Hanahaki

Daisy

That night, Katelyn and I had a sleepover. I called my mom to tell her and she seemed fine with it as long as I went to school the following day.

"So what exactly should we look up? Throwing up flowers?" Katelyn asked as she got onto her computer and clickled on the google icon.

"My guess is as good as yours." I said as I sat in a chair next to her and watched the screen.

"Okay...hmm.." Katelyn thought for a little bit before typing on the keyboard.

'Flowers coming up throat' Is what she typed in. When she pressed search surprisingly quite a lot of things came up within that category.

"Whoah, what do we choose?" I asked as I moved closer to the screen.

"Hey, Aphmau. Look at this one." Katelyn said as the little pointy mouse icon moved across the screen and to one of the site names.

It was a well known medical site. My mom is on it constantly whenever I get sick.

"Well, click on it." I said a bit impatiently.

Katelyn did so and it brought us to the main web page. There was a small definition just below the home and search icons. "Scroll down."

Katelyn scrolled the page down just enough so we could see the definition.

We both read it aloud, "Hanahaki: a disease where the victim regurgitates or coughes up flower petals when they suffer from unrequited love. The illness can only be cured through surgical removal, however any romantic feelings are also removed with the infection."

We were silent for a while before Katelyn finally spoke, "Well...that's a bit to take in but I guess this is your answer Aphmau. If you want it to stop...then you'll have to get surgery but you won't even love Aaron anymore. Would you even be able to do that?"

"I-.....I don't know Katelyn. I was hoping to be able to just get rid of the flowers....but having to get rid of my feelings for him?...I did say I wanted it to stop but this just makes it ten times more difficult." I answered Katelyn back and covered my face with my hands.

"Aphmau, it's either this or suffer the rest of your life with this pain. Think of this, Are you ever going to confess to Aaron? If not, then why keep these feelings? It'll just torture you." Katelyn was right. What's the point in keeping this crush alive when I don't even think I want to confess.

"Your right Katelyn...it's just a big decision so I'm going to think on it a bit more." I said.

Katelyn gave me a smile and I was finally able to relax a little bit more. After our talk, Katelyn and I goofed off and watched Netflix until we were dozing off. We finally went to bed and I actually slept peacfully all night knowing there was a cure for this 'Hanahaki' disease.

I woke up earlier than Katelyn and got ready for school quietly. Not too long later Katelyn had woken up and got ready as well. We ate breakfast quickly and then made our way to school. As we walked we talked about various random things and soon reached our school.

"Thanks for letting me stay Katelyn. See ya later." I said as I waved goodbye and hurried to my locker.

Today I had so much energy and it made me feel so much happier...but then dread came settling back in. How will I deal with Aaron today? He had run out of the arcade trying to catch up to us but we ignored him...I wouldn't be able to hold a single conversation with him without him finding out about the Hanahaki whatever.

Then it hit me. I know how I can avoid Aaron and still keep these feelings that will get me nowhere in life!!

First, it starts off with a seat change. As soon as I got to my classroom my eyed landed on Aaron.

I turned to my teacher and said, "Sir, can I request a seat change? I can't see the front board so far back in my seat."

"Well I guess." He answered back and I traided seats with one of the students sitting in the front row.

Second, where we would meet again was either in the hall or at lunch. So my plan was to hide in the bathroom or at my locker until all students got to their class. This made me almost late for most my classes but at least I avoided one problem. And now for at lunch, I would just eat with Katelyn and her vollyball club. And if she was busy, I would eat lunch with Garroth or Laurence.

Luckily Katelyn wasn't busy so her and I just hung out outside and ate lunch.

The rest of the day not once did I see nor get close to Aaron. It made me a little sad that I couldn't see him as much but it was better than running off in the middle of class and regurgitating flower petals.

Now Third, it was to get home. I hid behind a tree and studied all of my surroundings. No Aaron, no problem. And with that I was able to slip out the school gates and make my way home. This schedule might get tiring but it will be worth it....hopefully.