Almost 7 years have passed and the little sunflower seed has already grown into one beautiful flower. Although all alone, the flower enjoyed the solitude. Not because it hated people, but because it did not want to commit the same mistake its past self did — give in to the short term of tender, love, and care.
Back then, the dead sunflower hoped someone would pick up its seed to let it grow but only to realize no one did. Hurt by the past and realization, the little sunflower seed decided to hide itself in the ground; away from the possibility of getting hurt by someone like the stranger. No one ever noticed the sunflower's presence since then.
As time passed, the sunflower started sprouting out of the ground. Not knowing what was going on nor how this was happening, it started to see the outside world again. From all its time hiding with fear, it forgot the beauty of the world it lives in.
During the growth, the sunflower decided to build itself again and hoped a kind stranger would pick it up from the ground. People passed by and admired the sunflower's appearance. Some tried to pick it, but Mother Nature made Her way for those people to go away. Feeling worthless, the sunflower started to lose hope that it wanted to hide in the soil again, but couldn't because the ground was too far for it to reach back. It had no choice but to continue growing.
The growing sunflower did not realize that even though it hid itself from everything and everyone for the past years, Mother Nature was with it all this time. She protected the sunflower seed from harm with Her soil and gave it water for nourishment during its healing process. All She wanted was the sunflower to live a new and better life because She loved it so much.
Years have already passed and the sunflower learned to enjoy solitude yet appreciate the company of some people. Then one day, a young stranger came and looked at the sunflower as if it was a new plant to him. The stranger did not stay long though he would pass by every other week just to see it. The sunflower somehow felt attracted to him but did not want to commit the same mistake it did years ago.
After a while, the stranger would pass by more often and started staying longer than usual. The sunflower, enjoying the stranger's company, started to have feelings for him but did not want it to develop through fear of being hurt again.
The stranger wasn't being assertive yet he showed the flower his feelings towards it; however, he did not want to pick it from the ground because that would destroy its growth. The sunflower, more mature than before, understood the stranger and decided to continue growing not for him, but for itself. They both grew a more loving relationship since then.
