"You could die at any moment."382Please respect copyright.PENANAx98nKn5zi6
I don't think any of us really understands this statement until someone close to you passes away suddenly, or you encounter a near-death experience yourself.
One second, I was driving on the highway as always.382Please respect copyright.PENANA60crf7pzwz
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.382Please respect copyright.PENANAIdB6wiiKCi
A deafening screech.382Please respect copyright.PENANA5szbs5eltI
Glass shattering.382Please respect copyright.PENANAXTy7hPHgAH
Lights flashing.382Please respect copyright.PENANAwKFGdCm1TU
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.382Please respect copyright.PENANApyJDwnQ5YK
Red stained my blurry vision, and my whole body throbbed. I could hear the sound of my own shallow breathing.
This is a dream, isn't it?382Please respect copyright.PENANAb6jAVg3Ctj
It always is. 382Please respect copyright.PENANAIf6hq6Kdyf
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 382Please respect copyright.PENANAagpFzlUUOa
Yeah. It must be. 382Please respect copyright.PENANASG2euMB6M8
Please let it be.
It wasn't.
You've got to be kidding me. What kind of irresponsible driver would crash into me full throttle? 382Please respect copyright.PENANA12FxzbTFhz
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.382Please respect copyright.PENANAOlKxtN32Gs
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.382Please respect copyright.PENANALclVPRDvsn
If only I had stopped at that yellow light two minutes ago. If only I had taken the bus. If only I had brought my umbrella. If only. If only time could rewind.
My body gradually started getting colder. A kind of numbness filled me, slowly swallowing my senses. 382Please respect copyright.PENANADkqgT287p9
Not a good sign.382Please respect copyright.PENANABqmWnUkwip
Fear started growing within me.382Please respect copyright.PENANANPlDGbQAsw
When are the police coming?382Please respect copyright.PENANAITPJThNYZX
Is this really the end?382Please respect copyright.PENANA4zSbWeQXqn
I can't die. I can't die like this. I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die.382Please respect copyright.PENANACy8zKQSUUS
My breaths grew quicker. At this point, I couldn't even move an inch of my body. All I could do was tremble in fear and in the cold.382Please respect copyright.PENANAZnRd6BZ5vD
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What did I ever do with my life? There are so many more things I have to do. I need to read the ending of "Eleceed." I haven't finished writing my first novel yet. I haven't been to a club, nor drank a cocktail yet. I haven't travelled overseas by myself yet. I...
I haven't said "I love you" to my parents.
But they'll be fine, won't they? They've got Sara. 382Please respect copyright.PENANAHrVrIVist0
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?382Please respect copyright.PENANArIMvB8fhj8
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.382Please respect copyright.PENANAOHXNByFJO4
It's not like I was a particularly kind person, either. I wonder... did I ever make an impact in someone's life?
Ah.
Steven.382Please respect copyright.PENANAdJsbfNCv1F
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 382Please respect copyright.PENANANoUW0R5uL6
Would he even be found?382Please respect copyright.PENANAUg0vIVSSKQ
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.382Please respect copyright.PENANAivypirkkD7
I wasn't a good owner or anything. I got him on impulse at the shelter, but once I got busy, I would neglect him. Hand him over to my roommate. 382Please respect copyright.PENANA4kl0ej8E7B
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.382Please respect copyright.PENANA65vR31gwdS
However, when I felt like playing with him again, he had the happiest smile on his face, making a sense of guilt wash over me. 382Please respect copyright.PENANAWX6fvaJOn1
I would often take my frustrations out on him when I had a bad day. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, he would always curl up beside me to sleep, as if nothing had happened.382Please respect copyright.PENANAjq5BN7Z0Lm
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He was always waiting.382Please respect copyright.PENANAXJjEHaUEaD
Waiting for me to come home.382Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZtAayCRMj
Waiting for me to feed him.382Please respect copyright.PENANArxK0c7J3hj
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.382Please respect copyright.PENANA4YHkrBPGwM
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.382Please respect copyright.PENANAYnSy95l0rr
Despite the fact that he was always there for me. When I felt sad, he would whimper and lick my face. At the lowest points of my life, he was there when no one else was.
I should've done more for you. 382Please respect copyright.PENANAs1YHZb92sx
I should have rushed home every day. I should have taken you out for more walks. I shouldn't have scolded you so much. I should have bought more toys for you.
I'm sorry.
So this time. 382Please respect copyright.PENANA9YMU4bhL8L
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."382Please respect copyright.PENANAqPHs3KACE5
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!382Please respect copyright.PENANAr5bGg3xCE8
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