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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxh9ewXY70
He's shaking underneath my grasp.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7is9BWJ4u7
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiLLiwXbAu
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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.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10IblnvcLj
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I smile bitterly.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxHKjsAUWW
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lqfEAvzfo
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTkcKx0RbM
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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.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhw9yCLJR7
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOZCAjcJNT
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8XDoZb2uQ
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfPLxRBtDG
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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.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopA78uyExS
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBQg4cWfJr
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0LLB0kgjl
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdnzMTD2qU
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I must at all cost keep him awake.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSrewIxst7
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLA9rSnIa0r
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGghCBsOCQ
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"Not that long baby I promise."838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WYdZc9f99
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVG3jsOcQih
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaz1I3qUhj
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrqfwB7hch
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfWyGh1s5q
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWds0A4jyIK
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I frown at him.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1P1PaCi4d
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"Don't say that."838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HkFE6fhSz
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKIK3lLMiP
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I gasp.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAHZ8DvJ4e
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"Jere stop!"838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ573tTbcxlr
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He goes on.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiYGVWVS2C
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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.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoi0HGzMcS
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVUXqzDCEc
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUS1xHSCd0s
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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.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssTsI4Q0jx
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsVjHiopaA
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"I won't."838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIyaezluHj
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He obeys, watching me soberly.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3znwNR6S3
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZfYeZt707
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21BncqTMBg
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbY5a153NZ
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fndfz1MEC
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0saR4un4eo
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrv1xHr9iks
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQd4rhmDxwa
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He tries to nod but he can't.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SIZFPJKx4
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbl6egAhEz6
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSGeyxdyMs
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He looks up into mine.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnJCAtDWEK
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMFpMdsqA4
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"Stay awake." I tell him.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVx5l8PSRk3
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSRlUnkg0u
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2To2fh0Vjc
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWotKSF4ua
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He doesn't reply.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpPPC5kD2l
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaXHbJXVAI
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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.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoi6MnugUm
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0euIYnuKgg
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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.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmTiaMBuPH
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXL8jdCIxa2
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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.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64iehPJxR9
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyJJEfpMO9
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BU90Sdhuh
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"Kiss me," he repeats.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsHT3Mw3F5
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfGHPOFEj7
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1Z7mwFDDo
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNXgeryogw
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGfOzuwwPn
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIEPCxVwDW
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlcVTa82ls
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Electricity races through me and lingers.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBTFaxvVs9
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoP1fr7B1d
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReT7I17u9J
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiBd5hPgu4
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaoUdJKAF9
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpaC2GVtMn
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"Jeremy?"838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YNUpX0yKK
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I shake my head, not believing.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEP5bqCEne
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3BDWYtiDz
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBW5pu96xeR
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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.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61n833pgge
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYtVVWLHI1
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and then Add to home screen.