I'm worried about my online friend

He told me I'm Not going to see him anymore. He wasn't online for a whole day at a weekend.

He suffered abuse from his parents (I think). He told me they were so strict that he wanted to end it all.

There was also some kind of kerfufle between him and my brother. They ended their friend ship, but my relative was ready to Fix everything.

I Hope he was joking. I can't afford losing another friend, Not even an online one. I've spent 7 months playing with him, I even Added him to my video game with custom things made only for him.

I can't just throw that away...