“So you just cut your life short because of me. You’re going to die young because of me.” Danny was crying now, and it gutted me. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have let you do this for me. I just…” He shook his head, mouth trembling. “I didn’t want you to be alone after I’m gone. I didn’t want you to feel that pain. But I should have thought about it more. About what it meant.”
