I spend my next days at the Academy avoiding Eros as much as I can. Patty and Korinna didn't push me about the first day's events, while Elena kept trying to face me with reality.
»I'm sorry you had to see that, it's always been like this. He always had to swat girls away like flies,« she tells me the next morning, when she sees my puffy eyes.
»Well I've seen very little swatting from his side yesterday, as much as none!« I snap at her, then continue staring at the plate with untouched food in front of me. She gives up trying to convince me he didn't care for their attention, but has to knock me back down to reality.
»You can avoid him as much as you want to, but you're going to have to face him sooner or later,« she says, returning to her breakfast. Patty touches my arm gently.
»Hey,
