Angst

Hanahaki Disease.

Hanahaki disease is where the victim of unrequited or one-sided love begins to vomit or cough up the petals and flowers of a flowering plant growing in their lungs, which will eventually grow large enough to render breathing impossible if left untreated. There is no set time for how long this disease lasts but it may last from 2 weeks to 3 months, in rare cases up to 18 months, until the victim dies unless the feelings are returned or the plants are surgically removed. Hanahaki can be cured through surgical removal of the plants' roots, but this excision also has the effect of removing the patient's capacity for romantic love. It may also erase the patient's feelings for and memories of the enamoured. It can also be cured by the reciprocation of the victim's feelings. These feelings cannot be feelings of friendship but must be feelings of genuine love.

As I start coughing again, I feel the petals leave my throat. I sigh, It seems like this is my new reality. My unrequited love for my friend, Matt, has turned into Hanahaki disease. Which will kill me unless he reciprocates my love. I could get the roots surgically removed but I can't do that, no matter how much I want to, I can't risk forgetting the person who taught me what love feels like. The person who makes my life so much better, the person who lights up my world. Suddenly, I hear a knock on the door to my apartment. "(Y/N)! Are you ok?" I hear Matt yell. I quickly clean up the petals and go to answer the door. "Oh hey Matt, yeah I'm ok. I'm just tired." I respond. Matt looks at me, I'm pretty sure he can tell I'm lying, but he doesn't push the issue as he walks in and sits down. "So what brings you here?" I ask curiously. "(Y/N)...We need to talk. Something's wrong with you and you aren't telling me the truth. You're my friend and I want to help." He says, sounding slightly worried. My heart starts to hurt as I hear that word, Friend. I start to cough again, and more petals fall to the ground. "(Y/N)!" Matt yells, rushing to catch me. I smile sadly at him, "You were right. I wasn't being honest....I have Hanahaki disease....my unrequited love is killing me." Matt looks at me, devastation covering his face. "No....(Y/N)....Tell me this isn't true!" He says, shaking me slightly. "I'm sorry, Matt..." My lungs starting to give out as I gasp for air. "I love you." I whisper as I take my last breath. "No.... No!" He yells, shaking my shoulders. "No! (Y/N)! Get up! Don't leave me....I love you too..." He mumbles, pressing his forehead to mine as the tears drip down his face. "Please....don't leave me here by myself. I can't live without you....I love you." At that moment, he realized it was too late. "(Y/N)....I love you too...." He whispers as he looks at me for the last time. "Goodbye, my love. May we meet again in our next life."