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"Please! I need you so much, you can't leave me!", he screamed with tears in his eyes as I broke his heart.

I softly placed my hand on his cheek to make his eyes meet mine and gently replied, "I know, and that's why I have to go. I love you too much to allow you to destroy yourself like this. You need me so much, but you shouldn't need anyone. Want, that's okay, need, that's unhealthy. You need me, but I don't need you, so I have to leave since you are unable to, so that you no longer degrade yourself to a hanger-on. I'm sorry. I love you. Goodbye."

And I walked away.