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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdj9YG3rwl
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1l4aXpDjli
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVopOoKyNc
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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.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TalkO86J1
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I smile bitterly.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGJM7RWTlD
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBX74iIiLB9
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0s9lau0db
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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.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJxbtrHPJj
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWXqdTyKB5
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvK7J3SgtVf
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPy3qubQUZk
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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.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9LoSTwV05
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYAheUllxu
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaP7i6Plpjm
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxUke3Ljyd
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXGbMleIqz
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifPfnQ555K
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOiNj5mRCK
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"Not that long baby I promise."1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEEnyIr1z6
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiDYTIxW0d
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJepYnR0nu
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdYN6JmHue
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNquPK6BI3
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPN9yZIHb3
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I frown at him.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOADPIwvhMo
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"Don't say that."1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ocHbQal0W
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJtZFEgQ1V
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I gasp.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdAP4K304W
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"Jere stop!"1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnkUxJtHOe
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He goes on.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYM0YYONVt
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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.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEcgP8ZqDC
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgpAnURaHb
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTq2ru5KVP5
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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.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsZqteDjmr
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cGtrUlhBN
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"I won't."1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUt4RLTLWk
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFby7dRDnqP
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrQntS2p6N
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06aQ84YK8j
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvX1XDwyXDz
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYfKoqAmUa
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8S5Njyc3F
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC64x8FrCDt
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkl6jkwDxx0
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He tries to nod but he can't.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYONWiv0jtr
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQAGyCIsDW
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqpbLwTlEJ
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He looks up into mine.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4rC62l6S1
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LxOtTfugL
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCksTq3RKnr
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByGKPAjhwg
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIc1lNy3wUo
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgnpEY0jAt
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He doesn't reply.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk173AQQtWb
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35ibn70tWC
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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.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnREs2Hru0q
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0YSBmo9Dt
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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.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRunhJd0N5
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowjmJY8zKM
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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.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjb7xkkhVlI
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFymfMH5k9D
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1g7mLi03O
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjC8mokyji2
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4kG4o6gWM
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8jxGeb4vt
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfq2v0FeDO
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaswBG5LTr
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg91KQ5vELJ
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtu97e90JL
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbbHRNdpPI
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr10DT8Pxac
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuMCafaI6R
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ytbxrstzK
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvmZwOSt5B
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaN0OCp5Af
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"Jeremy?"1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XDwAojU4Q
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I shake my head, not believing.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmWXEhoe6s
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIPiC3W2HH
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4FsB0C6yg
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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.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFmetduE44
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1416Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9U9jYdSb1J
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and then Add to home screen.