[ He's shaking and his breathing is getting a little ragged and tears are probably not far away ]
<<'I can. I have to. I have to because if I can't then he's GONE, and he's all I've got and if I don't have him then it's just me.'>>
[ And oh, he's trying not to cry, but that's a tear there. Right there. ]
<<'I'm not Jade, I can't do the growing up alone thing, I need to have somebody. So he CAN'T be gone. I have to save him. I have to, so shut the fuck up and stop telling me I can't!'>>
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[ He's shaking and his breathing is getting a little ragged and tears are probably not far away ]
<<'I can. I have to. I have to because if I can't then he's GONE, and he's all I've got and if I don't have him then it's just me.'>>
[ And oh, he's trying not to cry, but that's a tear there. Right there. ]
<<'I'm not Jade, I can't do the growing up alone thing, I need to have somebody. So he CAN'T be gone. I have to save him. I have to, so shut the fuck up and stop telling me I can't!'>>