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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLKR0b2lp9
He's shaking underneath my grasp.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVppNVKYXcI
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pb1u55a9b
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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.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vsNZzFW6I
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I smile bitterly.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXmY8GsyCP
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFW0zp1GO4
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCJOP9fNvT
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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.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wmZD48Oya
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhggfopl7Z
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2jcaLVKmG
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnDSBq9cc5
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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.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3CxGSsB76
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNMusyDYpc
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBgBKqLRtW
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4yWwQykze
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I must at all cost keep him awake.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQKJ5ueh52
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsYIO6VjOp
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7qB6qjJM7
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"Not that long baby I promise."639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqzYNGjeRm
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSajLF4sBwC
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLLQJSMPZO
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRJLLkLO5o
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ031RAYolhk
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgiFBgLd7qR
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I frown at him.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ofx9RVN67
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"Don't say that."639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLtFI1dnZh
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJfh6mk3uF
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I gasp.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5mvSJVejw
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"Jere stop!"639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVMsWGh9MN
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He goes on.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ebGbXtEy1
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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.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvHwTfwV3X
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZTJbJ2HJy
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKq9nu8zGM
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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.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6rWi1ALQ6
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgHgVbsjfk
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"I won't."639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4FCx9kOyg
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He obeys, watching me soberly.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tCgu8Ququ
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fR7HMFoOv
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74PAnbobSv
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8iBYfnvn8
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NRb7M9BSJ
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYSkxnLF4P
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92I0YgvkGc
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7YYszWYRq
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He tries to nod but he can't.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSlg37nGxM
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lToY0ZkDp
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYZBVWnatZ
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He looks up into mine.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrvuKKiPMK
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKIzawzI3r
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"Stay awake." I tell him.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hg2wvIDGR
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5Io2PNkPq
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfEpMhLFJX
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZXuzKVNp3
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He doesn't reply.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1RZZfzVlL
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPC2y92odZr
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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.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTWaTbg0FO
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9xnN7NRej
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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.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcZWuv5HGA
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1PkBliOq9
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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.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZGo5dnSWo
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3AVAi8vRU
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7IHQiKc7e
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"Kiss me," he repeats.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffOdOIMTzh
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXceddWcOGQ
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrJueLkW5K
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CenETH6Wn
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dQg5oeTQ9
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRT8N8ccugk
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjEn4aWqgt
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Electricity races through me and lingers.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI43TGozIkw
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcQjK8b5na
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3DhXxkAJw
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9TCIhvoBF
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7uSm2wkLk
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3ak1lwgQK
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"Jeremy?"639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3RDopt7oj
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I shake my head, not believing.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GF5pQwNkX
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOPZWxS4bR
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHfyC3TgmP
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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.639Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllHJSZ8sV1
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
