[That... helps, at least a little, even though how he's feeling isn't easily swayed by logic right now. There's a tense pause, before:]

We're... We're from the same place. We're...

[There is no good single word to describe a relationship that's basically 'she had a crush on him and he also had romantic feelings for her but pushed them away because he's dating someone who is soon to break up with him, and even after realizing he's going to be single he didn't know how to bring it up with her once he found out they were trapped in a murder camp together'. It's fine.]

We're, we're really close. She's... one of my, um, one of my best friends.