Then he remembered the flower.
Elara understood what most people forgot: a petunia does not bloom for a season. It blooms for an appointment. petunia bloom time
Leo scoffed, but he found himself checking his phone the next morning. 8:46. He stood on the porch. The buds were still tight, green fists. Then, as the second hand swept past the twelve, a single petunia at the edge of the basket gave a tiny, almost imperceptible shudder. Its spiral unfurled like a slow sigh. At 8:47 exactly, it was open. Then he remembered the flower