They were sitting having dinner, when Mala saw Preston coming, he stopped next to their table “Ida.” The girl did look up at him and he smiled right down at her, held out a single flower to her. Twirled it a little “I picked this for you.” He said gently.
Mala saw Ida reach out and take it, “Thank you.” She replied.
Mala saw the man’s smile broaden and then he just walked away and sat down with his unit at another table to eat. Mala looked at her questioningly, but Ida said nothing, just sat with the flower in front of her. Picked it up when they left the dining room and took it with her.
This became the norm every time they sat down for a meal. Preston would walk over and just twirl a single flower at Ida, give it to Ida. Three days now this had been going on, there was a vase full of
