The Vase

An old woman’s final wish.

But Melanie was hesitant. She was skilled at her craft, yet incorporating the human remains of a beloved relative into one of her works seemed reckless. She’d only get one shot.

“It’s what I want,” her grandmother told her.

And what grandmother wanted, grandmother got.

Melanie smiled at the gorgeous Peruvian lilies flourishing in Grandmother’s Vase. She placed them in the window of her studio nearly a year ago and they still looked as fresh as if they were purchased just yesterday.

Beautiful flowers that never die and never need replacing.

Her grandmother’s final gift.