amaryllis ; joohyuk

chapter one.

 i walk down the busy streets of the city, watching as people walk in and out of the stores. and watch as flocks of birds soar through the sky, lines of them landing on power lines.

i arrive at my apartment complex and take the elevator up to my room. i set my bag down and lie on my bed, exhausted. i sit there for a few moments thinking about jooheon. i just...can't get him off my mind. i know we just met, but i feel as i have completely fallen for him. it's crazy, but i really...like him.

i hear a crunch in my pocket, and i reach to grab it. it's...his number? my heart pounds with delight. he must have put it in my pocket when we left to our classes when i didn't know!

i snatch my phone off of my nightstand. quickly, i enter his number into my contacts and immediately after, i call him.

for about 3 hours, we talked and talked and i got to know him a lot better. he makes me feel appreciated, and not alone. i feel like i'm back to my bubbly and cheerful self again, and my face turns red in thought of him.

abruptly, i feel myself begin to sweat, my cheeks start to tingle. i rush to the bathroom and throw my head over the toilet seat and throw up. i open my eyes and see that i had puked up flower petals, red petals.

my throat feels raw and i sit there confused. why did i cough up...flower petals? is this even possible? what's happening?

my head spins and i feel weak, i slowly get up to grab my phone. i search up what this could possibly mean, as i have no clue.

the hanahaki disease is an illness born from one-sided love, where the patient throws up and coughs flower petals when they suffer from one-sided love. the infection can be removed through surgery, but the feelings disappear along with the petals. it can be cured without side effects only when the feelings are returned.

one-sided love, that could only mean that this is happening because of-

jooheon.