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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM99Qf2V0kR
He's shaking underneath my grasp.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNgVIM9xaz
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFOZsvZjg1
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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.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJj9GRDIHgN
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I smile bitterly.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWWYz85ORH
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakFUoM5qr0
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3c6kqifDH
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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.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBRDeZrWG0
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHNDUoIwjd
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhWl9GemVs
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7Cm91F531
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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.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILTCHN30FQ
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRjv4Qakkb
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLmS7oPudv
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwfX3JTjKQ
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I must at all cost keep him awake.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMZbEfhOdM
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxjnODrUY8
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtdGplrX8o
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"Not that long baby I promise."822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqk8bIQo7H
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGzzol7r5N
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcd5im7HH10
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGwPXduSqb
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMIjIA6HPg
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9c8EZY5Bc
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I frown at him.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEdNdrwBqw
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"Don't say that."822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkltnzyz1X
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CGw7LRIae
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I gasp.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEFcMW6Ham
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"Jere stop!"822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvr5K9eYYq
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He goes on.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81CeXQ335z
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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.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCSqnrz6rI
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DfKMS2EJV
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UIJ1AGEaD
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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.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcsyhgfNet
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDx0kaUaKl
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"I won't."822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhk3wIf7STh
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He obeys, watching me soberly.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJreFlKyjz
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvx1oiG4OZ
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuXTkYLhNL
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyskFN234ya
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuceX2NCWm
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBg7EO9Y9th
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3Hjjkoq2g
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98NzQbi6Im
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He tries to nod but he can't.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09yxcxNgI1
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mDGFegBgZ
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpnBCsILwP
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He looks up into mine.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh97Orxndsa
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYIA2BXyCQ
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"Stay awake." I tell him.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcT0CEX0rnZ
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoP0rcsLM3
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWj7BtEdnPG
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQ6nxWtQFo
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He doesn't reply.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZYUUGsqYZ
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyMZBUDFP7
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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.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcm8IdkW1Xj
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQarm0bBnU3
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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.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSBYw2rDW2
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIO9SUC0kt
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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.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHskC41uYGi
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaO1VQegoG
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwa1vOIaFB
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"Kiss me," he repeats.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cfPFx32sR
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRRb1pvJ2k
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8Fc6lqFN6
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVDa3EeHE6
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2G6a0hUdIg
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwaUQcS1vR
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAhc5SWUSP
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Electricity races through me and lingers.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTakVHGj6nU
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMODF9JKo7m
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrU6Ksu7po
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFEro90yI2
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBg0HupExps
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgiys89mGF9
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"Jeremy?"822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu91QgrxKGW
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I shake my head, not believing.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbp2oXXP7jx
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrG8tGoa1J
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3bdSAwj7W
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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.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtaW6dDpBb
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIGJaunQAc
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