Tryst with Flowers

How often have you used flowers to get something done, or get flowers to tell that you are sorry, or get flowers to just just bring in a smile???
If you ask me, I have used flowers for each of the aforementioned reasons in vain.

1) The first time flower trick backfired was when a close friend of mine called me up on Friday evening and started cribbing about how she has to work on a Saturday. I empathized with her, and decided that I would do something to brighten her day and sent her flowers to her office on Saturday. I get a call from this friend of mine at around 4 in the evening. I was riding my bike and thus gave the phone to a friend of mine, thinking she would be all happy and smiling and thanking me. Instead, the pillion rider bursts out laughing, and let me know that she did not go to office - weird how ppl change their decision at the last minute and ruin a surprise.

2) This incident happened a while ago. It was the birthday of someone rather special. I could not be with that person, so decided that I will do the new. Send her beautiful flowers over the net. Thus, with much difficulty I chose the best looking roses from the online catalog and place the order. I decided that I would not call or message. Instead, let the flower do all the talking. I waited till the end of the day, never once heard from her. Then I finally put my ego aside and called her to wish her on her birthday at around 9pm. She thanked me for calling her and hung up the phone. I thought maybe the flowers were never delivered. Finally at around midnight i msd her asking if she got the flowers and thus comes the reply "oh! thanks rahul. It was rather nice of you." - weird how you put in such efforts and get cold shouldered.

3) This seriously is a fuck up from my side here. I sent flowers to a friend of mine who was really pissed off at me. I deserved it in the first place. Any which ways, she just would not listen to me. So I thought I will use the flowery rout again(yeah, i never learn from mistakes). So stare into my laptop and place an order for some really nice flowers. I get two mails in the inbox, which i fail to check, thinking it was only confirmation. Besides, the flowers were to be delivered the very next day. On the day of the delivery I finally open the mail and realise that it was a cancellation letter rather than confirmation. Gawd i felt like an arse at that moment. So i sit again, find the same flowers and place the order again. This time though, the flowers need to be delivered the same day. I waited with baited breath to know if the flowers were delivered. I got no call from the friend of mine. I got no mail from the online portal. All i got is a hope that flowers may've been delivered, and that she may have forgiven me - weird how i can screw up everytime i find something good.