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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAKdClMUPMwa
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAZYCaNcMdoD
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1025Please respect copyright.PENANANeqGpELxKv
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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.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAiP8jwpOss2
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I smile bitterly.1025Please respect copyright.PENANA0EDZ0PC3On
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAnurv8u7zfF
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAl12dUnwjqy
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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.1025Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZO035UgwX
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1025Please respect copyright.PENANASNJ8U6FYQ7
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1025Please respect copyright.PENANASEWiwSZiwu
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAebyAzn01Nv
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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.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAcid7HxI2VP
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAfDMgBPjZb2
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAtaPo2lATT2
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAOC4otT0qYG
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAGS08qLp4sQ
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1025Please respect copyright.PENANAGPkoPttbXA
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1025Please respect copyright.PENANA6WyiC37Ida
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"Not that long baby I promise."1025Please respect copyright.PENANAIMlg8Bvsed
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAvfR7xL56YO
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAb1U10Pjixh
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1025Please respect copyright.PENANA8IRMw306Vu
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAeQueJFkPaH
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1025Please respect copyright.PENANA4LoWdf9RER
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I frown at him.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAwbgeaXIltC
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"Don't say that."1025Please respect copyright.PENANAST1TbVj2Lf
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1025Please respect copyright.PENANA6RXQjk4H85
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I gasp.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAAWvJ561ULZ
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"Jere stop!"1025Please respect copyright.PENANAPnpKOdD0CZ
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He goes on.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAyx1qNLfOKe
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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.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAei51PZrSUz
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAxGGxxOMPjt
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1025Please respect copyright.PENANAea7Dshxu2H
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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.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAXeIYsq71nN
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1025Please respect copyright.PENANARVqwkbzMLF
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"I won't."1025Please respect copyright.PENANApobCeHKcD7
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAipv8n15haO
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAiuJESUxvBB
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAV7H3y4YoSm
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAQTnwQ7uNEU
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAfIqTomJ2XG
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAfAxpRnwByx
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAPzPMxmv9eK
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1025Please respect copyright.PENANA3jRhppXTUa
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He tries to nod but he can't.1025Please respect copyright.PENANA4u0rAVJVEp
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAIDcdpezSZH
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAy0M2tmH69L
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He looks up into mine.1025Please respect copyright.PENANA3TbKikIao5
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAkVOz3GLEdA
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0cbHHSoED
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAee592iDTO1
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAhe8iSqDe5j
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1025Please respect copyright.PENANA7dAXu1sWDx
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He doesn't reply.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAVqhj9uXRDa
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAA6Nx0dtSIO
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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.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAYSc5oZqxWi
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1025Please respect copyright.PENANAxZSkRRSSs6
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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.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAveuy3KqWVB
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1025Please respect copyright.PENANA3GBF4g1fo3
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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.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAig7BNmFTjI
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAvn1H25rxa3
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1025Please respect copyright.PENANACpeD07TBng
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1025Please respect copyright.PENANABRiLfDSGlS
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1025Please respect copyright.PENANANB6e3GU5Sp
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAZTQcr4uFHM
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAGULrwVJXHw
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAEiUqZ37HEu
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAnQ1NWRpCKs
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1025Please respect copyright.PENANA4KyZo33P9R
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAMKSfMi0Uz0
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAEIlkGAXOpg
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1025Please respect copyright.PENANASyR1ToLdaI
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAmEZUhyu8Ll
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAQfeHP6RF2A
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAvVoWI3pSjY
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"Jeremy?"1025Please respect copyright.PENANAK5WGHdlqDV
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I shake my head, not believing.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAYVcwh7zaMV
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1025Please respect copyright.PENANACtOGVh3YO6
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1025Please respect copyright.PENANApsC4vUZziQ
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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.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAOP0KmmonF3
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1025Please respect copyright.PENANAwKKCIo4Vz2
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