Fragile as a Rose

The next morning , Gabbi went to their flower garden to oversee the hasvesting,  but since they are short staff because of the bigger number of  the tourist booked for the weekend, she help in  cutting the blooms,  which will be later on pack carefully  in a safe box and send it to their buyers. Their orders came unexpectedly because of the death of a known personality and an elaborate funeral is being prepared.

She was so focus in cutting the blooms of the Roses because they are delicate and they applied to it insecticide to protect it from parasites.

She was so focus in what she is doing, when she heard that unmistakably deep southern drawl coming from her side.

"Good Morning Ella,"  She was so surprised that she dropped the cutting scissors straight to her other hand and wounded the wrist

"i'm sorry! " She said that Dane was also surprised by her reaction.

"What for?" He began to recall what Gab told him about Ella's condition.

"For ahhh... How..f.. for being r... rude the other time..." so there she was able to say it at last. But when she saw Dane's reaction she began to be teary eyed.

"You have a bleeding hand and what you think about is aologizing?" At this moment Ella started to release the tears she had been keeping from falling.

"For heaven's sake! why are you crying? Does it hurt so much?" She just shook her head, She knows that she shouldn' t act this way, but she couldn't help it. It seem that a floodgate has been opened and the tears just flows freely.

He was examining her hand.The wound was superficial but it is bleeding ,so he wash it with tap water.Looking at her fragile appearance, he began to take pity at the girl. He is pissed at himself for startling her like that. He embraced the girl in a brotherly way to pacify her weeping and allow her to cry her eyes out until the weeping stoped.  In between her sobs and hiccups she ask, "Why?"

Still holding her "Why what?"  He ask softly.

"Why are you angry at me?"

"I'm not angry at you Ella, I could never be angry at you. I am pissed at myself for startling you like that. Can you forgive me?" She chuckled a little bit relaxed. their position intrigue the workers watching them. But Dane didn't mind as long as the grl will stop crying. He was already being warned by Gab but he never expected her to be too emotional like this.

"Come on let's apply some medicine to your wounds it may not be deep but it might get infected with the insecticides you used.

Gab was at the main door looking and inhaling the scent of some of the plant that his sister  grow near the entrance. It gives a refreshing feeling before stepping inside the house. He saw Dane and the tear stained red rimmed eyed Ella walking towards the house.

"What happened? Why are you crying?" Dane and Ella shared a knowing look.

" I accidentally dropped the scissors on my wrist. but Gab knew better, his sister must be having again some panic attack. He decided to ask his friend later for the details.

"Are you still taking your medication Ella?" He inquired.

"I forgot it runned out two days ago,and I was so busy that I forget to order because my phone."

"You're phone is not the only communication equiptment we have , besides I told tou not to tire yourself with the work here. That's the reason why we hire workers here." He said it in a way that she will not start crying again.

"OK." 

"Hurt so bad I guess..." he said it with a tune to lighten up the atmostphere.

"What happened Dane?" Gab asked his friend when Ella was in her room resting.

"Sorry Gab, it slipped my mind, you told me that she sometimes gets panick attacks. I just greated her and she was startled and starts to cry."

" She must have a lot in her mind this days. She hasn't have this attack for quite a while now, probably due to her missing her medication." 

" Is she getting better?"

"Yes,  her doctor decided to lower her doses, by the time she will overcome this attacks, she will start to desentized it."

" What do you mean?"

"When she will be having less and less of this attacks she will undergo those triggers in a controlled condition  for her to be able to face that situation in the future with out breaking down. Which is why I brought her here to relax and be able to do whatever she enjoys."

"You really cared for her."

"Of course she is my only sister and I'm quite quilty  for leaving her and experienced the hardship of living the uncertainty when our mother was dying. She was so young and I was away for her to have someone to share and face her fears and be assured that everything is gonna be okay."

"I'm sorry Gab, that I cause her to panic."

"On the contrary Dane It help us to know that she is not yet ready for the second phase of her medication and that she is missing to take her medicines."

"What can I do to help?" Gab looked at his friend contemplating.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, so sure."

"Well ... since you will be here for a while. Can you look after her, be a brother, remind her of her medicines, listen to her when she feels like sharing her experiences. Make sure she is always relax, reminds me she is always relax when there is music around it helps her relax."

"Sure, don't worry."

"I hope I'm not imposing on you, specially you have some issues on your own. if you're not into it, I am not holding it against you."

" No problem Gab music has nothing to do with my problem. Besides I want to help you and your sister. She is so fragile and I can see in her the sister that I never get to know who died at a very young age from an unknown illness."

"Thank you brother."

" Haven't done anything yet brother." They both laughed at that.