'Cause his life ain't worth it to him. 'Cause he doesn't want to deal with the pain. 'Cause even with it, ain't like chances are all that great.




'Cause maybe, in the end, he can be back here.





Ennis is coughing again, more nerves than anything this time, and he don't pull away from Jack, not one bit.


"With it, uh. things ain't so great. They made sure I knew that much. And even with-"

His voice trails off a little, and there's just the sound of his wheezes.