[ He swallows and looks down into her eyes, hating the way his misery infects her. He's poisoning her and he can't stop. And, he realises, even if he could, he wouldn't. He needs her too much. He's so weak. So weak. He can hear the question as clearly as if she had screamed it at him. ]
It doesn't have to be like that here.
[ It isn't a statement, as much as he wants it to be. It's a plea. ]
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He's so weak. So weak.
He can hear the question as clearly as if she had screamed it at him. ]
It doesn't have to be like that here.
[ It isn't a statement, as much as he wants it to be. It's a plea. ]