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~ 17 ~
"Don't look at me like that," I pleaded, tears streaming down my face.
"I'm sorry, Ros—"
"I DON'T WANT YOUR PITY!"
My voice echoed in the small space that made the hospital's chapel. I bowed my head, feeling ashamed for my outburst, crying behind my hands.
Luckily, we were the only ones here.
"I don't want pity… I have no use for it," I added in a more subdued tone, wiping my tears away.
Adrian just nodded and then sat down next to me, his arm around my shoulders squeezing me, comforting me.
"I wish I could fix it. I wish I could do something to bring him back to you," he murmured against my temple before planting a tender kiss there, like the ones you give to a young sibling trying to make it better.
But I wasn't a kid anymore, and it would take more than kissing the boo-boo to make the pain go away.
Betaed by the lovely Nicia.