I need him

Brenda • 20 and completely in love with a guy halfway across the country
So there's this guy, right? Well, he's been the absolute best friend I have ever had in my entire life. He is the only person I have ever know who could truly understand my mental issues and family problems. We dated for about two months and I was an idiot and dumped him because I thought I still loved my ex. We've stayed friends since the split, and everything was going perfectly. We still had our inside jokes and could talk about anything and everything with each other. He told me once upon a time ago that he's cursed and that no matter how hard he tries everyone he cares about gets hurt. Well I of course refused to believe it and we went on for a long time like it never happened. Then tonight he texts me asking if I still believe that he isn't cursed. I said of course I didn't. Then he tells me that something has happened and I need to stay away from him before I get hurt. I told him that I'm not afraid of him and that he's stuck with me, well that was the gist of it anyway. I think I made a giant mistake of breaking up with him. I realized tonight that he's the reason I'm even still alive. I need him in my life more than he will ever know. I think I might even love him. What do I do? How can I approach him with something like this?