valerie anna . climbing the stairway (24k) wrote in musings,
Valerie thought that the stunt at the party was the surprise, and the flowers were planned. It felt like something that was done when Orin made a mistake, possibly even done on his behalf.
Appearances were what she was being paid for, however, and she let them bring the vases in, vase after vase, and told them to stack them on the living room floor. She was packing, and the majority of the boxes were filled with things like cookie sheets, glass casserole dishes, and mixing bowls. The clothes look the rest of the the boxes. Valerie had very few--almost none--personal belongings, all of those fitting into a cloth valise that was ready literally within the hour.
After the flowers stopped--she counted the minutes until an hour had gone by--she sighed and locked the door. She drew the curtains, even though the windows sealed meant the smell of roses was giving her a headache, and went to go shower off the effort.