“I need you to take care of yourself, okay? I need you to do that for me.” Clutching the back of my head, he stepped forward and pressed a kiss to my forehead. “Don’t depend on her or Darren or anyone else, because in the end the world will let you down. They will all let you down.” “And you?” I choked out, tears flowing freely down my cheeks now. “Does that include you?” “Especially me,” he choked out before brushing past me and moving for the stairs.