[There's a long pause. That's a more difficult question to answer than he would have thought, and when he does, the answer actually surprises him a little. There are so many reason as to why he wouldn't have said anything. But only one of them was the true reason.]
...because I'm afraid. And I just... didn't know how to say it.
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...because I'm afraid. And I just... didn't know how to say it.