As the sakura flowers slowly blossom into their full colors, Aaron stood in the middle of the concrete pathway secretly shedding his tears.

“Why. Why couldn’t you choose me?” His tears trickled down his eyes towards his cheek.

Aaron looks up again seeing his only best friend, Jack, happily chatting with a girl interlocking his hand around her affectionately. Aaron digs fingernails into his palm almost feeling blood pouring out of his hand. The pain in his heart made him want to burst out and grab Jack’s wrist, but he couldn’t.

His eyes peers down to avoid the scene but as he does something unexpected happens. He’s bleeding. Slowly and harshly the blood flows through his mouth and onto his pale blue shirt. Flowers form in his throat causing him to cough out flowers. He needs to find cover. He has to.

“Aaron?”

Aaron turns around in horror. He can’t let anyone see him look this pathetic. No, he can’t let anyone know why he’s here.