"You could die at any moment."241Please respect copyright.PENANAGBYa9DgVBk
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.241Please respect copyright.PENANAETQkMpoqoN
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.241Please respect copyright.PENANASeV6h3z0xu
A deafening screech.241Please respect copyright.PENANAbcLFNZsfVz
Glass shattering.241Please respect copyright.PENANAA3yvTjDlGd
Lights flashing.241Please respect copyright.PENANAiWHaYVWX5r
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.241Please respect copyright.PENANARxhKG0k1Qt
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?241Please respect copyright.PENANAiZ7MRj9sQt
It always is. 241Please respect copyright.PENANAUFoyx1Iund
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 241Please respect copyright.PENANAmvU6UZhv7u
Yeah. It must be. 241Please respect copyright.PENANAjqJ8j2eN2q
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? 241Please respect copyright.PENANAiaCqzVqcwm
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.241Please respect copyright.PENANAovgg524YRJ
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.241Please respect copyright.PENANAIkyB1uHfz8
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. 241Please respect copyright.PENANAZNH6FlyNOj
Not a good sign.241Please respect copyright.PENANAzCe5U5lUXj
Fear started growing within me.241Please respect copyright.PENANA0HxaPkMbrj
When are the police coming?241Please respect copyright.PENANAnTVlccVNJh
Is this really the end?241Please respect copyright.PENANAcDNItYwRVi
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.241Please respect copyright.PENANAzz115KWVBf
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.241Please respect copyright.PENANAIiwPFbbkWX
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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. 241Please respect copyright.PENANAeIzLM84bK9
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?241Please respect copyright.PENANA3i9Y4tOQFc
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.241Please respect copyright.PENANAIkLzRqjTYG
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.241Please respect copyright.PENANAEeViBuzOhY
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 241Please respect copyright.PENANATUxU0NqYgE
Would he even be found?241Please respect copyright.PENANAr4mLG9rGig
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.241Please respect copyright.PENANAptvbygIa58
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. 241Please respect copyright.PENANAGryDb5qEwa
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.241Please respect copyright.PENANAbVIA28wrM5
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. 241Please respect copyright.PENANAAJ6FUl7FoN
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.241Please respect copyright.PENANAj3qa25zZeL
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He was always waiting.241Please respect copyright.PENANAenNCYLqZ6E
Waiting for me to come home.241Please respect copyright.PENANADQXyI8LICs
Waiting for me to feed him.241Please respect copyright.PENANAV30J3KFjS1
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.241Please respect copyright.PENANA8cXyMWiA3U
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.241Please respect copyright.PENANASsjQvXITBD
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. 241Please respect copyright.PENANAqK7YeV829q
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. 241Please respect copyright.PENANAL4fEVeoTPH
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."241Please respect copyright.PENANALrDG3M2TYL
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!241Please respect copyright.PENANA2zHziuz12P
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