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I stare down at his moon lit face, worried.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnOxx65YIo
He's shaking underneath my grasp.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9de1vXtbLY
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"Livia," he says. His voice is soft.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRjN963l6c
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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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOl9LHFFvq
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I smile bitterly.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSSn7tXEGd
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"It's alright now Jere." I kiss his eyelid lightly as more tears threatened to fall. I tasted the salt.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolkRpemDGv
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"Liv," he calls again, his voice wavering this time.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJ6pB0ckjq
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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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWiVj0nEKU
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"Just breathe Jere, are you still breathing? In and out just like I told you."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWAtelmZn7
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He struggles to take staggering breaths, obeying me.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mkS2M4cdf
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I look around, seeing if the ambulance had arrived yet. Faintly I heard sirens, but they still sounded far off.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pMeoO24MN
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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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OmToaXlgq
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I'm scared of how his each breath seem to grow more difficult then the next.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6HNSDfYsj
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I'm scared to look down at my bloodied hand, which determined his lifeline.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8qG9d1m7y
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I'm scared my Jere will drift off if I don't keep him awake.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWZnOqNiZp
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I must at all cost keep him awake.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3efnc2w4Ih
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"Livia, how long?" He manages to croak out. "How long do I have to wait?"669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cukuRufIr
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Feigning a smile I continue my charade.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeuQWWOxiu
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"Not that long baby I promise."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡed2D94mYrc
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Any other human being would have passed out by now, unlike my Jere.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJ125mYuB4
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My Jere laughs, somehow managing the energy to do so.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKS8Ug6I510
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He then breaks into coughing spasms from exerting himself too much.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPduYVQMuOu
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But he continues to laugh, not knowing how to stop.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHk45XMaAX
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"I'm going to die aren't I?" He laughs.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6GXaJsICp
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I frown at him.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2yLsjoYAX
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"Don't say that."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5g8i0I35Tp
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He laughs hysterically now then coughs up blood in response.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFHhL60IzU
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I gasp.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwqXH7SMMm
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"Jere stop!"669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgh7EaLRNf3
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He goes on.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33EWWQ1ba1
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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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0YeiiFH61
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Forgetting all about being calm, tears stream down my face, as I yell at him frustratingly.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xqm80OF8e
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"Jere stop it you're not going to die! I won't let you!"669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUst957EQ3S
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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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTl5lxsdds
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"Don't laugh." I tell him again softly.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJyeV4sbGJ
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"I won't."669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvwI4XnxJf
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He obeys, watching me soberly.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlwOXr58Ra
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"I don't want to leave you." Jere says in a barely audible voice.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSaZSz9cg0
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All the laughing has put him in an even worse condition than before.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ959NlPKUWs
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I don't even try to hide my distress face from him anymore.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5iVmVbiW4
Specks of blood covers his daunt face from his coughing spasms earlier.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6R45bBiLG
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His already weak body sinks heavily into me while I try to keep him comfortable.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzlHtcbiCY
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"Livia. I don't want you to leave me," he says a bit louder.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9trJ3YyeVl
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"Shhh I know baby, just don't leave me okay?"669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdwGw6ZLvu
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He tries to nod but he can't.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eh9n469BH
He continues to try but I hold him steady so he wouldn't overdo himself again.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3F2QjZOZL
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I look into those beautiful, moss green eyes that I love so much.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmRzAlpRXf
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He looks up into mine.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVoUValp0r
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"Don't leave me." He whispers.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsUx57GolA
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"Stay awake." I tell him.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByEMnzfzD9
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"I'm tired, how long?" He asks.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksq0PclVRe
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The siren lights are visible now. They'll be here in any moment.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7Wx2mvCDm
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"You're almost there baby, just hang on okay?"669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLRe3AM8FO
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He doesn't reply.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡti65WOQ2Ty
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I hurriedly check if he's still breathing. It's shallow now, faint.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YiAIpRiKg
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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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9lCEvzcVB
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"Jere, answer me. Jere!"669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnu2QFgCuVA
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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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfajyZaejlP
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"Stay awake." I told him softly.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MPijgakU3
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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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQShBl59DfB
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"Kiss," he whispers inaudibly.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKi7wM4DHDz
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I shake my head not knowing whether to laugh at his corniness right now or cry.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxojeSDwDa
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"Kiss me," he repeats.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9ui1GXkUa
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I don't waste time, I need to keep him awake until the ambulance gets here.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2192JTLuGm
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With one hand still holding his wound, I use my free hand to cradle his face.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpTHP6bGMq
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His eyes open briefly before I dropped my lips down on his.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprSJfwU6nq
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I kiss him gently, ignoring the metallic taste of blood.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiLpCTOFWq
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Using energy I didn't believe was still in him, he wraps one arm around me and deepens the kiss.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmqHyWNtdm
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He passionately draws me in, almost making me forget that he was still in pain for a second.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozQD7QB7JO
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Electricity races through me and lingers.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRX4PvnoCd
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I cling to him for dear life, knowing that I can never let go.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiKojw8fXx
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But reality hits me hard when his tug on my lips slows.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gl8zbxKfJ
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I can literally feel all the energy drain out of him as we break apart.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20qRSEkyCk
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He suddenly goes limp in my arms.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uiCfYnxef
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"Jere?" I call to him as my eyes widened.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6HaQHD8Nx
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"Jeremy?"669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzcDWldw4K
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I shake my head, not believing.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdugroD3uL
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"Jere, talk to me, Jere?"669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXlLVXsD7a
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Soon the ambulance pulls up in front of me in mass heaps.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsW7jVn5Fz0
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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.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE61WUYCa7D
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I have no chance to react before Jeremy's limp body is taken away from me.
