That's the first thing that immediately comes to mind as a reply. But she can't do it. She can't say it because if she did it meant she was clinging, barely hanging on, something that's been going on for years.
And if she said that, what he's been doing for her would be meaningless. Of course he'd leave. It hurts, it hurts, it hurts...
But she knows that he said that because he knows she can't go on like she was before. And that in itself was something she could treasure after he was gone. So she smiles, wistful as it is, and nods.]
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That's the first thing that immediately comes to mind as a reply. But she can't do it. She can't say it because if she did it meant she was clinging, barely hanging on, something that's been going on for years.
And if she said that, what he's been doing for her would be meaningless. Of course he'd leave. It hurts, it hurts, it hurts...
But she knows that he said that because he knows she can't go on like she was before. And that in itself was something she could treasure after he was gone. So she smiles, wistful as it is, and nods.]
... Yeah. I will.