He turns, swallowing hard. He can't look at her. Especially not while he's saying this.
"Chloe... the man you knew... he's gone. Clark Kent is dead." He looks down at the smeared stain of blood on the hard floor. "He died with James Olsen, because when he died... it hurt you. An innocent man died, and you... you got hurt in the process. Both of those things... I made them happen." He finally looks back at her. "I'd rather have died than let you get hurt, Chloe." His voice is shaking, his emotion on full display, even if he doesn't want it to be. "You're the one person in this entire world who... you're the only human in this entire world that even deserves..." He can't even find the right words, it seems. But he continues to try. "Out of every human on this planet, you're the only one who means anything to me now. You're the only one who even deserves it... and I... caused this. I caused this all to happen, and I... you're suffering now, because of me."
He sniffles, unable to fight his tears any longer. "Don't you see, Chloe? You're... you're better off without me. I've ruined your entire life. You'd be so much happier if you'd never even met me."
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Date: 2009-06-04 04:17 am (UTC)"Chloe... the man you knew... he's gone. Clark Kent is dead." He looks down at the smeared stain of blood on the hard floor. "He died with James Olsen, because when he died... it hurt you. An innocent man died, and you... you got hurt in the process. Both of those things... I made them happen." He finally looks back at her. "I'd rather have died than let you get hurt, Chloe." His voice is shaking, his emotion on full display, even if he doesn't want it to be. "You're the one person in this entire world who... you're the only human in this entire world that even deserves..." He can't even find the right words, it seems. But he continues to try. "Out of every human on this planet, you're the only one who means anything to me now. You're the only one who even deserves it... and I... caused this. I caused this all to happen, and I... you're suffering now, because of me."
He sniffles, unable to fight his tears any longer. "Don't you see, Chloe? You're... you're better off without me. I've ruined your entire life. You'd be so much happier if you'd never even met me."