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She'd pro'lly be D-E-D dead, of course she might not be dead on the same note (you don't know if you don't go into the house, amirite?). Of course, that's the loving troll inside me speaking.

Less trolling and more into realistic predictions: he's in love with her mother/father/friend/sibling and/or caused the ex to break up with her (for noble and/or less than noble reasons) and is feeling guilty for doing so.