Chapter 17.15

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Outside in the main hospital wing floor, Harry sagged against the stone wall. He brought his hand up to cover his face and breathed deeply. He knew his words hurt but that was the point, damnit! He wanted her to feel what he felt: unwanted and unloved.

If only it were true, because Harry knew that he had spoken a lie.

He didn't have to dig very deep to know that she still meant so much to him and that really pissed him off.

He stood tall after collecting himself. His eyes were still red but he wasn't shaking anymore. He breathed deeply and his face transformed into a mask of indifference. He walked out of the hospital wing and towards his office, smiling and greeting the students and other professors he passed by in the halls.

But inside, his heart was breaking after every step he took further and further away from her.

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