"You could die at any moment."287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKAFtOlU5G
I don't think any of us really understands this statement until someone close to you passes away suddenly, or you encounter a near-death experience yourself.
One second, I was driving on the highway as always.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CYyqUQfcU
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBsqfUsbX9
A deafening screech.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFROty0vYb
Glass shattering.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OjU62yyZI
Lights flashing.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gSAqr5k0P
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZgpJXE19e
Red stained my blurry vision, and my whole body throbbed. I could hear the sound of my own shallow breathing.
This is a dream, isn't it?287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfGCwTxCFD
It always is. 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XFUGiWqQm
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oJc3Njztl
Yeah. It must be. 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01baSfPLzr
Please let it be.
It wasn't.
You've got to be kidding me. What kind of irresponsible driver would crash into me full throttle? 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1www4PaPmL
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCuoctYUT3
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDydtpDEWF4
If only I had stopped at that yellow light two minutes ago. If only I had taken the bus. If only I had brought my umbrella. If only. If only time could rewind.
My body gradually started getting colder. A kind of numbness filled me, slowly swallowing my senses. 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsVNfL4Cpo
Not a good sign.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkeWURXCJn
Fear started growing within me.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKppjWwqvX
When are the police coming?287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9dqrauFVi
Is this really the end?287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLmRsSTocc
I can't die. I can't die like this. I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXimtnqYiq
My breaths grew quicker. At this point, I couldn't even move an inch of my body. All I could do was tremble in fear and in the cold.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVPRwDQJAx
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What did I ever do with my life? There are so many more things I have to do. I need to read the ending of "Eleceed." I haven't finished writing my first novel yet. I haven't been to a club, nor drank a cocktail yet. I haven't travelled overseas by myself yet. I...
I haven't said "I love you" to my parents.
But they'll be fine, won't they? They've got Sara. 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1Az2ZHz6h
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP77znBTWZ
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8H6KVGVRIh
It's not like I was a particularly kind person, either. I wonder... did I ever make an impact in someone's life?
Ah.
Steven.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmae9K1ZQt
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemmxf54CXp
Would he even be found?287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQ2uSC0oNp
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1wjEj7Ojg
I wasn't a good owner or anything. I got him on impulse at the shelter, but once I got busy, I would neglect him. Hand him over to my roommate. 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQYq3AjUxr
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNx2tCQDFOl
However, when I felt like playing with him again, he had the happiest smile on his face, making a sense of guilt wash over me. 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQpYpWBue7
I would often take my frustrations out on him when I had a bad day. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, he would always curl up beside me to sleep, as if nothing had happened.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RsQwUpzW2
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He was always waiting.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoIl2xMjbL
Waiting for me to come home.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ClUv6Tmmy
Waiting for me to feed him.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1i333vilEc
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlYDAvU3YE
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKZPh7uKrn
Despite the fact that he was always there for me. When I felt sad, he would whimper and lick my face. At the lowest points of my life, he was there when no one else was.
I should've done more for you. 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViJx2THScM
I should have rushed home every day. I should have taken you out for more walks. I shouldn't have scolded you so much. I should have bought more toys for you.
I'm sorry.
So this time. 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdxlOI2mWc
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNF3UpwU2Td
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEaSjI2Qdh
[A Japanese manga]
