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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxc0k1xFRq
He's shaking underneath my grasp.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9owRwTafkV
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vDZtZQvb8
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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.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaruKyGGCr
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I smile bitterly.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZZNCl29Wz
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oOF3ccdcq
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5m998h0mb
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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.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5jPvF1pTl
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfm05AOjGA
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsPGrPJmIM
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQBmRqVaBZ
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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.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLo0IG3NrLa
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAEgJSrATH
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5rt7dHg41
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGE3wZdV35o
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I must at all cost keep him awake.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrkhILwIoS
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRyPt4j58C0
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRK4OmSxhki
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"Not that long baby I promise."880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UVzFia2Ur
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADUlsUhQV5
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvn4rSIxmD9
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRgdy4Ap5A
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcB4g4UAFs
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhtpiFVGnL
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I frown at him.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0SVgqJhHb
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"Don't say that."880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLAtq6NMxc
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIL7xfNHxpL
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I gasp.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmGWfBw9Oe
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"Jere stop!"880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnR6E2kf68
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He goes on.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVWnq7K5fu
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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.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe350kYr4DD
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZO60UVTLDr
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdYUV1PgRu
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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.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMl9nuLUFHy
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsnNPrR62A
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"I won't."880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuk2aVGliP
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He obeys, watching me soberly.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8o5wK5p6u
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8GFQbNnQf
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUw2Q3cz44
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCsQ5uuuqQ
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKo03SnkS6
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufD6tt5GyF
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6Not5it00
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkvuDyZnbl
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He tries to nod but he can't.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTn9pHHwPz
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1w3VvwWua3
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7Iwi5Rao4
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He looks up into mine.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqI5C9ABHGG
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95gH08WlXm
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"Stay awake." I tell him.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkUbxgtiEf
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RxguKmxOZ
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTJmOtdq3k
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89xVgOjtgo
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He doesn't reply.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPx2KLdb786
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqNXAvbZxq
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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.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwbKugckXo
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFAnbP96hg
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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.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QNihcSoWf
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jqZ3iPofz
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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.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidHRbBRnzX
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qo3sSIumz
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iyBo2O2a9
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"Kiss me," he repeats.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvRUvWiUd5
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvP5Q5Acl0
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQ5IyV7zp6
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ39F6WDhQB
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzVLKlYzuB
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqkfOX9AV5
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMH7DhAdmw
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Electricity races through me and lingers.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbils7WYq7
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOjvG4oFWL
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7ojWVp7Y1
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dvTo3YK6u
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSadCpqIafC
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GGB59xIN8
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"Jeremy?"880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgoubtKKLJ
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I shake my head, not believing.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRPeBy3iMq
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIjfxMmSWR
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpo1vUBRuM5
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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.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjAHDBhSDP
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.880Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVah4a5T8L9
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