She was right of course, he had to go. Leave her to...whatever she had been doing and try to let her regain some sense of a normal day. His friend, and he'd done this to her, what kind of man was he that could do something like this. He found he had to hold back on being ill, just from the cruelty that came so easily to him, just by sharing a mind with a monster.
Though where Hal ended and Harry began, could anyone be really sure anymore.
"Katherine..." he said, or tried to say would be more accurate. The word seemed to be choking in his throat. He had nothing he could say to make her feel better, did he? Sorry I used you, sorry I plan to use you again? Sorry for the things he says, sorry you're just helping me gain a few more weeks. He'd blackmailed her, and was continuing to do so.
...till next time then." he told her, bowing formally before taking his leave. As soon as he was out of sight of her property though, he slumped aginst the wall, disgusted with himself.