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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0uxmjZv6k
He's shaking underneath my grasp.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjVcLD7Dob
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOe4o4IRw55
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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.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVWMVX7NIt
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I smile bitterly.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFumrDCoFT
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkJ3cxrZqf
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJ3ulfhx1P
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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.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZnfCJPCXh
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxo11qFvb5
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEziMvkZZ4
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEn71FMa2f
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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.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iXIAhp4kA
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWszUEm4aor
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdd6MCRSwL
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyu6I1g6XQ
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I must at all cost keep him awake.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGtEVEeOqp
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oZhcHnBDS
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfbUcMu9TR
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"Not that long baby I promise."966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PQH7P6KCk
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vQZs0cw3y
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8EsMkuMfT
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTerRE58buX
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEBgpd37Oz
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yNyDUiNj4
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I frown at him.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SC4GYz5RQ
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"Don't say that."966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVImoARPoYb
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfsIfwc8c5
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I gasp.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYedEfhDZh
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"Jere stop!"966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ52oL1MC20
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He goes on.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6avEN5Y3Sx
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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.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopN4SAFZuf
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBbPqPCz16
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKikFcNyOiz
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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.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVvY6bhXS2
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWUQkBvexW
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"I won't."966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ePjghfC3R
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He obeys, watching me soberly.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBHQ9BxqOf
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNWFnZWTxo
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhGhege1eB
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWtiNIh0tu
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEpxV52ReA
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Q3Avg6V2D
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIln7NXt3l
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLZAIlZcqX
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He tries to nod but he can't.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY74AjaxykB
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOWXULkegs
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjXQfaAg3z
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He looks up into mine.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HhinSZgHR
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMD2gUXCgR
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"Stay awake." I tell him.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXh0ZYZYAS0
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYHjxWoT2Q
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTL2SJ41yEZ
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxt4lT6xV2O
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He doesn't reply.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzalvKxS0Nl
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7NNIQe5rm
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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.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLnYzrin5P
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUKTvydNYy
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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.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkb35pdVz1
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCizD4XWRYL
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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.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CzhFnRRDr
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjwT2R9T9H
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNc60gCibko
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"Kiss me," he repeats.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnifmYkeKq9
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdl3rYCGxJI
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNO7twWYEd
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMgQMVeXDq
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEe5vDbz89t
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlkXzpUXcp
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5qFhkYOvP
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Electricity races through me and lingers.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARZDlmWRdq
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvZyw3AcEP
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlWPFYkJcj
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjYNNlOPqs
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZ8PwrIjuO
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo85MmtyXZI
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"Jeremy?"966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKOUq1vfsx
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I shake my head, not believing.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntdS3LkOYd
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJ97synqm3
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pFQDeE4Bj
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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.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AwaVJHR5H
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.966Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunGTS2uzEo
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