He Stood.

He stood there watching her try to breathe as nurses surrounded her. He made himself believe that this moment would't come. And that he wouldn't have to experience it. Because the pain would be too much to handle. But he stayed there, stuck to the wall watching her last breath of air leave her mouth. And then listening to the heartbeat machine go flat. And he watched as they all left the room after calling the time of death. He had just watched his friend die right in front of him. And he died too.