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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYgT9WQ7Nb
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdk2E9nP6NY
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVyXd7QSsa
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I run the palm of my hand down his cheek, feeling the cold tears that have managed to escape without me knowing.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5wCRBsNxq
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I smile bitterly.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gyOcpahxh
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcjRmBhdR4
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBeAr4Bw1e
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I continue to stroke his cheek, trying to ignore the amount of blood coming from his side, where I press my free hand onto.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX09KcJaGlX
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUSDNg45TN
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHvpFD5i2V
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGKFfLHsny
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I allow myself to drop my calm charade and panic a little. Jere's forehead is beaded in sweat. The life in his eyes that once blazed brightly is now dark and sullen.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZuHUqZRHP
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPdX3Oazyd
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGsBDkYY2X
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmo0R4QY6WW
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvkIGveOln
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFvpSUnUxR
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqc73OvRp9
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"Not that long baby I promise."1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOGDdB4UPR
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnhia7WxoX
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVTdnseosK
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCXWrssqz4
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgX0qmHaU0C
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKLsCBJcae
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I frown at him.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazeYXkP0Gx
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"Don't say that."1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsroE6EAeH
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMOQJyOVjq
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I gasp.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNGNWP804d
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"Jere stop!"1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8Fk7naRdX
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He goes on.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSg8AnSZ0UJ
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"I'm better off dead anyway. I've always wondered what it would be like." He says this all dream like, his eyes narrowing.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoGqVI7jnZ
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6wVtJX0bK
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY61JyqyDFs
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Jere chuckles a little but his eyes don't. He stares up at me bitterly and reaches to brush away my tears.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMf3SdN1Rpk
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRO90lvcFSt
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"I won't."1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuD6TWgAcb
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyNaahFb8G
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQ1mua9ByZ
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxinzZLrO89
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomnMGaVrHb
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaCPJxi5uH
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4CWZ1o0Xe
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1Oio0mpOP
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaiM10etvu
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He tries to nod but he can't.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhv8xp81Se
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQZGOYt8i6
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDSjFy6zWm
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He looks up into mine.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYir7tK4N4
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjWaAlkUJq
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFUKhVZrs6
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRqHiM6icO
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8s4NGmYL97
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWW1OS6wm8
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He doesn't reply.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqEL74varH
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhN17gfUmy
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Looking at him, I lay my hand on his cheek again and gently swipe my thumb across it. His eyes are nearly closed.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88BX1aASoF
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpWnuF3slE
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His eyes open slightly at the desperation in my voice, ready to obey but unable to find the energy to comply.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOS9pOL3CjA
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsaroTNO55
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"I will." His mouth reads, but he closes his eyes anyway. He's smiles briefly as I struggled to see through my tears.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIChgxYuoBQ
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnOrRHsm3m
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2LKgLITPm
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipa9uEnxLK
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNxzRPASRD
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44fZMRm8u9
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXvX6KLGAx
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeHIEXmMWK
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZRZbQzoxK
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSU4f2ebupQ
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdF1TOhz6P5
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOOLLRKmFu
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44zbKGL9lh
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3QHRWrATS
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQ15hGqKus
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3s0pOmEgl
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"Jeremy?"1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjykzUbngtc
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I shake my head, not believing.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sKSM8BN4Q
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq81knUGPFD
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Fpmr5eIEk
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The siren noises was deafening, but I was too numb all over to hear, or feel what was going on around me.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcEumwBGZw
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkajhmzWp1
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and then Add to home screen.