"You could die at any moment."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwChd5PBDF
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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihU8oYZYj3
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuphoRsu9s
A deafening screech.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7P16fZ58P
Glass shattering.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHsK43QdMk
Lights flashing.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXYnHA75X2
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Bk2duI2dA
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?358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOKgfxASED
It always is. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFpIOkgmrx
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiyALfaiEG
Yeah. It must be. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGdFREgsc4
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? 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HBHDpUsVf
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK58lLTeAvv
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBEbJq7o8N
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. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlpgTzpr7F
Not a good sign.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NFx4WKNTv
Fear started growing within me.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lFH8VsCYu
When are the police coming?358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKi687GNVpV
Is this really the end?358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3amvkd1fcw
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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUrVVraWir
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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccawuWl9Zq
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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. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlf83oudUl
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHqKSvgX88
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbsd8xajyd
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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCuY94nAxl
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhC4UbrbwH
Would he even be found?358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8eHkiS24m
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Fdz7iwURJ
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. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSx352PIA9P
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb810sj56Lh
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. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xruPdsjYt
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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUrDY8U9Bc
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He was always waiting.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbFWHbjpDs
Waiting for me to come home.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmC6lTOZx0
Waiting for me to feed him.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHt1fd4UlW0
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQr3gTjoHrL
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGnnfm8MxQ
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. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoNAcuqpnU
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. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjvv7Sc8j5
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ738Mqa6SWQ
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KSryyqz2k
[A Japanese manga]
