It was a nasty affair

It’s hard to tell when it started, so innocent really. The ajuga growing wild noticed the beautiful strawberry, coming close to its protected border. A simple hello, then before anyone knew, they were becoming fast friends, too fast. To keep their adoration secret, they went underground. First they traveled locally, then the wild ajuga, unsatisfied, convinced the strawberry to go beyond its borders. She was timid at first, not really wanting to leave her home, but she eventually agreed. Soon, they were inseparable. Then the tension started. Strawberry wanted to return to her home, so she did, but not alone. Ajuga trailed along, not wanting to part…but also invited friends, the chives. And they came in large numbers, always loving the party. Their lives had become so entangled, strawberry was afraid she had lost herself. Her friends were starting to show balls of blossom, and she knew that was what she was made for. She called in a mediator to help them untangle and right the wildness of her ways. Ajuga and Strawberry parted, agreeing to remain friends. The mediator will remain in touch, should the flames begin to flicker again.