Quiltyknitwit’s answer to “At the very end, I was a little confused about the third flower that Maddy left. Is it for someone…” > Likes and Comments

I think some people are more comfortable with the idea that she actually knew the person when he was alive. I didn't read it that way at all. Instead, I read it to mean that none of us are strangers; we are here living life together and connected in some way.