love you for a long time

Suddenly, on an inhale of smoke, something in her throat catches, and she coughs violently, the itch only intensifying with each short draw of breath. She trips over the entrance of the greenhouse, stumbling over to the lake, where she scoops up greedy handfuls of the clear water, and it’s only when the coughing stops, that she notices the pale white petals rippling across the surface, mocking and shiny with water.