Asphalt Flowers.

"What's taking so long?"

"Well sir, it takes time for something like this."

She had told him to be early or she was going to go with Terry.

"OK, well...fine."

Terry was the all-state track star from their high school.

"$45.00...seriously?"

"I think it is worth it sir."

"Fine"

He walks out the door through the drizzle & gets into his car.

"I can't believe this is happening."

He was, with luck, going to be ten minutes late. She was most likely taking pictures with him right now.

"Come on, come on. Turn GREEN!"

Then the tires spun and the slick road beneath him disappeared. Metal found metal and bone found glass and that was that.

The flowers fell to the asphalt and shimmered in the red and blue glimmer of lights.

"Well, let's go Terry."

She thought to herself, "Why didn't he come? Why was he late? Why doesn't he care?"

So, she went to the table and streamer filed basketball gym with Terry.

And the flowers just stayed in the street.