Every word a tear, every pause for breath a sob...
I hear you, Dean. I always listen when you call.
I clench my fists and fight the instinct to rush blindly to your side. Torn and dirty fingernails pierce my flesh, until blood falls in tandem with my own tears.
Cas? Please... I need you...
And still I do not answer. Dare not answer. I will not be the instrument of your destruction.
Cas... Cas... Cas...
My absence is the only way to keep you safe. It is the only gift I have to give.
I pray it is enough.