"You could die at any moment."359Please respect copyright.PENANAnRJJMPGtxD
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.359Please respect copyright.PENANAw7SL8jSaXh
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.359Please respect copyright.PENANAawM7xc28g0
A deafening screech.359Please respect copyright.PENANAPgDe3wJE8n
Glass shattering.359Please respect copyright.PENANA1oi0rgSWTS
Lights flashing.359Please respect copyright.PENANAWJJEF2Ysrc
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.359Please respect copyright.PENANAtFgebEGHpk
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?359Please respect copyright.PENANAgjFUEOPOaj
It always is. 359Please respect copyright.PENANAYjyzHkxfm4
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 359Please respect copyright.PENANA94cQYWKCUy
Yeah. It must be. 359Please respect copyright.PENANADio9p7JrqW
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? 359Please respect copyright.PENANAZAoaGPpw73
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.359Please respect copyright.PENANAzcHJObRFUx
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.359Please respect copyright.PENANAKEPdg7CdT9
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. 359Please respect copyright.PENANAprbg0zEvZR
Not a good sign.359Please respect copyright.PENANAgevOXcrl2w
Fear started growing within me.359Please respect copyright.PENANAiNvmGtzHqe
When are the police coming?359Please respect copyright.PENANAALqSw6N7Qu
Is this really the end?359Please respect copyright.PENANANLxC9gvIlE
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.359Please respect copyright.PENANAyAEy0lUnrv
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.359Please respect copyright.PENANAvfvGKVn9L3
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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. 359Please respect copyright.PENANAWVQ7xAsa9M
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?359Please respect copyright.PENANAGpVKzaiWKa
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.359Please respect copyright.PENANA2V0r7Vt5Fl
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.359Please respect copyright.PENANAdX8fF8bJkM
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 359Please respect copyright.PENANARNWHKVjGD2
Would he even be found?359Please respect copyright.PENANAxyaL73its7
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.359Please respect copyright.PENANABC3nv02na5
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. 359Please respect copyright.PENANAhhqPhLrN9m
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.359Please respect copyright.PENANA1ICdxkHxkV
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. 359Please respect copyright.PENANAFxSEhcaiOI
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.359Please respect copyright.PENANAUUYETCgUO6
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He was always waiting.359Please respect copyright.PENANAaYhVaThcIk
Waiting for me to come home.359Please respect copyright.PENANAkEQHhQvA1F
Waiting for me to feed him.359Please respect copyright.PENANALDgo2WFkQw
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.359Please respect copyright.PENANAO6qVvPjEFb
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.359Please respect copyright.PENANAlRuvlkmxDX
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. 359Please respect copyright.PENANAKrzPhmuxPO
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. 359Please respect copyright.PENANAk49O1beITn
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."359Please respect copyright.PENANAJphG6j6pJd
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!359Please respect copyright.PENANA7UMX0UJoyy
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