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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIDBbmWU18
He's shaking underneath my grasp.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOcfNX6pT5
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQUzhEEWvt
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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.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwQtLIDwq9
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I smile bitterly.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPI4B5oz42M
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYEhtvEvSE
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9flUAtWFP
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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.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zVhS7Oi3B
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfXhBcDAN6
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcf9GMjigeu
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JlmFvFgMZ
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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.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZr6pWAOfw
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnf3uiqFlxZ
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNojkX4gPz7
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbjJDeNLan
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I must at all cost keep him awake.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFJg4s2zFQ
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdnwPsLXoo
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBDiwoMNhC
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"Not that long baby I promise."927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe18ct5cD2b
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZgwsLLK0U
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwhs1pONh7
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aNlWpc40r
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMlJEZRSqX
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyRm4fCyUe
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I frown at him.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2vz5d1dte
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"Don't say that."927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMVwPw9Yfj
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡratm446jEZ
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I gasp.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3PiSpMo3p
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"Jere stop!"927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGts954vZx
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He goes on.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVCoGxlZHa
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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.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAITDwV4Z5
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaqtmipQUV
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLPPaPHcSX
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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.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WzoRLNdgB
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRZThrYIZ0
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"I won't."927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1FDRv7kWv
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He obeys, watching me soberly.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNo35pUYzjm
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5ZqQ50m9V
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBxNuRUze6
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQamzs6XjR
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ364HXm9OT6
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccSdZGW7bu
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sB8UnhQM6
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ159OA8W8J7
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He tries to nod but he can't.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXi6hihtbRr
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhffUz4u1V9
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqy8GfbVOO
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He looks up into mine.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonr3wwHk2o
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxVU0D9AdM
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"Stay awake." I tell him.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKVRFYVQAO
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYZxtyer3d
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjQwVhPumg
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwdp6uoyDe
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He doesn't reply.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtkBceqaNh
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuv6pfNiOa
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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.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJHQIZIMP1
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtubvX2Sg5n
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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.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4AuDQ4MY1
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHeCcDak26
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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.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRnrXkEkrH
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8KiwpKHz4
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgU6plwqQD
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"Kiss me," he repeats.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRJq3X86Qv
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKWSxIGwLZ
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGgVBRc5hp
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrALHKVnY1J
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qX0Of9p4M
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rqjGyUiQ8
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAa5PT4YDz2
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Electricity races through me and lingers.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkssYohZxOu
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTRJx5aFBq
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ603rAfWPvn
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJsCWejePw
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZ7qm9CZPE
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7LvDAQGCt
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"Jeremy?"927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpgaO9eRbt
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I shake my head, not believing.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJO8ZR9aQ9
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVK7PvtIFr
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmakPLjnrFE
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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.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYEvLXBSWV
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.927Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2TWrZAKan
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