My name is Hanami, this is the story of how I died happy.

My name is Alex, second year of high school, this is what a girl named Hanami has moved, I always see her alone, she never talks to other girls during recreation and she never does motor, she always stays in class watching other students who have a snack and have fun.

I decided, tomorrow I'm going to talk to her, I don't think it's good for her to always be alone.

The day after.

Ok I'm at one, school is just over and I know that usually she stays in the classroom for about 10 minutes, you don't need to know how I found out,

now I just need to know how to start the conversation, what can I tell you?

"Hey hello, what are you doing here?"

Nonono, I can't tell you that, you could ask me the question and ask me the same thing and I have no excuse.

"Hey hi, why are you always alone?"

What a stupid question, I look like an idiot. Okay I go there and I think he has a speech on the fly, good luck Alex.

So he went to class, opened the door and ...

Wow ... I don't know why, I had never noticed it but at this moment I can only describe it in a romantic way, like an author, it is so beautiful, the sun's rays that pass through the green curtains of the class shine on her, she looks like the vampire of a film I had seen hehe, her honey-blond hair looks so delicate and her pale blue eyes, which assemble the blue veil of the sky, are devoid of anything ... emotions, joy, joy, not even sadness is present .

Man she's looking at me now, what do I do, what do I do ??? Ok calm down, inhale, exhale, perfect, now we enter like a normal person eh... 

They boy stumbled. 

Waaaaaaa omg, ok let's get up and go sit in front of her ... Perfect and now what? What do I tell her? I bet she's thinking I'm a perfect fool ... Okay, I say hello for now. 

"HEY !!!" 

"Ehhh hello?"

"You know, I realized that you don't talk so much with other classmates, I was hoping if we could talk, maybe become friends?" 

30 seconds have passed man, and she hasn't yet said anything, what an awkward situation ...

"Sigh"

She sighed, at least she did something ... 

"Ok ... we can become friends, I think, but first tell me why"

"For what?"

"Why did you decide to speak to me suddenly?"

"Why? Because ... I believe that being alone is not good for people" 

"Is that all?"

"Yup"

Ok now I think we're friends, but now what do I do? What do I tell you? "Hey Alex, do you have my number by accident?"

"Yes, I saved you with the class group, I was wondering if you had instagram"

"No, I don't know what I'd do with it" "Well, if you want, you can start following me, I'll send you a link of my profile, remember to put some likes haha"

The boy went home and while at the bathroom doinh his needs ...

Sound effects "Tin" = phone notification

Hanami Astrid, no profile picture, I'm sure it's her. Well it is nine o'clock in the evening, I wonder if she has already eaten.

"Hey hi, It's me Alex, have you had dinner already?"

"Yup"

"Can I know what?"

"Mhh steak and peas"

"Was it good?"

"It's ok, let's talk tomorrow I have to finish my homework"

"Ah then I'll see you at school tomorrow, bye"

Not bad as a first chat conversation, i hope you will speak to me tomorrow.

The day after. 

Ahhh school, if I had no friends I would never go back to this place.

Here it is, Hanami, early in the morning and it's beautiful like a flower, well let's say hello then let's go sit down, 

"Good morning"

"Hello"

"I see you have breakfast in class, what is it?"

"Yes, brioche and pear juice"

"Looks good..."

Sound effects "growwwllll" = hungry stomach

Oh man, right now belly? In front of her who is eating?

"Ehhh sorry haha, it's just that I didn't have time to have breakfast ..."

Oh what a shame, it is better if I go to my place and ask for a piece of snack from those shitty idiots.

While thinking about that, he saw Hanami break a good part of the brioche and give it to him, confused Alex didn't know what to say

and watched her and the sweet

"You know it's embarrassing if you stay there staring at the food, the whole class is watching us ..."

"AHHHHH sorry, but I can't accept it, it's yours"

"Take it as a thank you ..."

"For what?"

"Just take it."

Wow ok, I don't want to make her angry, oh hell the prof is already here, I have to get back in place,

"Hey Hanami, let's talk later, thanks for the breakfast"

She replied with a sweet smile, Alex's heart stopped beating for that second, and his face blushed. Back at his desk ...

"Hey ... hey ... HEY ALEX !!"

his friend Mike said

"Ah! What is it?"

"The teacher is calling you"

"OMG, I'm sorry PROF"

"Its nothing, but try not to get distracted"

"Yes, excuse me"

"Hahaha, what a shame Alex, just explain to me why you were in the world of clouds?"

"Ah nothing nothing, I can't distract myself now so shut up"

"Haha, and you must also explain the situation between you and Hanami"

"..."

At the end of the school day. 

"Well what can you tell me between you and Hanami?" Mike said

"Nothing nothing, anyway go home with the others, today I can't go with you guys"

"What? Why? You do know that we still have to practice for the song for the play of the end of the school right?"

"Yeye I know, I'll catch up tomorrow, but today I can't, I have to ... go somewhere, bye"

"Pft, I bet you have to meet with Hanami"

"I SAID BYE!"

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The boy hurried back to the classroom, ran into the corridors and was scolded, apologized, but still in a hurry he headed for the classroom, opened the door and was relieved to find her still there.

"Hey Hanami"

"Hello"

"Listen, since you gave me a piece of your breakfast, would you like to have lunch with me?"

"I don't think half a croissant equals a lunch"

"ahhh haha, so ... no?"

"I didn't say no"

"Perfect, there is a restaurant nearby with your same name, Japanese, do you want to go?"

"Ok"

The two went to the restaurant, during the walk Alex told how he and his friends will have to play for the last day of school, but a singer is missing and they can't find one.

"Ah, here you go, you go first, women first," he said with a smile

"What do we have here? A gentleman?" she replied

"Haha, let's first order"

Now that I think about it, all the people in this restaurant are couples, boyfriends and girlfriends, I wonder if we seem like one too ... what the hell am I thinking?

"Hi, we wanted to eat here"

"Ok, we will accompany you to your table, then you can order"

"Ok so I take a ramen, spring rolls and 2 servings of sushi with mayonnaise"

"And for you ... Miss?"

"I take a portion of smoked salmon, a portion of spring rolls and these machi and sushi"

"We will bring you food as soon as possible"

Silence fell, Alex didn't know what to say, but luckily the food arrived immediately, the ramen accompanied by the salmon. As the boy ate, he noticed that Hanami was watching her, so he asked her

"Hey do you want some?"

"Ahh no thanks"

"Are you sure?"

"..."

Without thinking too much he grabbed some ramen noodles to feed her, then he realized what he himself was doing and

What the hello am I doing ??? Why am I feeding her like this? Ahhhh shit shit

"Haha sorry, I don't want to force you to eat it"

She ate the noodles without saying anything, then with an embarrassed look she looked at Alex who widened his eyes incredulously at what had happened.

Omg omg omg, what !? What just happened ??

Alex's thoughts were interrupted by the waiter who had brought the food

"Hey boy," said the waiter, Alex looked at him

"Good luck," he said with a wink, Alex blushed and panicked

"Nonono, it's not like it seems"

Hanami saw him so she let out a laugh, he looked at her and his heart started beating faster.

"Hey, Alex, by the way about the missing vocalist, if you want ... I can fill the part"

"YOU CAN SING!?!?"

"Ehh I did take singing lessons as a child"

"Perfect thank God, thank you very much Hanami, I'll take you tomorrow where my friends and I practice"

"Ok," the girl replied, smiling.

The next day, after school. 

"Hey Alex," Mike called him

"So who is the vocalist you found?"

"Now you will see, I swear you would never expect it"

"If you say so"

5 minutes later

"Alex ... are you sure?"

"100% Mike"

"But ... She never speaks, if she can sing I'll give you € 20 right now, right here"

"Well now we'll see, she said she had  singing lessons as a child, so ... prepare the money thanks"

"Hi Hanami, I'm Mike from your class, could you give us a demonstration of your singing?"

"Yes, no problem"

While she was getting ready a silence fell, then a sweet and delicate melody accompanied by kind words came out of her lips, the fresh air of February that came through the window became warm, warming them, and Hanami appeared to them as a divine nymph , in Alex's eyes her beauty became even more beautiful and, moved by the song of her, tears fell from his emerald green eyes, reminding him of something very painful.

"Fantastic wow ... spectacular Hanami ... WOW ALEX ARE YOU CRYING??"

"Nono is just that sand has entered my eyes"

"Can you explain to me just where did this sand came from, when we are in a room?"

"From the window"

"SHUT UP"

And they all laughed, but the laugh he looked at was hers.

It's already evening, time to go home, who knows how Hanami goes home, so far I've always been the first to go, maybe she needs a ride hehe.

"Hey Hanami, thanks for coming with me today, so do you need a ride home? I can always accompany you on the scooter"

"Ah thank you, if you can accompany me to the central square I would be really grateful"

So they went ... once there, 

"Hey thanks again for today, see you tomorrow ok?"

"OK Goodnight"

He could no longer speak after hearing an unexpected goodnight from her, and he was able only to whisper  "Hanami goodnight"

WO What a busy and beautiful day, we went to the restaurant, then to practice the play and I also accompanied her to the station, and that good night, something I will never forget ...

Remembering her singing, she smiled but before going to bed he remembered his € 20, then fell asleep without having dinner. The months went by until the arrival of summer and Hanabi and Alex became more and more friends, with him ending to fall in love with her.

"Hey Hanabi, I wondered, until now you never told me why you don't do physical activity, or other fun things

"Well I think I had to tell you sooner or later ..."

"What?"

"The fact is that I have a heart disease, from birth I have counted beats, I have enough left for another 40 years ..."

"Ah, sorry, I'm sorry I didn't know"

he said looking at her sad and melancholy expression,

"So does that mean you never had much fun?"

"Yes"

"Have you ever gone up to the rides?"

"No"

"Have you ever entered a place of terror?"

"No"

"Roller coaster?"

"No"

"Oh God, you've missed so many things ... Tell me at least this, have you ever gone to the beach to take a bath and enjoy the water?"

"No"

Her answer surprised Alex so much that he remained silent for a couple of minutes,

"You know what? You're not living a life, you have to try those things, the emotions they give you are unique, you have to live, I know you have the moments counted but you have to feel the emotions"

"Ehh ok"

"I swear I will let you try all the exciting things, I promise you on my life Hanami"

he said with a smile, she was taken by surprise and started to cry, tears came down her cheeks and her tears moved Alex, who hugged her gently and waited for her to calm down, once she calmed down he left her and he sat down next to her...

"Hey do you want to go to the Luna Park?"

"Funfair?"

"Yes, rides, let's go next Saturday, can you?"

"Just you and me?"

Ah ... I hadn't thought about it, I'm inviting her, this is a date, just me and her, why not, it will be my first time hahaha, well with a girl so beautiful really, why not,

"Yes, only you and me"

"Ok, what time?"

"Let's meet at the entrance at 5? So we can try all the rides, what do you say?"

"For me it's fine,so it's a date?" she said blushing

"Yes, it is, I think," he answered nervously.

And the day came, she appeared before him dressed in black leggings, shorts, and a pink T-shirt with a unicorn, and write Unicorn Power on it. Alex laughed and Hanami punched him. The two got into the roller coaster, in the house of horrors, and in the clashes of the cars, as much as he had enjoyed, his greatest joy was to see her happy, her smile, and those eyes that once cold now showed a feeling of warmth joy. While they ate ice cream she noticed that he was looking at her with a smile, and she said blushing 

"You know ... if you look at me like that I can't eat my ice cream normally ..." 

"Sorry it's just ... I just had so much fun today, thanks" 

"I should be the one to thank you, thanks Alex, thank you very much" said that her phone rang, she had to go, they were waiting for her in the park's parking lots, they looked at each other, he realized she had to go and greeted her, but before going Hanami gave him a kiss on the cheek and ran away ... 

WHAT IS JUST A Success? I can't believe it, this means that it ended well? It ended well did it? I have to tell the others, maybe mom can tell me something haha, I have to re-invite her out, but where? ... At the sea right , she said she never had been there, I get to see her in a swimsuit hehe. .. What I'm thinking, I'll talk to her about it on Monday, so next time we can go to take a bath. 

Monday...

"Hey Hanami, how about going to the beach this Saturday?"

"Really?!?" 

"Yes, let's go to Tirrenia and let's have a nice dive by the rocks, what do you say?" 

"... There is a problem" 

"What is it ?"

"I ... I can't swim" she said turning around 

"I can teach you"

She looked at him with bright eyes, and he stepped back as the class looked at them with a smile. 

Ahhh this girl is so cute, if we weren't in class who knows what I would have done to her already haha.

Between studying , school and homework, Saturday arrived immediately and it was the day of the beach.

Mhh who knows how Hanami is dressed today, maybe a white costume? Black? Woo black, imagine it all sexy, even white is not bad, I think that she would be perfect with any switsuit, I'm sure of it. 

Sound effects "Ring Ring" = phone ringing 

"Hello, Hanami?" 

"Hey where are you?"

"Ah, I'm at the jewel beach entrance" "I'll arrive in 5 minutes, I brought watermelon and a bat"

"A bat? Do you perhaps want to ... hit me?" 

"What?" she asked laughing 

"No dummy, it's for a game"

"Ah ok haha, I have sandwiches with me, if it's okay for you, we'll have lunch here"

"No problem"

At the entrance to the beach parked a 5-meter long black limousine, from which Hanami came out wearing a sweatshirt that covered her upper part, but for now Alex could admire her beautiful legs, and without knowing his nose began to bleed. 

"Ah Alex everything okay? Your nose bleeds, let me give you a handkerchief" 

"Ah no need, it must be the temperature, so hot hahaha ..."

"Well then let's go Hanam, I have already paid for the umbrella and in these time of the morning there is no one, so you can say that the beach is all ours," said Alex. 

Arriving at the umbrella Hanami took off her sweatshirt, revealing her entire bathing suit, black and white, perfect for her, she was more beautiful than Alex could ever imagine, his heart started beating faster and he couldn't look at her.

"Hey Alex, do you think the swimsuit doesn't look good on me?"

"What no! On the contrary, you are beautiful, you are perfect, it's the first time I see someone as beautiful as you!" 

Ahh!?!? What did I just say?!? I am a fool, if I now get slapped, I deserve it completely. Alex looked at her but she was blushing ,

"B-Baka"

"Ahh sorry... "

"Hey ... Can you put sunscreen on my back?"

Wowow what? My fantasies, the thing I always see in anime is going to happen, ahhh I'll never forget this feeling "

So she lay down, took off her bra and let him put the cream on her, 

Ahh this feeling in my hands, I have the paradise itself in my hands hahah, the tenderness of her skin is incredible, so smooth, warm and soft ... 

"Ah ... Ahhh ... Alex ... What are you doing?" she asked moaning

"EHHH VERY SORRY, I started massaging you out of habit when I do it to my grandmother haha" 

"It doesn't matter, that enough, if you can turn now so I can put on my bra ..." 

"Sorry" WAAAA GOD, however I will never forget what  just happened haha. 

Time passed quickly, Alex taught her how to swim, saving her constantly, and at lunchtime they played with the watermelon and the bat.

"So ... How did weplay with the bat?" "So we take the watermelon, blindfolded we try to hit and break the watermelon with the mace"

"It seems easy hehe" 

"It seems, I bet you will stumble" "We'll see"

As soon as he put on the blindfold and took a step forward, Alex immediately stumbled, banging his head against the watermelon, smashing it.

"Hahahaha, I didn't expect you would have split the watermelon with your head haha"

Taking off the blindfold, Alex looked at Hanami with a smile, what he saw now was the percent vision, the girl most precious to him was smiling happyly. 

"Hey Hanabi, Monday we have to sing and play, are you ready?"

"Yes, after all these months I am more than ready, are you?" 

"I was born ready  haha"

"We'll see," she said with a smile. 

The sunset arrived immediately, it was time to part, the limousine was waiting for her in front of the beach, Alex felt his heart tight as he let her go, so he took her arm ...

"Hanami ... I like you... I like you so much ..."

Hanami looked at him happy,

"Would you be my girlfriend?"

She started to cry, 

"You do know that I won't live long right?" she said

"I know ... But I will love you with all my heart, you ... I really like you, I love you Hanami" 

Having said that he kissed her, she was surprised but did not push him away, although tears were falling on their lips, Alex did not leave her, with the sun setting behind them and them kissing, it was truly a romantic scene.

"Alex I have to go, see you at school" she said giving him another quick kiss "Yes ... at school"

On Monday, it was their school concert day, everyone except Alex was there, Hanami started asking others where he was, they told her he was in class and even told her something that hit her really hard. She rushed to the classroom, threw open the doors and looking out the window towards the courtyard where the concert was gonna be hold , she saw him.

"Why?" 

"..." 

"WHY Didn't TELL ME?!?!?" 

"..." 

"I TOLD YOU EVERYTHING BUT WHY DID YOU HID IT?" she screamed at him cryng, 

"They finally told you, I bet it was Mike haha, damn just for€ 20"

"DON'T SAY SOME BULLSHIT RIGHT NOW, why didn't you tell me you have the same heart disease ..."

"If I had told you so I would have only made you sad ... Forgive me Hanami" "How much time do you have left? They told me you don't have much left ..." 

"20 minutes..." 

"Nooo ..." 

Hanami collapsed on the floor crying, full of tears, Alex embraced her tightly, 

"Sorry if I never told you ... but you need to go, they need you, without you they can't play remember? Even if I won't be there, remember that I love you ... follow your dream of singing" 

They looked into each other's eyes, both of them full of tears, they gave each other one last kiss, a kiss of pure love, a kiss that could not be forgotten. She returned to the concert stage and sang with all her heart knowing that the person she loved was listening to her, she knew that her words would reach him and that they would accompany him forever. 

"My name is Hanami Astrid, I followed my dream, I became one of the most famous singers in the world, something I would never have achieved if it were not thanks to someone, today is my last day, I thank everyone who supported me until now, than you everyone!!" 

This were the last words of Hanami Astrid, who died today at the age of 25.