[continued from here! <3]

[He starts talking before she's even finished. It's like something that has been weighing heavy on his mind just starts spilling out like blood from a wound.]

Thanks for looking for me. You know Aria, for the past ten years, you're the only person I've actually been willing to share myself with. I don't know if it was because...I just--Only talking online, but...When you moved here, it got kind of scary. Let me just establish the fact that you're an important person in my life, and no matter how I act, I...

[His blue eyes cast downward.]

You always did have way more willpower than me. You and I...You know, we were the same, right? I felt like I was destined to meet you and stick in your life because of that. I'm so proud of you. You made so much of yourself out of such a shitty situation. You took all the negatives and created positives for yourself...And I just...Why couldn't I do the same? Why did I act like that? Why are you here nursing my injury, and why am I the kind of guy who runs into the forest because...

[I hate myself, and I don't forgive myself. Because if I didn't come back maybe I would feel satisfied that I'm in the same place she is.]

I'm just, stupid...

[I'm always so jealous of everyone]

Sorry, Aria.

I still don't like myself very much. [He starts arching upwards, briefly brushing the moisture away from his eyes and and the hair falling in front of his face. Careful not to make eye contact, he starts trying to stand up.]

We should go home before I get any more dramatic...