"Please, Ben. Don't do this." Don't break my heart.

Doesn't he see how much he matters to her? How much she cares for him? How much she wants him with her? How much she- wants him?

Coward. Say the words. Tell him.

But she doesn't. She can't. She can't put her heart on the line for him. She can't.

Please. Something- anything- the Force or some forgotten God that my parents never taught me to believe in. Please don't let it end this way. Please don't let us end this way. Please … help us.

And something did.