She smiled at Kevin charmingly. But it had no effect on him. As far as he was concerned, she was no match for his wife. Beauty is truly in the eyes of the beholder. And now, every other woman had become nothing but ordinary compared with Leena.
"Let me have a look first," said Kevin awkwardly. This was the first time for Kevin to enter a flower shop and he felt embarrassed. To make it worse, some girls were standing in a corner, watching him. He desperately wanted to do whatever he came to do and get out of there as soon as possible. However, as a soldier, he had to stand his ground. There was no escaping from it.
There were so many flowers in the shop unknown to him that he had no idea which ones to buy for his wife.
"Wow! So handsome!
Do you think he has got a girlfriend?" came a female voice from somewhere in the shop.
"I bet he has some sweetie waiting for him at home."
"You can't say that for sure. Don't you know that some soldiers are not allowed to marry?" another girl said.
"Really? Are you kidding? If that were true, it would be such a waste of a handsome man!
Have you noticed his shoulder mark? He must be a senior officer."
The young girls spoke in low voices. They had shifted their attention from the blooms to the one thorn among all the flowers, Kevin. Strong and at the same time, handsome men were seldom seen on the street. They were excited and hoped that Kevin could see them and maybe fall in love with one of them at first glance.
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