Originally posted by: iqbalrox14
Actually, I've never doubted his reason for going away. His smile at the end was unnerving, but after the last few months, I think it's obvious that he's learnt one thing pretty well - how to hide his feelings and his pain. If he actually thought about his death, then he would go around weeping, and the forum would object saying that he's crying all the time. Now, he's trying to smile his way through it all. I found his smile eerie, but he was clearly trying not to break down.
He CAN'T stick around, because he would die in front of them. He loves his family beyond anything else, do you think he wants to die alone, without his own loved ones around him? Noone wants to die alone, but he is doing it so his family doesn't feel his pain....
Also, remembering the family's reaction to Prem's 'death' last time, they would simply fall apart again. This time, they would be devastated.