The Flower Master (Rei Shimura #3) - Plot & Excerpts
Morita's plates. The negative responses confirmed my fear that I'd taken on a real albatross, but I couldn't bear to return to Mrs. Morita with a failure. Enough had gone wrong in my life lately. I was determined that at least one thing would work out. Norie's ikebana class was in full swing by the time I reached Shiomidai Dori. Three women I didn't know were fussing with flowers on my newspaper-covered tea table, and Norie's friend Eriko was working at the kitchen counter. I'd never seen so many people at one time in my small apartment. Everyone bowed when I entered, but I was struck with an odd desire to excuse myself. Norie introduced me to her students, but I was too tired and stressed to remember their names. At least I knew Eriko, who patted a cushion for me to rest on. She alone seemed to understand I felt overwhelmed. "You're in good time, Rei. We saved an extra portion of flowers for you," Norie said. I deduced from the unfamiliar shopping bags bulging with bubble wrap that the students had carried their own ikebana containers from home.
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