"You could die at any moment."271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vOttuORra
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.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oY6GKiAVL
Without warning, an incredible impact from behind.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9kWozPFe0
A deafening screech.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1MFGpx2ad
Glass shattering.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmg72JEFuQ
Lights flashing.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnv8Wl2Q6O
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Then, there was stillness. A distant beeping of hazard warning lights going off.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrf3spbLfn
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?271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSkZKh7hRi
It always is. 271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnYKsEhRsr
When I close my eyes, I'll wake up on my bed. 271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtJ8ap67DD
Yeah. It must be. 271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPl1tFaGCOg
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? 271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtUSYRLd25
I muttered a string of curse words under my breath. I cursed them and their family.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZQHonJYRM
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKmALOiYlb
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. 271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyBwQg3yDm
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Fear started growing within me.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONuCDRFtMI
When are the police coming?271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2nB1fJh8T
Is this really the end?271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TSqmNW7aQ
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.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwBxqBnu25
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.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvw6M5KqWY
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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. 271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrA9iCxSl5K
Will anyone else care if I'm gone?271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2Awh1q1XN
At the end of the day, I never achieved anything. I came into the world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKcoiFYIoK
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.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi35lNDbNan
...What would he do without me? Would he be taken back to a shelter? Or to my parents? 271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7Q0foO1cA
Would he even be found?271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNseKwyvA2D
It's funny that I would start caring as my life ends.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHQc7OfiH5
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. 271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uj8AF0cKx
Sometimes, he would be limping when I came back from work, but I pretended I didn't notice.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvT1Byoxw6
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. 271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ebYXLK6Bb
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.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cYLpcbhAA
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He was always waiting.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gWpF1q8EU
Waiting for me to come home.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkJbU17WF5
Waiting for me to feed him.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRtSye5hJW
Waiting for me to play with him, walk him, praise him.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgwSC0IzYh
...Yet I was frustrated at how needy he was being.271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2ZL6Ms62C
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. 271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlM5KBAIHn
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. 271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZBFircPVT
Please, don't wait for me.
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My username, Char_charlie, is partly named after a dog my family has, "Charlie."271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh122f0jhsv
This was heavily inspired by "Star Protector Dog" - please give it a read!271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8zs0xXcAE
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