[ there's a brief sort of pause, one where nick's breath sort of catches--because most people don't have to make this kind of statement, when they disappear, but nick does. ]
I didn't leave. It wasn't--I didn't walk out. That's not what happened. I just...want you to know.
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[ He's quiet for a moment, barely even breathing. Thinking about the things that have been going on, all others have been talking about.
And he knows he shouldn't ask what's in his head, that he's going to cause more trouble by asking but then the words are out.]
Please... don't leave. Okay? At least not until I get there?
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[ there's a brief sort of pause, one where nick's breath sort of catches--because most people don't have to make this kind of statement, when they disappear, but nick does. ]
I didn't leave. It wasn't--I didn't walk out. That's not what happened. I just...want you to know.
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That was the last of my fears.
[ He wouldn't say it hadn't gone through his head but his worries about torture and death had been higher. ]
Just stay there. I'm on my way.
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