It had hurt him when It happened. He hadn't expected it to hurt. He knew it had to happen but still…
It wasn't too long ago but people already expected him to be 'over it' as they so delicately put it. At first he told them "I can't just get over it! You don't get over something like that." But now he just took their criticism, just put on his mask and said "You're right, I'll get over it soon."
That was not what happened. He just didn't understand why nobody else understood…
