"No wonder Terra dumped you-!"
As soon as those words left his counterpart's mouth, it was like his brain stopped.
For a second, a long second, he wondered.
He doubted.
Who? Himself. The part of him that was always left wondering, far at the back of his mind.
If he had been stronger, could've he had stopped Slade in time?
If he had been more attentive, would've he had noticed something was wrong before it was too late?
If, if, if…
Everything's a big "if".
There were many things he could've done. And not done.
But would it have changed anything? Could it have saved a life?
Maybe.
…
Maybe not.