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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi93wprJS2g
He's shaking underneath my grasp.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93HpNxXRRA
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRbu1HOkbM
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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.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VI16rCplQ
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I smile bitterly.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2260wIVt4l
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMM1IhvCuUQ
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGciKwZxZr0
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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.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9sQ1twmY4
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB69YedKaXA
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbPIcMoZYm
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQFpqL8wtj
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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.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MZieXPkU8
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNOCAuXEsK
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVjNbMQJGz
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2ao03YKAI
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I must at all cost keep him awake.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdl1j0mEaHz
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUV0Q0xgWTi
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HwSk0pDT9
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"Not that long baby I promise."1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtWfAXknF1
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zg8ES0kCo
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm76cha5SSp
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiM5jIhILGc
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfgGLKpROi
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrwuEGRZX8
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I frown at him.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluMPZKKfnT
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"Don't say that."1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgNLyHTNYO
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1ziK2qwvg
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I gasp.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVv1iWK3sDk
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"Jere stop!"1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8aqttrlG6
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He goes on.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8izvOyqTQ
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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.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtHpKvha9S
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OWAEAg7Eh
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQhMtUT9fU
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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.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BH0Ii2DwR
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IJ5rEA0dS
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"I won't."1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kGD2rUqZQ
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He obeys, watching me soberly.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9qvN6cSC7
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfO3rR98OB3
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiIy1PRC3P
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSqojbwPPH
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaiz5t3ajh
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9066LDcii7
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1XbgrEMKx
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXg7aORBG0
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He tries to nod but he can't.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC855sQmz8D
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7s4vYiIDZX
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTV5fBw9JV
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He looks up into mine.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mUqOUDzad
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnszexIX0O
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"Stay awake." I tell him.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjXUy6eIuG
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDxpmHlVnR
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VT50Et2Nn
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRp3POv5x2
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He doesn't reply.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcyxiJZG0U
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBRzkJgeDf
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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.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71fXPL03bE
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPDUQgJ0LO
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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.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdPHMY57nf
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwXtAIjeoG
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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.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJ14qW9VYv
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQc907OzNb6
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBBfAyPwqS
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"Kiss me," he repeats.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNmEgwVx1C
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIGe2wpnLo
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Zm1anUjaT
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfo8OVXXVx
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgn62Ze2Le
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAQZUNLUrl
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHQoiHaF2K
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Electricity races through me and lingers.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1O91fAkEcg
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSawleRyE3
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WwydC4EQq
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQ2VEkPcmr
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5GBYXFniJ
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWGOQxq79n
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"Jeremy?"1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwBXTcZC28
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I shake my head, not believing.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsEgORCXuW
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRYXRHeziX
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQEK30rHf5
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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.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQIyHP4ovm
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.1277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SSRVHbG0F
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and then Add to home screen.