.027 [Voice post]

[goodlucksoldier]

[It takes a few seconds for Alex to start talking, and even when he does, his voice is hesitant and unsure, and he continually trips over his own words. Pain and grief are strikingly clear in his tone.]

I- I can't...

Ther--

I didn--

[He swallows hard, and his next words escape his lips around a heavy breath.] I'm so sorry.

That won't make it right... and that won't make it go away. I can't take back what I've done. It's all my fault. If anyone wants to hurt me, or kill me... I'll go quietly. I won't fight. It's the least that I deserve.

I- I hurt people I care about. Claire, if you never want me to come home... I understand.

Zelda... Eileen...

[He chokes.]

My God, what have I done...