February 14, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about valentines. It can be Valentine’s Day, the exchange, love for another, romance, or friendship. Have a heart and go where the prompt leads!
She woke in the early morning looked up and saw the rose he had painted for her, a rose he said that would never die.
She felt the emotion of her gift rise in her chest and again found herself wiping away another tear.
He wanted her to remember their first Valentine’s Day with something she’d never been given before.
She was lost for words at the time, gazing at it, trying to understand the enormity of the gift.
It was she thought odd, but also uplifting, that at her age such a special gift would come her way.
Written for: https://carrotranch.com/2019/02/14/february-14-flash-fiction-challenge/
Morpethroad 
Wonderfully written.
Thanks Sadje you are very kind
And you’re very talented.
Very nice!
Thanks so much Susan
This is wonderful, Michael. Those last two lines with their thoughtfulness really make this piece shine.
Such is the gift of love at any age! Lovely take on the prompt, Michael.
Thanks so much Charli
To be made to feel special is a wonderful kindness.
It is indeed Jules.