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“I can’t do this to you.” “I can’t do this without you,” he says, holding me close. “I want this moment, even if it’s awful, Jenna. No matter how much time we have together, I want it. Even if it kills us both in the end. I’m not running away from you. Not now. Not ever.” He chuckles though I can hear the emotion he’s fighting back. “I just dare you to try to keep me away.”

She glares at me hard. She’s angry and I don’t blame her. What right do I have to stop her from doing what she wants? Every inch of her is heated and ready to explode. I know that feeling. I know what it’s like to want to just vanish and be gone so you don’t have to deal with the pain.

“When are you leaving?” she asks softly. Her question feels like a punch to my gut. “Soon.” “I know I don’t have any right to ask you this, but how soon is that?” “I need to make a decision in a week. Maybe two.” “Have you? Made your decision?” I sigh. “No.”

So here I am, alone.” “You’re not alone.” “When you’re facing death, you’re alone.” I grab Jenna by the shoulders. “Here’s a news flash for you. We all face death. We all walk alone. The only difference is most of us don’t know how close we are to it until it’s too late.”