"You could die at any moment."457Please respect copyright.PENANA62XggiPbUj
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.457Please respect copyright.PENANAvUifXbR3WJ
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.457Please respect copyright.PENANAgZzBD9ZvGO
A deafening screech.457Please respect copyright.PENANAJCwliJW4He
Glass shattering.457Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7LrXqtSaY
Lights flashing.457Please respect copyright.PENANAyWP8SjnNWM
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.457Please respect copyright.PENANAF3MynwcPyG
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?457Please respect copyright.PENANAtAFxbhMoaN
It always is. 457Please respect copyright.PENANAsZ7iT4LK2m
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 457Please respect copyright.PENANAbXrcaAgNq9
Yeah. It must be. 457Please respect copyright.PENANAxJhxlDP933
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? 457Please respect copyright.PENANACLT0hBNRRA
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.457Please respect copyright.PENANA6kfVj0YlYo
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.457Please respect copyright.PENANABc3mpXvMbm
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. 457Please respect copyright.PENANAqHVzXy2nnm
Not a good sign.457Please respect copyright.PENANAok3xsRKEcL
Fear started growing within me.457Please respect copyright.PENANAi6XlzKwfBD
When are the police coming?457Please respect copyright.PENANADvxttkvCes
Is this really the end?457Please respect copyright.PENANA0r5umP4ECA
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.457Please respect copyright.PENANA2Mz3LTiE75
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.457Please respect copyright.PENANAenmWwQw3aJ
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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. 457Please respect copyright.PENANAJJ7t8upSgG
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?457Please respect copyright.PENANAT77zxEDjMB
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.457Please respect copyright.PENANATh8XZQo2CE
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.457Please respect copyright.PENANAI4tp2jT93h
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 457Please respect copyright.PENANA4sRgAfXTnp
Would he even be found?457Please respect copyright.PENANAMEMITxf8f8
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.457Please respect copyright.PENANAHDSuK7elHs
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. 457Please respect copyright.PENANAhMtSzIheJh
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.457Please respect copyright.PENANAFop96EMKDj
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. 457Please respect copyright.PENANAD5ie7tWSCl
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.457Please respect copyright.PENANAq5vqy7u0Qo
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He was always waiting.457Please respect copyright.PENANAEjUnbMIoJP
Waiting for me to come home.457Please respect copyright.PENANAm8RDJUIhGG
Waiting for me to feed him.457Please respect copyright.PENANACQmd9P8Syh
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.457Please respect copyright.PENANAyhmgQVZcPT
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.457Please respect copyright.PENANA8pLJyRSTSA
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. 457Please respect copyright.PENANAukAQkPCIAa
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. 457Please respect copyright.PENANAh7qIl3jKZp
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."457Please respect copyright.PENANAOssceZMcCW
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!457Please respect copyright.PENANAZuRsZE5JmA
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