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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyQWnWYow4
He's shaking underneath my grasp.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeNxczyMSM
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUm7QY33XjM
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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.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1zkpdHvfa
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I smile bitterly.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7rfISMp8D
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KaX9qzWg0
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzm5LeTL51G
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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.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKuDS8y9ss
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwfGWTbBzJ
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ506ACz454L
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxLNfzVyZU
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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.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAnsqwQ6X0
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocywS2sSk3
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbzNC2LmFp
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGFEChxRYQ
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I must at all cost keep him awake.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ67EC87K4j
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPbCPRTwsJ
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTE1nkVa4RA
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"Not that long baby I promise."977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGBqbLCMgE
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZU53r7cBB
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOREZYtJWJD
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsk77GdIg1
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOMpD3T4qq
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEPJtJvstp
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I frown at him.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ583uc8PHOp
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"Don't say that."977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwaedD9i1e
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXNvhltMCC
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I gasp.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnFqC2lMr5
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"Jere stop!"977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPf5Ess9Fm
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He goes on.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYpmo0BhyG
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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.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Qng48YlUP
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2UgYeuiJP
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGMbheRasZ
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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.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFWBPhztc5
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfyo1v6bwa
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"I won't."977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYouLFQ3zt
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He obeys, watching me soberly.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS42reqJm1L
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7aT62PHeu
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmOh5eQvM6
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Pt7ePwA9A
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYtQJKil7M
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl09JsLhQ9s
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcDEtQqnxo
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBG6dZlsr5d
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He tries to nod but he can't.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRW3KNLlFP
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3qWSDUyfk
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ATQlTmEZF
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He looks up into mine.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWo4nwO8so
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKJwqjLWnD
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"Stay awake." I tell him.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgtk3PFoxd
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgiZsNioH3
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmd09jpehR
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIMeK8rZ64
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He doesn't reply.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFXslPIMju
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbXqTHAVac
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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.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBvz8yserG
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEZ683KcZF
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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.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIdLYK7SZa
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsvdoivibz
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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.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAThJJl1RT4
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0JxeSJrfL
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaa0463qqx
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"Kiss me," he repeats.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZP66dvgB8I
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDtUgPHZFK
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡap7xFhtJbO
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaT7lJXEzdu
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbKOFS2Lqt
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqt9NEqT9g
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WYffi36VJ
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Electricity races through me and lingers.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6HHlAyjDu
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJZ8ExSDqQ
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHgio4LwEq
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwMygit7Ul
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7G4pU75IZw
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2e1Rc5DJel
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"Jeremy?"977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcp2DTCigDP
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I shake my head, not believing.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYkWaqiuWq
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0T9nXoh94
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgE8YniuAX
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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.977Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYeZBat8Zz
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
and then Add to home screen.