A Sudden Burst of Motion

Pop! My eyes blinked wide open to an electric wash of bright magenta! I felt a sudden tingle running all the way down my stem. Was I stuck? No way! With a sudden bounce, I wiggled both my leafy hands and leaned forward so fast the tips of my petals shivered with excitement. I tapped one leaf right against the painted ground beneath me—tap, tap! It was solid, and I was moving entirely on my own!