"Shiemi is hanging out with Yukio today" Rin sighed "She didn't even tell me about it, I saw them on the park earlier, and they looked so… happy?" Rin grimaced "I think Shiemi didn’t tell me because she wanted to spend time alone with him and that hurts... It hurts so much” he shook his head “Do you know how it feels when the person you're in love with doesn't even notice you?"

Rin had the nerve to ask you of all people that question. You. You, who had developed the Hanahaki disease because even though Rin cared for you, he didn’t love you and it was literally killing you now. You, who haven’t had the surgery yet because letting go of the feelings you have for him is so hard. You, who had been pinning for him since the moment you met. You, the only one who had been there since the beginning and had stuck by his side against everything and everyone.

And yet, you couldn't let him know that you had the Hanahaki disease. It was not his fault that you had fall for him like a fool.

You opened your mouth to answer but a coughing fit started. You quickly looked away, trying to hide the petals, catching every single one of them to put them on your pockets. Hiding the petals was getting harder every day.

Rin looked at you worried "You've been coughing an awful lot, lately. Have you had that checked out already?"