“You should take some flowers for her mom—like in the old days. People don’t do things like that enough.” I wrinkle my nose. “Don’t you think that’s kind of … trying too hard?” She shakes her head. “I’ll tell you what I think, Nick.” She sets her fork down and I know it’s about to get serious. “There’re not enough people in the world who try at all. Simple, sweet gestures go a long way with people, and showing kindness is a good, honorable thing. Your generation seems to have no sense of that these days. Take the woman some flowers.”
