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Part of me was saying if you say that she's alive, what would everybody think? What are you going to tell everybody who followed you, who you've inspired? What are you going to say? I was scared. That's the truth. I was just scared, and I didn't know what to do.

"Te'o says he 'didn't lie' publicly, but was 'scared' to tell full story of girlfriend hoax" by Greg Botelho, www.cnn.com. January 25, 2013.
Part of me was saying if you say that she's alive, what would everybody think? What are you going to tell everybody who followed you, who you've inspired? What are you going to say? I was scared. That's the truth. I was