[It's Aubrey. He's no one but himself. He squeezes her hand, looks at her like it's the last time he ever will. There are no tears, though his muscles twitch like his eyes want to make them.
[This is goodbye, then. To all of them.]
I...killed...Mari...
[He says it out loud. Part of him dies forever. His eyes close like he can't lift them open anymore. He releases his grip on Aubrey's hand. She can let go any time she wants to.
[But...
[If there's one last thing to say, it has to be...]
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[He loves her.
[It's Aubrey. He's no one but himself. He squeezes her hand, looks at her like it's the last time he ever will. There are no tears, though his muscles twitch like his eyes want to make them.
[This is goodbye, then. To all of them.]
I...killed...Mari...
[He says it out loud. Part of him dies forever. His eyes close like he can't lift them open anymore. He releases his grip on Aubrey's hand. She can let go any time she wants to.
[But...
[If there's one last thing to say, it has to be...]
I didn't...mean to. I...loved...her.