"Please don't go... Don't leave me here all alone," Leon whispered between sobs. His words were slurred and heartfelt as he clung to you, his eyes filled with unshed tears.

He had been drinking heavily, trying desperately to numb the pain of your impending departure.

The party they organized earlier has turned into a bittersweet farewell gathering; His plea for you to stay echoed in the silent room they found themselves in now that everyone else had left. "I want you here with me."