Todos os capítulos de Countdown to Finals, Countdown to Heartbreak: Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 17

Harry called the police on the spot and handed over the evidence he had, getting Rachel detained so she couldn't run.The moment the cuffs snapped around her wrists, she finally panicked and desperately begged for mercy. When no one responded, she snapped and started screaming curses at Harry like a lunatic."My mom's gonna marry my dad any day now! They'll come get me out! You think throwing me behind bars means Gemma will forgive you, Harry? Keep dreaming!"She's known for ages that you slept with me! You fed her laxatives for my sake, humiliated her over and over, and made those disgusting videos. Her mom's death is on you, too. She'll never forgive you!"Harry clenched his fists so hard that his knuckles went white. Rachel was right. He bore responsibility for Melinda's death, too. If he hadn't let himself be blinded by Rachel, if he hadn't been stupid enough to make those videos…But it was too late to regret anything now. The only thing left was to make it right. He would th

Gemma and Gideon locked eyes. They immediately dropped everything in their hands and bolted for the door.There were way too many flammable and explosive chemicals in the labs. A second, even bigger blast could go off at any moment.Sure enough, just as they neared the door, the second explosion hit."Gemma, watch out!" Gideon didn't have time to think. He sprinted toward Gemma and tackled her to the ground, throwing himself over her.With a deafening boom, scorching chemicals and glass shards sprayed in every direction.Gideon clenched his jaw and let out a muffled groan as blood began running down his back. Gemma was pinned safely beneath him, completely unharmed. Her ears rang violently from the blast.After what felt like forever, she realized Gideon, who had shielded her, hadn't moved. The realization hit her, and her eyes widened in panic. "Gideon!"Flames roared to life as different chemicals reacted and ignited.Gemma was shaking all over, but she forced herself to push

Harry took a step forward, trying to shove the flowers into Gemma's arms, but she stepped back at the same time. That tiny movement stabbed him straight in the heart, but he still forced a smile."It's okay. I'll wait for the day you're willing to give me another chance," he said.After that, Harry showed up every day along the paths Gemma had to take. Sometimes he held a bouquet of sunflowers; sometimes he carried all kinds of delicate pastries.Every Monday night, fireworks lit up the sky above Hecton Medical School for hours—Harry remembered how Gemma used to say Monday was her favorite day of the week, since it meant a brand-new week was starting and she could cling to him for another seven days.He had his family pull some strings to make him an auditing student just so he could come and go from campus whenever he wanted. He did everything he could to be good to Gemma, even if she acted like he was invisible.Three months went by like that. When Gemma realized Harry had no in