[Was a lot more than a friend. Hearing it echoed back like that, it comes like a revelation he'd always known. She never wanted to acknowledge it. Feels like a waste to start doing it now because she's not around to stop him.
He stops. Exhales.]
Yeah.
[Seems like a good enough place to end this call, if you ask him.] Listen, I got places to be.
I'll see you around, Ember.
[And without waiting a second longer, he cuts the feed.]
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[Was a lot more than a friend. Hearing it echoed back like that, it comes like a revelation he'd always known. She never wanted to acknowledge it. Feels like a waste to start doing it now because she's not around to stop him.
He stops. Exhales.]
Yeah.
[Seems like a good enough place to end this call, if you ask him.] Listen, I got places to be.
I'll see you around, Ember.
[And without waiting a second longer, he cuts the feed.]