C139 I love you

“I didn’t leave you,” I whisper. I reach for him and he jerks back, causing my hand to cut through thin air. He is here but he is so far away. “Benny.”

His smile doesn’t reach his eyes, he tucks his hands into his pockets and bounces on his heels. “It’s okay. Some battles are meant to be fought alone.”

My heart breaks. If I listen closely, I might hear the sound as it shatters completely