"Please, don't go" he said, eyes locked on the bloodied ground beneath us. "But --" I stuttered back, my voice shaking as I tried to contain the million emotions I was currently feeling. I was interrupted before I could even finish. "I need you." I watched him, my heart blowing up with mixed feelings of sadness, fear and hurt. He slowly lifted his head up and looked at me, my tear-filled eyes matched his as we just stared at each other.