"Goodmorning Nathalie!"
"Goodmorning Aidan!"
The usual morning conversation goes I'm Nathalie and this is my friend Aidan we've been friends for about 8 years now and everyday life has just been repetitive same conversations, same faces and even same events. i always thought life was boring until a transfer student suddenly came in our school. His name is Allan, since he first came in our school he already gave a good impression he's kind, smart, good looking and also cool what more can you ask for in a boy, so just a few weeks since his transfer the whole school has already been talking about him and girls were flocking wherever he was even the seniors were in the flock of girls too, i didn't really join the group of girls always flocking wherever he is but of course i liked him, on the span of a few weeks he's already helped me many time when i was in trouble like the time i had problem understanding math and the time that i was having a hard time carrying the boxes the teachers asked me to transfer he's been a ton of help for me and i really really liked him, I don't even know if it's just like anymore, maybe i love him.
"Nathalie!, Nathalie!!! oy are you even listening to me?!"
"Oh Aidan what was it again? sorry i was kinda dozing off"
"Let me guess, Allan again? pfft HAHAHAHA you're too easy too read you know, Allan was written all over your face while you were dozing off"
"NO! I WASN'T THINKING ABOUT ALLAN AT ALL I DON'T EVEN TALK TO HIM"
"Since you like Allan so much how about you just go and ask him out?"
"You know since you like Allan so much why don't you just ask him out"
"no way that's not gonna happen i won't even have a chance can't you see there's so many beautiful girls around him"
"you won't know until you try who knows maybe he'll end up liking you"
"don't be like that Aidan you're giving me too much hope"
"Then how about start off as being friends with him? that's a good start"
"I'll try"
"Go on then lunch break's almost over how about you go talk to Allan right now and ask if you could be friends with him"
"WHAT? right now??? are you serious??? ok fine but you're coming with me"
"yeye sure but I'll just be at the hallways and you go into their classroom"
"Okay we're here, now go talk to him"
Aidan pushed Nathalie into Allan's classroom
"uhhh H- Hi Allan i don't know if you remember me but it's me uh- Nat-"
"Nathalie yes i remember you we've talked quite a few times before right?"
"Yes i wanted to t- thank you for those time you helped me and also uhm d- do you want to be friends with me?"
"Of course Nathalie, as far as I'm concerned i thought we were already friends"
"O- Oh thanks well then I'm Nathalie you can just call me Nat Nice to be your friend"
"Likewise I'm Allan you can just call me Allan"
The bells ring and lunch break was over Nathalie and Aidan got back to their classroom and continued the boring lessons
Afterschool
"Yahoo! nice going Nathalie now you're friends with Allan"
"Yeah! i know right like I'm so excited now!"
Another week pass
Saturday, 1/17/98, at about 7:45 pm
Nathalie was walking and wandering around at the city going to malls and having fun, that's when she saw a familiar face a certain good looking face she knows so well since she always stares at that face in school, She saw Allan with a girl going out of a mall the girl was clinging to Allan's arm like they were lovers. Nathalie couldn't take it she ran as fast as she could she suddenly felt sick, she immediately went to a bathroom she was coughing nonstop and when she looked at her hand there were petals along with some blood, she became scared the next day sunday she immediately went to the library to research what was happening to her when she coughed up petals then she found what was she was looking for.
Hanahaki disease - "sickness that only occurs when someone is suffering from unrequited love this disease when left too long can lead to death"
Nathalie immediately remembered what she saw last night, she immediately felt sick again and went to the restroom she coughed up flowers and blood again but much more than last time.
Monday finally arrives Nathalie looked really pale
"Goodmorning Nathalie! woah are you okay? you look sick and pale"
"Goodmorning Aidan I'm not really feeling that well today let's talk later at lunch break in our usual spot"
it's finally Lunch break
"So Nathalie tell me what's going on why do you looks so pale all of a sudden?"
Nathalie explained what happened during saturday and before she even got to tell him what she researched in sunday Aidan interrupted her while looking all shocked and depressed at the same time as if he knew what Nathalie was feeling
"Nathalie... Do you have Hanahaki disease?"
Nathalie was shocked when she heard Aidan say it because she didn't know Aidan would know it because it's a rare disease
"Yeah... this petals are just like me they're unwanted"
"Only if you didn't like allan we wouldn't suffer like this..." Aidan mumbled
"What?"
"Oh nothing nothing at all i was just thinking of ways we could cure your hanahaki and i think i just know what to do you should go home first later after school i need to do some preparations you should go home and rest because tomorrow's a big day"
Nathalie trusted Aidan and went home early after school just like he told her
The next day
Tuesday 1/20/98
"Goodmorning Nathalie! you look paler than yesterday"
"Goodmorning Aidan I'm okay i can make it through the day"
"By the way you have a meeting later with Allan the only way to cure your hanahaki is this way later ask him about the girl and confess to him"
"n- no way i can't do that"
"NATHALIE! LISTEN TO ME YOUR HANAHAKI CAN LEAD TO DEATH AND THE ONLY WAY TO CURE IT IS IF ALLAN RETURNS YOUR FEELINGS SO YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CONFESS"
Nathalie have never seen Aidan get this angry before so she ended up just going along with it
After school
Tuesday 1/20/98 5:40 pm
Nathalie meets with Allan at the back of the school
"H- Hi Allan sorry I'm late even though I'm the one that called you out here"
"no it's okay i just got here too"
"by the way i- i saw you during last saturday you were with a girl d- do you mind if i ask who she was?"
at this moment Nathalie coughs up blood and petals again but she was able to hide it with her hand
"Oh you saw me last saturday? well that's kinda embarrassing you saw me with my little sister my little sister is often clingy so she likes to link arms together"
"O- Oh that's a relief then i actually wanted ro ask you something else too"
"What is it? you can go ahead and ask"
"uhm Allan i- i actually have been holding this for a month now i think i actually want to say something to you, i- i actually like you so would you want to go out with me?"
"i was waiting for you to say that... Nat i mean Nathalie i like you too and yes i would like to go out with you"
a few weeks pass and Nathalie's Hanahaki is gone now
"Goodmorning Nathalie!"
"Goodmorning Aidan, you seem out of it today did something happen? you don't have your usual energy"
"nothing really happened I'm just tired from studying for tests"
"tests? what are you talking about Aidan it's not even test season yet"
"oh is it not? HAHAHAHA... i was just tired from all my studying"
"okay... if you say so..."
"by the way i might be on vacation for one week so i won't go to school for a week i already told the teachers about it"
3 weeks pass but Aidan still hasn't come back to school Nathalie gets worried and goes to Aidan's house she knocks on the door and Aidan's mom answered the door when she saw Natalie she looked teary eyed, Natalie was confused
"Hi maam is Aidan there he hadn't come to school for 3 weeks now and I'm kinda worried"
Aidan's Mom burst into tears
"Oh dear, Natalie haven't you heard? Aidan was hospitalized last last week and he's gone now" Aidan's mom said while still sobbing
"you're joking right? maam you're just kidding right!!!??? Aidan's actually just there in his room sleeping right!?, maam... please tell me you were just joking..."
Nathalie realizing Aidan's Maam wasn't joking also burst into tears they went inside and once they calmed down Aidan's mom handed over a VHS cassette tape to Nathalie
"Nathalie... Aidan wanted me to give you this once you visited here he wanted you to listen to this"
Nathalie hurried to her house she needed to hear what Aidan had to say to her
Once Nathalie got home she immediately put the VHS cassette tape in play
"Yahoo!! Nathalie if you're watching this then i guess I'm already a ghost then, don't worry and don't cry I'll be haunting you forever... Boo! just kidding HAHAHAHAHA anyways you must have lots of questions but sadly i can't answer all of them for you after all I'm already dead and this is just a recording, but I'll at least tell you how i died, Ha-na-ha-ki"
at that moment Nathalie remembers everything and thinks to herself, "so that's how Aidan knew about hanahaki I'm so dumb i should've figured this out sooner that way i could've also saved Aidan just like how he saved me..." Nathalie thinks these things while crying
Aidan's VHS tape continues
"And you're probably thinking right now that it's your fault you're probably thinking that if you knew earlier you could've saved me, i hate to cut it to you but you couldn't have done anything and you wouldn't have been able ro save me... because the one i liked... was you. i remember you saying something about hanahaki you said that these petals are just like you right? unwanted petals? i just wanted to let you know even unwanted petals can be beautiful and be wanted by another person. hey live your life to the fullest okay? don't waste my life i basically gave it to you Your beginning is my end that's how my door closed but don't worry because every closed doors is the intro to a brand new story"