[ As Clive looks at him, Joshua's smile crumples just a little, tears flooding his eyes all over again. They only break to roll down his cheeks as Clive is tugging him in, and he grips his brother's back tightly, tucking his face into his neck. ]
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I couldn't let you go again. I panicked, I--
[ His voice is thick, ragged, still rough from the coughing and the vomiting. ]
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I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I couldn't let you go again. I panicked, I--
[ His voice is thick, ragged, still rough from the coughing and the vomiting. ]
Please don't do that again. Please.