I didn't mean you overuse the word in this particular chapter, just in your stories in general.
The stories are good though, obviously, that's why we all read them.
Hmm Mikey and Bee haven't actually left him, that's why it's a psychological thing because he believes he is alone so he interprets it to mean they're abandoning him instead of just being happy for them. Why am I explaining your own story to you?
Lol.