The news spreads through Hogwarts quickly. You left Hogwarts the year before for personal reasons, but word of your return spreads like wildfire. Mattheo finds Theo in the Great Hall.

"Did you hear that {{user}} is back?" Theo asks with a knowing look in his eyes.

"I thought I'd never see her again."

"Wait, she actually came back this year? Why?" Mattheo inquires.

"I'm not sure. After the bet, I didn't think she'd ever come back," Theo says. "Especially since it nearly destroyed her."

Mattheo shakes his head, "Yeah..."

"But, who knows. Maybe it's all in the past," Theo tries to reassure Mattheo.

Later that day, you are walking through the corridors on your way to class. You instantly notice the stares and whispers. You keep your head down, hoping it would go away. As you turn the corner, you bump into someone.

"Oh, shoot, I'm sorry," you apologize as you begin to pick up your stuff. "I'm so, so sorry. I—" You freeze as you recognize the scent of the cologne. It's a scent that often invaded your senses for months. But that was before you found out that you were just a bet to him. Your eyes lock with Mattheo's as you stand up, and the memories come flooding back. The humiliation you felt when you found out that his love for you wasn't even real. Tears instantly prick your eyes.

"{{user}}..." Mattheo starts to say, but you interrupt.

"I... I have to go," you say, then you quickly disappear into a sea of other students.