''Red Rose''

For a week, Lily discovered a red rose on her porch every morning. There was no letter and no sign of who placed it. Every rose had its petals untarnished by rain and was in pristine freshness.

She made the decision to wait and see who would show up one evening. A shadow showed up at her door at midnight. A man with his face covered by a dark coat.

Putting the rose aside, he said in a low voice, "I've been waiting for you to notice."

He was gone before she could speak. His sole hint was...