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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdiQ65aqhc
He's shaking underneath my grasp.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZGB57gstD
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKvPZhxXGs
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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.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTfvOkj3zT
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I smile bitterly.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQawX9Uec5t
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTkuLtMp10
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEt2aDCORN
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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.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Md2KW6H5c
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBaKsSgIKR
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNSdjavq9u
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoqIO5jXPO
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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.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Zs2aeP3yb
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkVAi7urKg
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlhFPl8KVg
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5y7rkDVbYb
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I must at all cost keep him awake.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZsU4JLfHC
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpqwsrSwhg
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlU7cF54H4I
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"Not that long baby I promise."948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5kd98PfHS
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKD4eRFZfEy
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTlyTQrSNq
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEoO9WzbRz
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iayhdMSxU
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFUZQ8dzcn
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I frown at him.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYJCHnGrqM
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"Don't say that."948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTGBHhSXNk
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oiHlF9Zkm
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I gasp.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOh4RpYeXhm
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"Jere stop!"948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg995wcszAg
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He goes on.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytIGdTgpWE
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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.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNyTpcr4CI
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdSu35VjI3
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhNb0KLidf
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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.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDo1aV4xM7U
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7G1HOl4Db
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"I won't."948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV69pP8gpUi
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He obeys, watching me soberly.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZx6EiCB1Uc
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIG1oaaUgS
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhi1lq90sgG
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnfv1v7UWf
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTqCLulv5E
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvN5JRZK0Kl
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYFDZ0RzkY
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqHckziBzG
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He tries to nod but he can't.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3NfhMYxGR
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBwk4GjA7l
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIM0joxf37
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He looks up into mine.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YofBkLUfi
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMH5CUxFYxZ
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"Stay awake." I tell him.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6vOopmIiO
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptSfGpCr2y
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HIAg3U26S
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cKk5Vob8P
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He doesn't reply.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGznolrssi
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIWXlDQLje
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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.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODxtSlQc94
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rzm4oyv0U
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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.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1AgiFbXUD
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRm1JHaD96
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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.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlA4IBnwBL
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwcpPOZyyn
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbm7Zi1vK1
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"Kiss me," he repeats.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0DPFfgqQH
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5cTDTDrRc
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6EVn1XlKi
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70BpTKc14h
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ggJbMvu3e
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWUl3Df5cA
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qJ39Ptdnr
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Electricity races through me and lingers.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpHr3HMUa6
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54euuEXCEX
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDNPC0KpKZ
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BqRxMYbqZ
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWB7PlvFax
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZR81qwA2x
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"Jeremy?"948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxsDDs2Haz
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I shake my head, not believing.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTznBcLREq
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uuvSF25bV
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74YTc1E9sY
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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.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJX2uq7BqWE
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.948Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2DrAsQygD
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