"You could die at any moment."322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkWDLwMI9L
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.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4EbwCI9Hs
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseomUrbN4x
A deafening screech.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxo4n4ZUl9e
Glass shattering.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCe4fvYyF6
Lights flashing.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgNhY3I4wo
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdUm2CApM1
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?322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXSDXYClRp
It always is. 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0H2mKXWRKh
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FQOE1fI7L
Yeah. It must be. 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76ONIhi7oI
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? 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYue3Y6Uyt
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgnLlcKk9U
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWQ87SqPJI
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. 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSyI9jarYP
Not a good sign.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYKv1ZXI8x
Fear started growing within me.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyH0w3UOXF
When are the police coming?322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZtDy6tY5N
Is this really the end?322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVYH37MiyS
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.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFMe2xwF4f
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.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YBko78A2t
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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. 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7tjuCHSfP
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfMTTBbCgb
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJAAwfWYaE
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.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQn1Cbyvi9K
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44fSAqUwCr
Would he even be found?322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aK53ydrKi
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1b0b5Y7RQ
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. 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrC42h3xmU4
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3cCuX9Psg
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. 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9RsHhrhAi
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.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1ZYOuLMaI
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He was always waiting.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3YIkPy2mo
Waiting for me to come home.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrpQjJV2Xk
Waiting for me to feed him.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7SqMXlGWS
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNQkoVgo4a
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWx7vAcngg
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. 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Dmz6aI22V
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. 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErdlQkfK0t
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpX5EdvIXL
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsGZjGYLkh
[A Japanese manga]
