THE EMPTY WINDOW

 

Julian’s window looked empty. Julian went to buy Camomile. He put her in a red flowerpot on the windowsill.

 

Camomile sprouted. She grew up thin; she bore the sun and the wind. Camomile died young. A swarm of mosquitoes. Her remains began to smell bad.

Camomile withered because Julian did not feed her, did not water her. Camomile stopped being beautiful very fast, her white flowers became gray and Julian forgot about her.

Her stench bothered Julian one day, that’s how he realized Camomile was dead. He stared at her with disgust and threw her in the trash.

 

Julian’s window looked empty. Julian went to buy Gladiolus.