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Doctor Wagner quickly expelled Astrid and me from his infirmary. He seemed pissed that we wasted his time with some scrapes and bruises, but it was a relief to me that we didn’t sustain any worse injuries. Despite my dislike for my classmate, I didn’t actually wish her harm.
We lingered at the exit of the infirmary, hesitant on where to go from there.
“I… I’m going back to the dormitory.”
Astrid tried to scratch her head, but her newly-bandaged wrist didn’t let her move her fingers properly. Her pinky was sprained, but as Wagner said, that would hardly kill her. He seemed a little sad about it too.
“Me too.” I pulled the last cotton ball from my nose and with the lack of a bin, put it in my pocket. It was a little comical to have Pickles’ food in my nose, but it helped to stop my n
